India is strengthening its relationship with Europe and both sides can bring more stability into the international economy and global politics, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday.

Pakistan and Bangladesh air chiefs held talks on "potential procurement" of JF-Thunder fighter jets by Dhaka as a mark of deepening defence ties between the two countries, the Pakistani military has said.

The White House on Wednesday said the possible acquisition of Greenland remains under active discussion, framing the Arctic territory as strategically vital to US national security and to deterring the activities of Russia and China.

The United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said thathe will meet with the Denmark government to discuss Greenland next week.

An employee of Japan's nuclear regulator lost his phone containing highly sensitive information in China while on a personal trip in November. The phone had the name and contact details of staff in charge of nuclear security.

=A federal officer shot and killed a Minneapolis motorist when she allegedly tried to run over law enforcement officers during an immigration crackdown in the city, authorities said Wednesday.

The United States has a three-step plan for Venezuela that will begin with stabilising the country after US forces seized leader Nicolas Maduro on Saturday, overseeing the country's recovery, and finally a transition.

Russia said on Wednesday that the US seizure of a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the Atlantic was a violation of maritime law, and a senior lawmaker described it as "outright piracy".

The United States has begun a high-stakes effort to seize a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Sea after pursuing the vessel for more than two weeks.

The oil tanker now known as Marinera was seized by the United States on Wednesday in the North Atlantic after a dramatic pursuit lasting more than two weeks.

In scathing criticism on Truth Social, US President Donald Trump targeted NATO nations after Denmark warned that an attack by America would mean the end of NATO.

Russian officials indicated in 2019 that the Kremlin would be willing to back off from its support for Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela in exchange for a free hand in Ukraine, according to Fiona Hill, an adviser to President Donald Trump at the time.

State-run Biman Bangladesh Airlines will resume direct flights between Dhaka and Karachi from January 29, restoring nonstop air connectivity between Bangladesh and Pakistan after more than a decade, officials said on Wednesday.

In its most complex raid since Abbottabad, when the US military killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, the United States captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.

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US President Donald Trump said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi directly raised an issue with him over the delivery of American-made Apache helicopters and called him "sir".

Economist, United Nations advisor Jeffrey Sachs has warned that the United States' latest actions against Venezuela reflect a long-standing foreign policy doctrine centred on attempting regime changes in other countries.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is dominating the world and increasing productivity in every sector, but it comes with risks that could directly affect people, Ian Bremmer, founder and president of Eurasia Group, has said.

Aldrich Ames, the Central Intelligence Agency spy who was sentenced to life in prison for selling secrets to Moscow, costing the lives of a dozen double agents, died Monday in custody, US authorities said.

Venezuela could become one of the biggest sources of new oil supply in the world over the next decade if it undergoes a political transition, potentially reshaping global energy markets and keeping oil prices lower for longer, said a JPMorgan report.