The US temporarily suspended military aid and the sharing of intelligence, turning the heat on Ukraine after Zelenskyy left the White House meeting without signing the minerals agreement. Trump and Vice President JD Vance accused Zelenskyy of not being grateful to the US for the mediation the US has been doing.
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Singapore Police have arrested three men for fraud linked to illegal re-export of Nvidia GPUs to Chinese AI company DeepSeek, bypassing US trade sanctions. The arrests followed a joint operation targeting 22 sites and detaining nine suspects, amid intensified scrutiny by U.S. authorities regarding banned semiconductor acquisitions.
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Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin criticized the National Education Policy, calling it a "saffron policy" designed to promote Hindi over regional languages, particularly Tamil. He claimed the policy neglects reservation and withholds funds from states not adopting NEP. Stalin also accused BJP of trying to increase its influence in parliament and undermining the federal structure.
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