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NSA Ajit Doval met Saudi National Security Adviser Musaed bin Mohammed Al-Aiban in Riyadh to review bilateral cooperation and regional issues. The visit follows joint India–Saudi condemnation of recent terror attacks and renewed focus on counter-terrorism, security coordination, and legal and law-enforcement cooperation.

Twelve of the snow-related fatalities were reported in Niigata prefecture, a rice-growing region in northern Japan, including a man who was found dead on the roof of his home in Uonuma city on January 21

Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, 53, one-time heir apparent of Muammar Gadhafi, was killed in the town of Zintan, 136 kilometers (85 miles) southwest of the capital, Tripoli, according to Libya’s chief prosecutor’s office, which also mentioned that he was “shot to death”.

Hailing the new trade agreement between the two countries, White House Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, also said PM Modi agreed to invest USD 500 billion across key American sectors

Spain plans to ban social media access for children under 16, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Tuesday, in a move designed to shield young people from the harms of online content

The Shahed-139 drone was shot down by an F-35C fighter jet from the USS Abraham Lincoln, which was sailing about 805 kilometres from Iran’s southern coast, Central Command spokesman, Captain Tim Hawkins, said

Some officers also claimed that pressure was being exerted regarding the referendum vote. “Individual superintendents of police and departmental seniors have been urging us to vote ‘Yes’. We also suspect that the app may be designed in a way that favours a ‘Yes’ vote even if ‘No’ is selected,” an officer posted in Jessore district alleged.

Australian government officials said Snapchat had blocked 4,15,000 accounts as part of the ban, although the company warned that some youngsters may be bypassing age verification technology

The announcement came as Washington and Iran continued to trade warnings and threats of potential US military strikes on Tehran and Iranian retaliation

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Lin Jian, said it is “well known that the 14th Dalai Lama is not merely a religious figure, but a political exile engaged in anti-China separatist activities under the guise of religion”.

Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv city’s military administration, said in a social media post that Russia hit Kyiv “in the bitter cold with another massive strike” overnight

The CGS post is considered crucial as the officer not only exercises control over the Army’s budget but also oversees several vital operational and administrative functions