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Vivek Ramaswamy drops out of 2024 Republican race to WH, endorses Trump

Washington: Indian-American tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy announced that he is dropping out of the 2024 Republican presidential race, and endorsed former US President Donald Trump who won the crucial Iowa caucuses. The…
Trump wins Iowa Republican caucuses; Haley & DeSantis battle for second position

Washington: Former US president Donald Trump has emphatically won the crucial Iowa caucuses, the first in the Republican presidential nomination contest, cementing his front-runner status in his bid to reclaim the White…

Feb 8 polls can’t be postponed: Pak election commission tells Senate

Islamabad: Pakistan’s election commission on Monday rejected a resolution passed by the Senate earlier this month seeking a delay in the February 8 general election, stating that all arrangements have been completed…
Guterres pleads for Gaza ceasefire, warns of ‘flames of wider war’

United Nations: Pleading for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned on Monday about the risk of “flames of wider war”. “I am profoundly worried by what…
China calls for large-scale peace conference on Gaza conflict

Beijing: As the war between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas intensifies, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called for a larger-scale, more authoritative and effective international peace conference to resolve the…
Indian teen dies as bus catches fire after collision in Singapore

Singapore: A 17-year-old Indian national died and three others were injured when a bus travelling from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur collided with a motorcycle and burst into flames. The bus, with 28…
Cutting off foreign students, temporary workers will hit Canadian economy: Report

Toronto: Closing doors to temporary workers and foreign students allowed into Canada would blunt the country’s economic recovery and deepen recession, a capital market company has warned. According to predictions by Montreal-based…

Telangana student among 2 found dead mysteriously in US

Two students — one from Telangana and another from Andhra Pradesh — were found dead in mysterious conditions at their residence in Connecticut, United States on Sunday, January 14. Both of them…
Australian foreign minister to visit Middle East this week

Canberra: Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced on Monday that she will visit the Middle East this week, which will make her the senior most member of the government in Canberra to…
US military shoots down missile fired from Houthi area in Yemen

Washington: The US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Monday said an American fighter aircraft shot down an anti-ship cruise missile fired from a Houthi-controlled area in Yemen towards the southern Red Sea amid…
I’m not interested in being Vice President: Nikki Haley

New York: Hours before the Iowa caucuses kickstarting the Republican presidential nomination process, Indian-American presidential aspirant Nikki Haley has said she is not keen on playing second fiddle to former boss Donald…
Don’t hold it against him: Vivek after Trump calls his campaign ‘deceitful’

Washington: Reacting to former US President Donald Trump’s verbal attack, Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said on Sunday (local time) that he is not assigning much weight to Trump’s first criticism of his…
US, UK launch new strike on Yemen’s Hodeidah: Report

Sanaa: The US and the UK have conducted a new strike on Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV has reported. The strike conducted on Sunday evening targeted…
Joe Biden sends ‘private message’ to Iran after strikes on Yemen

President Joe Biden said that the United States (US) has delivered a private message to Iran about its support for Houthis in targeting commercial vessels in the Red Sea. Biden’s statement came…
Five Pakistani soldiers killed in Balochistan bomb explosion

Islamabad: Five Pakistani soldiers were killed and two others, including an officer, injured after an improvised explosive device (IED) blast targeted a security vehicle in the Buleda area of Balochistan’s Kech district,…