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India's Congress demands Rajnath Singh's resignation for misleading Parliament over military casualties

India's Congress demands Rajnath Singh's resignation for misleading Parliament over military casualties

India's Congress party demands the removal of Rajnath Singh, accusing him of misleading Parliament over military casualties from a 2025 conflict

Asia
India's bullet train project picks up speed ahead of 2027 launch

India's bullet train project picks up speed ahead of 2027 launch

India's first bullet train will open between Surat and Vapi in 2027, a milestone officials say will power the country's wider high-speed rail ambitions

Europe
Viral videos of melting traffic lights in Italy and Germany are misleading claims from Europe heatwave

Viral videos of melting traffic lights in Italy and Germany are misleading claims from Europe heatwave

Social media claims that melting traffic lights in Italy and Germany were caused by the European heatwave are false, as both instances resulted from fires

Middle East
Iran prepares for late supreme leader Khamenei's funeral

Iran prepares for late supreme leader Khamenei's funeral

Iran prepares for late supreme leader Khamenei's funeral this week as Tehran and Washington observe a fragile ceasefire following the Middle East war

North America
US lifts restrictions on Anthropic's powerful AI models

US lifts restrictions on Anthropic's powerful AI models

The US Department of Commerce has lifted export controls on Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models after weeks of restrictions.