(2025-10-31). Germany unveils warship Laser weapon as global arms race heats up | Russia. hindustantimes.com As Vladimir Putin flaunts his nuclear arsenal, Germany has fired a new shot in the global arms race — a ship-mounted laser weapon. Rheinmetall and MBDA confirmed their high-energy laser system passed over 100 live-fire tests aboard the Sachsen-class frigate, successfully downing drones in real conditions. Engineers now aim to upgrade it to intercept supersonic missiles, giving Europe a futuristic defense edge. With Trump reigniting U.S. nuclear testing and Russia advancing doomsday weapons, Germany's laser breakthrough signals Europe's bet on technology over terror. A new war race has begun.
(2025-10-31). US decides to resume nukes testing. tribune.com.pk 
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had ordered the Pentagon to start nuclear weapons testing "on an equal basis" to China and Russia — an announcement made just minutes before he held a high-stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. | The move came after Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Moscow had successfully tested a nuclear-capable, nuclear-powered underwater drone, in defiance of Washington's warnings. | "Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis," Trump wrote in a s…
(2025-10-31). Rebuilt Leverkusen hope to reignite Bundesliga rivalry at Bayern. tribune.com.pk 
Bayer Leverkusen will resume their recent Bundesliga rivalry at Bayern Munich on Saturday but are almost completely unrecognisable from the side who struck fear into the hearts of the Bavarian giants in past seasons. | Under Xabi Alonso, Leverkusen went toe-to-toe with Bayern for more than two seasons, pushing them harder than any German side had done since Jurgen Klopp's Borussia Dortmund more than a decade before. | Alonso's Leverkusen won three and drew three of their six domestic fixtures with Bayern during his tenure at the club, including a 3-0 demolition in February 2024 on the way to an unbeaten league…
(2025-10-31). US grants India six-month sanctions waiver to run Iran's Chabahar port, says New Delhi. geo.tv 
Aerial view of Iran's Chabahar Port. —AFP/FileIndia says exemption will boost regional trade connectivity.Indian refiners are now cutting Russian oil imports.Jaiswal says India continuing talks with Trump admin on trade deal.
(2025-10-31). UN condemns Trump's plan to resume US nuclear tests after 33 years | Burevestnik. hindustantimes.com The United Nations has sharply criticized President Donald Trump after his decision to resume U.S. nuclear weapons testing in response to Russia's recent testing of "doomsday" weapons like the Burevestnik missile. Trump's announcement—made minutes before meeting China's Xi Jinping—marked the first planned U.S. nuclear test in 33 years, stunning policymakers worldwide and drawing condemnation from UN officials, who called the move "a step back for humanity" and warned it could unravel decades of global nuclear restraint.