President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine is approaching a new, potentially more dangerous phase after a month of fighting has left Russian forces stalled by an outnumbered foe.
He is left with stark choices — how and where to replenish his spent ground forces, whether to attack the flow of Western arms to Ukrainian defenders, and at what cost he might escalate or widen the war.
Despite failing to score a quick victory, Putin is not relenting in the face of mounting international pressure, including sanctions that have battered his economy. The Western world is aligned largely against Putin, but there have been no indications he is losing support from the majority of the Russian public that relies predominantly on state-controlled TV for information.
In his first attack ever after joining the BJP, Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha has launched a blistering attack on the Aam Aadmi Party, accusing it of having a toxic work environment.
As the election campaigning in Bengal reaches its final day, the political discourse has intensified with the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launching an attack on the Bengal state government.
The former Delhi Chief Minister accused Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma of a conflict of interest, claiming that Justice Sharma's children, who work as panel lawyers with the central government, have professional links to Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who is appearing against him in the case.
US President Donald Trump on Sunday said the suspect behind the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner shooting was “heavily armed” and had charged a security checkpoint with multiple weapons before opening fire at a Secret Service agent, triggering a major security scare at the high-profile event. The incident unfolded outside the ballroom at the Washington Hilton on Saturday night, where Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance and senior cabinet officials were attending the annual dinner.
