September 11 attacks

A US panel has called for new security reforms to mark 25 years since the September 11 attacks. The recommendations come as the United States reassesses its counterterrorism posture a quarter-century after 9/11 reshaped American security policy. Details of the panel's specific proposals have not yet been widely reported, but the anniversary timing is drawing attention to ongoing gaps in homeland security.

Forensic investigators have identified a victim of the September 11, 2001 attacks using a first-of-its-kind genetic genealogy technique, marking a breakthrough in the decades-long effort to identify all of the nearly 3,000 victims. The method combines DNA analysis with genealogical research, and news of the identification is drawing attention to both the advance in forensic science and the ongoing remembrance of the attacks.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalled the September 11, 2001 terror attacks, saying that after Americans, Indians made up the highest number of victims. His remarks underscore the scale of the tragedy for the Indian community in the United States and come amid global remembrance of the attacks, which killed nearly 3,000 people and reshaped international counterterrorism policy.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his monthly Mann Ki Baat radio address, recalled the September 11, 2001 attacks, saying that after Americans, Indians were the highest number of victims. His remarks highlighted the scale of Indian casualties in the terror attacks and come amid continued discussion of the tragedy's legacy and the global fight against terrorism.