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Probing role of Canadian colleges, Indian entities in human trafficking: ED
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday said it is investigating the “involvement” of some Canadian colleges and a few Indian entities in a money laundering case linked to the trafficking…
- World
Former US President Bill Clinton hospitalised
Washington: Former US President Bill Clinton, 78, was admitted to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C., after developing a fever, according to a statement from his deputy chief of staff, Angel…
- World
US expresses concern over sentencing of 25 civilians by Pakistan military court
San Francisco: Expressing concern over the sentencing of 25 civilians by a military court in Pakistan, the United States on Monday said that it lacked judicial independence, transparency and due process guarantees.…
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Putin says Russia does not lose desire to improve ties with US
Moscow: Russia has not lost the desire to improve its relations with the US, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview. “Everything can be done if there is a desire. We…
- Middle East
US-British navy launch airstrike on Houthi site in Yemen
Sanaa: The US-British navy coalition launched a new airstrike on a Houthi site in Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah on Sunday before dawn, the local media reported. The strike targeted…
- Middle East
US delegation meets new Syrian leadership in Damascus
Damascus: A high-level US delegation met with Ahmad al-Shara, the commander of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), on Friday. In a statement, the US State Department said the diplomats “will be engaging directly…
- Middle East
‘Tired of writing about dead children’: US official resigns over Israel-Gaza policy
Mike Casey, the deputy political counsellor for Gaza in the US State Department, resigned due to the administration’s policy towards Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip. In an interview with The Guardian…
- India
India likely to get one more US Consulate next month
Hyderabad: The United States (US) is likely to open one more consulate in India next month. On Thursday, the US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, said that the US is working on…
- World
US sanctions Pakistan’s aerospace agency over proliferation
Washington: The United States on Wednesday slapped sanctions on four Pakistani entities, including the state-owned flagship aerospace and defence agency National Development Complex (NDC) on charges of them contributing to Pakistan’s ballistic…
- World
India has been key partner in Indo-Pacific on number of shared issues: US
Washington: During the four years of the Joe Biden administration, India has been a key partner of America in the Indo-Pacific on a number of shared issues, the US State Department said…
- World
Hush money case: New York state judge lets Trump’s conviction stand
New York: The state judge in the hush money case against President-Elect Donald Trump has let his conviction stand, rejecting his argument that a Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity applied to…
- Health
US health insurance companies accused of multiple denials, delays: Surveys
New York: Every year, US health insurance companies deny tens of millions of patient claims for medical expense reimbursements, and the tide of those denials has been rising. The Washington Post on…
- India
Indian student killed in road accident in US; two others injured
An Indian student tragically lost her life, and two others sustained injuries in a road accident in the US. The incident occurred just after midnight on Friday in Memphis, Tennessee, when two…
- Middle East
UN experts urge US to end ‘double standards’ on Israel-Palestine conflict
Geneva: United Nations (UN) human rights experts condemned the US for its “double standards” in addressing violations of international law in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, urging an end to impunity for both Israel…
- India
US urges peaceful resolution of India-Bangladesh disagreements
Washington: The United States has said that it wants India and Bangladesh to resolve their differences peacefully. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miler said this at his daily news conference on Tuesday. “We…