Huge Surge in US & China Port Fees Ignites Maritime Trade Turmoil
The United States and China have launched tit-for-tat port fees on each other’s vessels, escalating maritime trade tensions. Shipping companies face steep costs and logistical disruption as global trade lanes feel the strain.
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Hamas Executes 50 Rivals After Ceasefire – Inside Gaza’s Deadly Power Struggle
Hamas has executed more than 50 rivals following the Gaza ceasefire with Israel, heightening fears of renewed internal violence and power struggles as the group reasserts control over the war-torn enclave.
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India Wins 7th Term Unopposed to UN Human Rights Council (2026–28)
India has been elected unopposed to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2026–28 term — its seventh time on the 47-member body — reaffirming its enduring commitment to multilateralism and global human rights.
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Trump Honors Late Activist Charlie Kirk With Presidential Medal of Freedom (2025)
President Donald Trump posthumously awarded conservative activist Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom in an emotional Rose Garden ceremony coinciding with Kirk’s 32nd birthday. His widow, Erika Kirk, accepted the honor and shared their daughter’s touching birthday message, as Trump called Kirk a “martyr for truth and freedom.”
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US Strike on Venezuelan Boat Kills 6 in Fifth ‘Narco-Terror’ Attack
The US military has carried out another strike on a vessel off Venezuela’s coast, killing six people. President Donald Trump said the boat was linked to narcoterrorist networks, marking the fifth such operation in the Caribbean since September and raising legal and regional tensions.
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Israel–Hamas Ceasefire Under Strain: 4 More Hostage Bodies Returned
Hamas has returned the bodies of four more Israeli hostages, as Israel restricts Gaza aid and warns of violations to the Trump-brokered ceasefire. Growing anger among hostage families and fears of renewed conflict test the fragile truce.
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