European Union leaders Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Costa will join President Murmu and PM Narendra Modi at Republic Day 2026, themed on Vande Mataram.

Denmark is considering building small modular nuclear reactors to meet its energy needs, the climate and energy ministry said Thursday, which would bring an end to its 1985 ban on nuclear power.

The US is deploying an “armada” towards Iran, President Trump announced, as tensions escalate over Tehran’s crackdown on protesters and its nuclear program. While hoping the military show of force won’t be necessary, Trump issued renewed warnings. Iran, meanwhile, asserts its readiness to retaliate against any US aggression, with both sides disputing protest death tolls amid an ongoing internet blackout.