The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on September 18, 2025.

Iran sits at a critical juncture, caught between domestic dissent, competing internal pressures for reform, and, since June 2025, foreign attacks on its soil ...

The European Union's top diplomat warned Wednesday that its push for closer ties with India could be hampered by New Delhi's ...

Iran's warning comes amid escalating tensions in the Middle East following June's war with Israel and U.S. strikes on its nuclear sites. Stalled nuclear talks and new American sanctions targeting ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends final day of military exercises, which he says involved 100,000 troops.

Israel’s strikes on Qatar may have consequences for the world, including India. Following the September 9 attack, leaders ...

What stood out at this year's summit was the backdrop; President Trump's tariff war has unsettled global trade, encouraging ...

China, Russia, Iran and North Korea have formed an “alliance of autocrats” working to dismantle the U.S.-led world order.

Partially as a result of the US trade war, India is close to achieving a breakthrough on India-EU trade relations.

Mindset shift in Brussels is a recognition that Europe must move beyond its economic comfort zone if it is to remain relevant ...

A return to war with Israel is unlikely. But pressure on the economy, and therefore the regime, is about to go up fast, ...