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The fall of Zhang Youxi, China's top uniformed military officer, in President Xi Jinping's purge might have to do with corruption, espionage and the PLA's operational readiness. Chinese missiles were found to have been filled with water instead of fuel, which led to the removal of the PLA Rocket Force's leadership in 2023 and 2024. Zhang is said to have passed on China's nuclear secrets to the US, and could be linked to the Rocket Force purge.

Nalin Haley, son of Indian-origin diplomat and Republican leader Nikki Haley, has mounted a fresh attack against India. After a video of Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy speaking of the need for the US to prioritise India over China resurfaced, Nalin argued that India was run by a cheap government profiting off cheap labour exports to the US.

Zohran Mamdani was heckled by protestors outside the New York mayor's residence following revelations linking his mother Mira Nair to Jeffrey Epstein. The incident follows the release of millions of pages of Epstein-related documents by the US Justice Department.

The shocking email exchanges, revealed in the latest batch of files, between sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Norway Crown Princess Mette-Marit show the friendship between the two.

Exporters in both Pakistan and Bangladesh have warned that the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) could erode their hard-won advantages in the lucrative European market as Indian goods gain duty-free access. Hinting at India's Operation Sindoor, an official of a Pakistani traders' association said that Delhi had "opened an economic front" against Islamabad.

Pakistan's security forces killed 145 militants following coordinated attacks across Balochistan. The operations highlight escalating violence and ongoing tensions with India over alleged militant support.

The latest controversy comes after the latest records released by the US Justice Department show that Musk tried to arrange several meetings with Epstein and sought an invitation to a major gathering on his private island.

Andrew sent photographs of his daughters, Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice, to Jeffrey Epstein, two years after claiming he had cut all contact following the sex offender's 2008 conviction for procuring a minor for prostitution.

A series of coordinated attacks by BLA rebels across Pakistan's province of Balochistan is a wake-up call to both the US and China. Both countries have high stakes in Balochistan centred around resource extraction and access to alternative trade routes. These moves are fuelling the wave of BLA attacks that have struck Pakistan in the past few years.

The newly released documents include emails, bank records and financial statements that suggest Epstein may have transferred money linked to Mandelson. Bank records appear to show three separate payments of $25,000 from Epstein's accounts. Some documents also refer to a total sum of $75,000.