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China’s full military might was on display in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square where thousands of troops marched in parade.Published On 3 Sep 20253 Sep 2025China flexed its military muscle at a huge military parade in Beijing to mark 80 years since the end of World War II, displaying its latest generation of stealth fighters, tanks and ballistic missiles amid a highly choreographed cast of thousands.The parade through Tiananmen Square on Wednesday morning was overseen by Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is also the head of China’s military and the Chinese Communist Party.After greeting foreign leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and…

The abnormally heavy rainfall across northwest India in recent days needs little explanation for those experiencing it. The science behind these deluges, however, reveals a complex interaction of multiple weather phenomena: low-pressure systems, western disturbances, and cyclonic circulations working in dangerous harmony. A look at what these systems are, and how they intensify rain. A general view shows houses inundated near banks of overflowing Yamuna river, after heavy monsoon rains at Shiv Enclave Part-3 near Basantpur village, in Faridabad, (Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times) Low-pressure systems and cyclonic circulationsCyclonic circulations create cyclone-like circular air movement (anti-clockwise in the northern hemisphere) with relatively…

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks as President Trump looks on in the Oval Office at the White House on Sept. 2., 2025 in Washington, D.C. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images About 600 military lawyers have been authorized to work for the Justice Department as temporary immigration judges, with 150 of them potentially starting as soon as this week, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly. The move comes after the Justice Department last week made changes to who could qualify as a temporary immigration judge – effectively lowering the…

Top 5 Can’t Miss Spend time sipping craft beer at the family-owned 1812 Brewery.Walk around the revitalized downtown Cumberland, especially Baltimore Street, which is a great place to grab a bite, enjoy a drink, and do some shopping.Satisfy your sweet tooth along the Allegany County Ice Cream Trail, complete with nine different stops where you can indulge in everything from soft serve to banana splits.Stay at the Rocky Gap Casino, Resort & Golf for easy access to the scenic hiking trails in Rocky Gap State Park.Allegany County boasts more than 70,000 acres of public land, meaning there are plenty of…

The USS Sampson, a U.S. Navy missile destroyer, docks in Panama City, Panama, on Sept. 2. The deployment comes amid a broader U.S. Naval presence in Caribbean waters following President Donald Trump’s order last month to take action against Latin American drug cartels. Daniel Gonzalez/Anadolu/via Getty hide caption toggle caption Daniel Gonzalez/Anadolu/via Getty Tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela are rising. Days after sending U.S. gunboats to South American waters, President Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. Navy struck a vessel in the southern Caribbean carrying what he described as a Venezuelan drug shipment. Trump told reporters during an Oval…

Delhi P. Sunderrajan | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Delhi P. Sunderrajan displayed his command over Sanskrit compositions at a vocal concert organised by The Music Academy, at the Kasturi Srinivasan Hall. M.R. Gopinath on the violin and Shertalai R. Ananthakrishnan on the mridangam were the accompanists. The concert was organised under the endowment instituted by Engikollai Dr. C. Krishnan in memory of Chidambara Ganapatigal and Meenakshi Chidambaram. While Muthuswami Dikshitar comes to mind when we think of Sanskrit kritis, Sunderrajan presented the works of other composers as well: Maha Vaidhyanatha Iyer, Annamacharya, Tyagaraja, Narayana Tirtha, and Oottukkadu Venkata Subbaiyer. Some…

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin interacts with a crowd on arrival in London. Source:X/@mkstalin Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin arrived in the U.K., after his trip to Germany. “Setting foot in #England, I was embraced with warmth and affection, a welcome that carried the fragrance of home across distant shores,” he said in a post on X.To mark the centenary of the Self-Respect Movement, Mr. Stalin is set to address the Self-Respect Movement and its Legacies Conference 2025 at the University of Oxford during his visit to the United Kingdom on September 4. He will also unveil the…

File picture of Gabby Thomas. | Photo Credit: Getty Images via AFP Olympic 200 metres champion Gabby Thomas withdrew from the upcoming World Championships on Tuesday with an Achilles injury that she has been managing since May, in a blow to American hopes later this month in Tokyo.Thomas, who was also a member of the American 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams that won gold at last year’s Olympics in Paris, secured her berth for the World Championships by finishing third at the U.S. championships.However, Thomas said she exacerbated the injury in July, and it had not healed in time for…

Brussels has already asserted its “sovereign right” to regulate the activities of tech giants wanting access to the European Union’s 450 million well-off consumers [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS The EU will keep enforcing its tech regulations across the bloc, its digital chief Henna Virkkunen said Monday, despite threats from U.S. President Donald Trump.The rules protect rights including freedom of expression, she posted on X, adding: “I will keep enforcing them, for our kids, citizens and businesses.”Brussels has already asserted its “sovereign right” to regulate the activities of tech giants wanting access to the European Union’s 450 million well-off consumers.Its…