India recorded a sharp decline in extremist, insurgent, and terrorist violence in 2023, with incidents plummeting from 446 to 163. Jihadi terrorism and North-East insurgency saw significant reductions. While overall casualties decreased, a concerning 50% rise in police and army personnel deaths was noted. Alarmingly, extremists looted 706 arms and nearly 20,000 rounds of ammunition, a dramatic increase from 2022.

U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports of around 55% are a “good status quo,” but the Trump administration would like to find areas where bilateral trade could increase more freely, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Tuesday.

The death toll from a magnitude 6.9 quake in the central Philippines has risen to 19, local officials said early Wednesday.