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Chinese authorities have assured Wednesday that they are "closer than ever" in their history to achieving "total reunification" with Taiwan, days after the end of the last Communist Party Congress in which the president, Xi Jinping, was given another five years in office.

"We are closer than ever in our history, and we are more confident and capable than ever, of achieving national rejuvenation," Taiwan Affairs Office spokesman Ma Xiaoguang has emphasized from Beijing.

In this sense, Ma assured that they are "closer than ever in history, as well as more confident and capable of achieving the complete reunification of the homeland", in response to questions about President Xi's loudly applauded words on Taiwan during his speech at that Congress.

US President Joe Biden has warned that Russia would be making an incredibly serious mistake if it uses a tactical nuclear weapon against Ukraine.

In response to a question on whether Russia was preparing to deploy a “dirty bomb” or a nuclear weapon, Biden told reporters at the White House on Tuesday, “Let me just say: Russia would be making an incredibly serious mistake if it uses a tactical nuclear weapon.”

“I'm not guaranteeing you that it's a false-flag operation yet; I don't know. But it would be a serious, serious mistake,” Biden said, PTI reported.

Rishi Sunak's Hinduism connect: Even as they wonder whether Rishi Sunak will be able to steer the Conservatives and his country out of the "fiscal black hole" they have to contend with, British commentators haven`t missed the significance of his elevation to Britain`s highest political office on Diwali. The timing is particularly significant in his case because Sunak will be the first practising Hindu to preside over a nation whose King is the defender of the Church of England. Sunak made history when he swore his oath to Parliament after the 2017 general elections with his hand on a copy of the Bhagavad Gita, as pointed out by `The Guardian`.

Ties between Pakistan and the Taliban seem to be facing a new blow as several reports revealed that the Taliban has increased the vigil around the offices of Pakistan mission in the country to ensure the neutralization of any attempt of sabotaging the regime politically and diplomatically, media reports said. Furthermore, there were several reports of Afghan security officials curtailing the movement of suspicious persons around Pakistan`s embassy in Kabul and the consulate in Jalalabad, reported Afghan Diaspora.

Taliban is increasingly becoming more determined to counter Islamabad`s policy of violence against it. Tribals living on both sides of the Durand Line are being targeted by the Pakistan Army.

Altair, a global leader in computational science and artificial intelligence (AI), signed an agreement with Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders a shipbuilding company to collaborate in multiple simulation areas. 

The companies said, as part of this collaboration, MDL will utilise Altair’s solutions for simulation-driven design and validation, structural fidelity calculations, shock and vibration assessments, hydrodynamic loading, and electromagnetic simulation.

In order to develop its robust ship engineering and design capabilities, MDL already uses a variety of Altair solutions. Through the collaboration agreement, both companies are able to strengthen their relationship.