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India hosts the BRICS Summit 2026 in New Delhi on September 12–13. Here’s why the meeting matters for the Global South, geopolitics, trade, energy security and India’s growing global role.

Twenty-five years after 9/11, questions remain over possible Saudi-linked assistance to two of the hijackers. What did the FBI uncover about Omar al-Bayoumi, Operation Encore and the alleged Saudi connection?

Al-Qaeda has evolved from a centrally controlled organisation into a dispersed global network. Here’s how its leadership, funding and major regional affiliates operate today.

Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011 and Ayman al-Zawahiri in 2022. Yet Al-Qaeda survived. Here is how decentralisation and regional affiliates transformed the network.

Al-Qaeda has changed dramatically since the bin Laden era. Here is how its decentralised network, regional affiliates and financing operate today.

As Pakistan marks Independence Day on August 14, unrest in Balochistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir is putting renewed pressure on Islamabad. Here is what is happening, why the two crises are different, and why they matter.

A series of targeted killings in Pakistan has fuelled allegations of a covert campaign against militants linked to attacks on India. Pakistan has accused Indian agents of involvement, while India has rejected specific allegations. Updated+ examines what is established, what has been alleged and what remains unknown.

The CIA intelligence agency has played a central role in US national security since 1947, from gathering foreign intelligence and analysing global threats to conducting presidentially authorised covert action. Here is how the CIA works, what separates it from the FBI and NSA, and how its role has evolved.

Mossad is Israel’s foreign intelligence service and one of the world’s most closely watched intelligence agencies. Here is how it emerged, what its publicly acknowledged responsibilities are, how it differs from Shin Bet and Aman, and what is known about some of its major operations.

On April 16, 1988, Palestinian leader Khalil al-Wazir, widely known as Abu Jihad, was killed inside his home near Tunis. This explainer examines his rise within Fatah, Israel’s case against him, the intelligence operation behind the raid and its wider historical consequences.

Discover how NATO interventions work, why they happen, and the major operations that have shaped global security, from Bosnia and Kosovo to Afghanistan and Libya.

BRICS national security advisers met in New Delhi to strengthen cooperation on terrorism, cyber security and regional security challenges. The meeting also included bilateral discussions between Indian NSA Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on India-China relations.

The US-Iran peace deal could influence Middle East security, global oil prices, and international trade routes. Ongoing diplomatic efforts, tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, and regional ceasefire discussions are making the negotiations one of the most closely watched geopolitical developments of 2026.

NATO is expanding weapons production partnerships with Ukraine, shifting from stockpile-based aid to joint manufacturing and industrial cooperation. The strategy aims to strengthen long-term defense supply chains, speed up deliveries, and support Ukraine’s growing domestic weapons industry.

Ukraine launched a new drone attack targeting Moscow on June 18, 2026. Russian officials reported interceptions by air defenses, temporary airport disruptions, and infrastructure impacts, marking another escalation in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.