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The joint US-Canadian military monitoring agency has continued its decades-long tradition of tracking Santa's whereabouts, helping children around the globe find out when his reindeer-powered, present-filled sleigh is coming to town.

The Quad summit, proposed to be held around the same time, is also likely to be postponed, reports say.

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The U.S. Department of Justice announced murder-for-hire charges against 52-year-old Indian national Nikhil Gupta for his alleged involvement in an assassination plot that was thwarted by U.S. officials.

As part of the landmark deal, India will procure 31 MQ-9B Predator drones from the U.S. under a government-to-government framework to amp up the Indian armed forces' surveillance apparatus, especially along the contested Line of Actual Control with China.

Indian-born lawyer and Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun was allegedly the target of an assassination plot that U.S. authorities thwarted. The U.S. also gave India a warning over concerns about the Indian government's involvement.

In the past, the BRICS grouping has largely focused on economic issues, which makes Tuesday's meeting a one-of-kind session as the league of nations pushes for a greater say in the global order, which has largely been dominated by the West.

India and Australia not only share the same ocean, but also similar concerns about China's military muscle-flexing in the region.

The Houthi rebels said they hijacked a cargo ship with links to israel and took 25 crew members hostage.

The Biden administration had rushed to finish negotiations on the trade pillar ahead of the APEC summit to show China that Washington was deeply engaged in the Indo-Pacific region.

The Indian minister said global oil prices would have surged if India had also gone to the same suppliers that Europe had approached.

This year, India signed the NASA-led Artemis Accords, which lays down a framework for space cooperation and lunar exploration plans among participating nations. Some experts believe this indicates New Delhi's inclination toward a Western alliance over one led by China-Russia.

The joint exercise by the Chinese and Pakistani navies commenced a day after the U.S. and India had a "2+2" ministerial dialogue, where they shared concerns about Beijing's increasing military assertiveness in the region.

The port will partly be owned by India's Adani Ports & Special Economic Zones Limited (APSEZ).

A response to International Business Times from Pannun's email id, listed on the SFJ website, clarified the Khalistani leader was warning about a "global blockade" of Air India and not a "bombing."

Joshua David, the national spokesman for Jehovah's Witnesses of India, told International Business Times that the group has largely been able to practice their faith freely with a few isolated incidents of violence.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will be meeting their Indian counterparts later this year to discuss "concerns and developments in the Indo-Pacific."

Jehovah's Witnesses have been the target of over 150 violent mob attacks in India since 2002, the group said. The Sunday bomb blasts claimed the lives of two women and a 12-year-old girl, while 50 others were wounded.

Epsilon Advanced Materials will reportedly get $33 million in incentives if the Indian company fulfills the hiring and investment criteria.

Indian external affairs minister S Jaishankar said New Delhi asked Ottawa to reduce its diplomatic presence in India due to Canada's interference in Indian affairs.

China has signed oil and mining deals with the Taliban and also included Afghanistan in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which is part of the BRI project.