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Indian man charged with criminally negligent homicide in US
New York/Washington: An Indian man who entered the US illegally three years ago has been charged with homicide after two persons were killed when a semi-truck he was driving collided with their…
- News
UK and US agree zero-tariff deal on pharmaceuticals
London: The UK has secured a 0 per cent tariff rate for all UK medicines exported to the US for at least three years, officials have said, in return for the UK…
- World
Canada joins EU defence fund as country pivots away from US
Toronto: Canada has joined a major European Union defence fund, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office has said, as the country looks to diversify its military spending away from the United States. The…
- World
Hong Kong high-rise fire shows how difficult it is to evacuate in emergency
Melbourne: The Hong Kong high-rise fire, which spread across multiple buildings in a large residential complex, has killed dozens, with hundreds reported missing. The confirmed death toll is now 44, with close…
- Telangana
Telugu NRI quits US job to contest Telangana local body polls
Hyderabad: An NRI, working in the United States, decided to quit his job to contest for the post of sarpanch in the upcoming Telangana local body polls. Kanjarla Chandrashekar, a native of…
- Middle East
Palestinian-US teen released after nine months in Israeli jail
A Palestinian-American teenager Mohammed Zaher Ibrahim has been released nine months after Israeli forces detained him during a nighttime raid in the occupied West Bank. Sixteen-year-old Ibrahim, who lives in Florida, was…
- Middle East
Khamenei denies sending any message to US through 3rd countries
Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei dismissed as “fabricated rumors” recent claims that Tehran had sent a message to the United States through third countries. Speaking in a televised address broadcast Thursday…
- Middle East
Iran accuses US of replacing global legal norms with ‘force-based order’
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has accused the United States and its allies of undermining international law and pushing the world towards what he described as a “force-based international order”…
- World
Will permanently pause migration from all ‘third world’ countries: Trump
New York: US President Donald Trump on Friday said he will “permanently pause” migration from all “third world” countries and deport foreign nationals who are a “security risk” as his administration intensified…
- World
US to re-examine green card holders from ‘countries of concern’ after DC shooting
Washington: The Trump administration has said it will conduct a “rigorous” re-examination of all Green Cards issued to immigrants from “every country of concern” in the wake of the shooting of two…
- World
Trump’s H-1B view is ‘Nuanced’: White House
Washington: US President Donald Trump has a “very nuanced and commonsense opinion” on the issue of H-1B visas and does not support American workers being replaced, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt…
- World
Trump, Xi spoke on phone to discuss trade, Taiwan and Ukraine
Washington: President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by phone on Monday to discuss trade, Taiwan and Ukraine, according to the White House and Chinese officials. Xi told Trump in…
- News
Upset over denial of US visa, woman dies by suicide in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Upset over the denial of J-1 visa by the US authorities, a young woman doctor died by suicide in Hyderabad on Sunday, police officials said. Dr. Rohini, hailing from Guntur district…
- Middle East
UAE, US discuss urgent ceasefire push in Sudan
Abu Dhabi: Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, deputy prime minister and foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), held a phone call with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to discuss…
- Middle East
Israel expects US to safeguard its military edge amid Saudi F-35 jet deal
Jerusalem: Israel expects Washington to preserve its access to more advanced US weaponry, a spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office said, commenting on US plans to sell F-35 fighter jets to Saudi…
