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NewsDesk MC April 26, 2026April 26, 2026 coastal town, disaster response, dry weather, emergency response, evacuation orders, Fire and Disaster Management Agency, firefighters, forest fire, helicopter water drops, Iwate Prefecture, Japan emergency, Japan Meteorological Agency, Japan wildfires, Kozo Hirano, mountain blaze, Natural disaster, northern Japan, Otsuchi, Pacific coast Japan, residential evacuation, Reuters style report, Self-Defense Forces, strong winds, wildfire containment, wildfire evacuation, wildfire threat

Japan Mobilizes 1,400 Firefighters as Wildfires Threaten Coastal Town

Otsuchi — Japan has deployed 1,400 firefighters and 100 Self-Defense Force personnel to contain major wildfires burning for a fifth

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NewsDesk MC April 26, 2026April 26, 2026 Andrei Belousov, Asia geopolitics, bilateral relations, defence pact, Eurasian security, KCNA, Kim Jong Un, Kremlin, Kursk region, memorial ceremony, military cooperation, military diplomacy, moscow, north korea, North Korean troops, Pyongyang, russia, Russia North Korea ties, Russia Ukraine conflict, Russian defence ministry, security alliance, State Duma, strategic treaty, Ukraine War, Vladimir Putin, Vyacheslav Volodin

Russian Defence Chief Lands in North Korea as Moscow-Pyongyang Ties Deepen

Moscow — Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov arrived in North Korea on Sunday for talks with the country’s leadership and

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NewsDesk MC April 26, 2026April 26, 2026 Airbus A330, aircraft engine fire, airline investigation, airline safety, airport emergency response, airport operations, aviation incident, aviation safety probe, breaking aviation news, crew injury, Delhi airport, emergency evacuation, emergency landing, engine issue, flight disruption, flight LX147, India aviation, Indira Gandhi International Airport, new delhi, passenger injuries, Reuters style report, runway emergency, Swiss International Air Lines, Switzerland airline, takeoff aborted, Zurich flight

Flight Aborts Takeoff in Delhi After Engine Issue, Five Injured

New Delhi— A Swiss International Air Lines flight bound for Zurich aborted takeoff at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport early

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Arun Anand April 26, 2026 Arun Anand article, crisis broker vs long game, geopolitical analysis South Asia, global diplomacy trends, India foreign policy analysis, India global ambitions, India Middle East Europe Corridor, India Pakistan conflict 2025, India Pakistan relations, India vs Pakistan diplomacy, international relations opinion, mediation power illusion, Middle East geopolitics India Pakistan, Pakistan foreign policy strategy, Pakistan Iran mediation 2026, Pakistan mediation role, SAARC failure analysis, South Asia geopolitics, strategic autonomy India, West Asia diplomacy

Crisis Broker vs. Long Game: India, Pakistan, and the Illusion of Mediation Power

The broker gets the headline. Whether the broker shapes the outcome is a different matter entirely. Every few years, usually

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NewsDesk MC April 25, 2026April 25, 2026 abdul qahar balkhi, Afghan allies, AfghanEvac, afghanistan, asylum, Camp As-Sayliyah, Democratic Republic of Congo, doha, donald trump, foreign ministry, immigration, Kabul, qatar, refugees, relocation talks, resettlement, taliban, Taliban rule, U.S. withdrawal, united states, war refugees

Afghans Stranded in Qatar Reject Congo Relocation, Taliban Urges Return

Kabul — Afghanistan’s Taliban-led foreign ministry on Saturday urged Afghans who assisted the United States during its two-decade war and

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NewsDesk MC April 25, 2026April 25, 2026 1MDB, Abdul Halim Aman, abuse of power, anti-corruption, anti-graft chief, Anwar Ibrahim, Azam Baki, corruption, federal agency, governance, institutional reform, judicial appointment, Kuala Lumpur, MACC, malaysia, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, Malaysian politics, political reform, public trust, shareholding allegations, Southeast Asia

Malaysia Names New Anti-Graft Chief as Pressure Mounts Over Reform Agenda

Kuala Lumpur— Malaysia on Saturday appointed former High Court judge Abdul Halim Aman as the new head of the Malaysian

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NewsDesk MC April 25, 2026April 25, 2026 Bnei Menashe, civil unrest, communal clashes, displacement, ethnic violence, gun battle, india, internal conflict, Kuki, land dispute, law and order, manipur, Meitei, mizoram, Mullam village, Northeast India, public jobs, security forces, tel aviv, tribal conflict, Ukhrul district

Fresh Gun Battles in Manipur Leave Three Dead as Ethnic Faultlines Deepen

New Delhi — Three people were killed in fresh clashes between rival ethnic groups in India’s northeastern state of Manipur

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NewsDesk MC April 25, 2026April 25, 2026 amit shah, Chhattisgarh, Home Minister, india, indigenous communities, insurgency, internal security, land mines, Maharashtra, Maoist rebels, Naxal-free, Naxalbari, Naxalite insurgency, odisha, Red Corridor, rehabilitation program, surrender, telangana, Telangana police, tribal rights, west bengal

47 Maoist Rebels Surrender as India Pushes Final Phase of Naxal Insurgency Crackdown

New Delhi — Forty-seven Maoist rebels surrendered in India’s southern state of Telangana, police said on Saturday, nearly a month

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NewsDesk MC April 25, 2026April 25, 2026 Abbas Araghchi, Antonio Costa, blockade, ceasefire, Diplomacy, donald trump, iran, islamabad, jared kushner, jd vance, nuclear talks, oil markets, pakistan, peace negotiations, regional security, Steve Witkoff, Strait of Hormuz, tehran, united states, USS George H.W. Bush, Washington

High-Stakes Islamabad Diplomacy as U.S. Envoys Push Fragile Iran Ceasefire Forward

Islamabad — U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Pakistan on Saturday to revive peace negotiations with Iran

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NewsDesk MC April 24, 2026April 24, 2026 aiding the enemy, Asia politics, classified information leak, cross border conflict, defense strategy, Diplomatic Relations, drone incursion, geopolitical tensions, impeachment, insurrection, inter Korean tensions, Kim Jong Un, Korean peninsula, leadership crisis, Lee Jae Myung, martial law, military drones, national security, north korea, political crisis, prosecution case, security policy, south korea, Yonhap, yoon suk yeol

Prosecutors push extended sentence for Yoon over alleged drone incursion into North Korea

Seoul — South Korean special prosecutors on Friday sought an additional 30-year prison sentence for former president Yoon Suk Yeol