India is set to acquire advanced US weaponry, including Excalibur precision artillery munitions and Javelin anti-tank missiles, for $93 million. These deals bolster India’s defense capabilities, complementing recent acquisitions like GE engines for Tejas fighters. Despite ongoing trade talks, these military procurements underscore the strengthening strategic ties between India and the US.

The Russian army claimed on Thursday to have again captured the Ukrainian city of Kupiansk, a key Kyiv bastion in the eastern Kharkiv region where Russia’s soldiers have been steadily advancing.

The United States is not taking part in this weekend’s G20 summit in Johannesburg, the White House said Thursday, denying comments from South Africa’s president who had said Washington wanted to participate.