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Judge pauses US admin’s push to expand fast-track deportations
Washington: A federal judge agreed on Friday, August 1, to temporarily block the Trump administration’s efforts to expand fast-track deportations of immigrants who legally entered the US under a process known as…
- Middle East
Gaza food crisis: US envoy visits distribution site in Rafah
Deir Al-Balah: US President Donald Trump’s Mideast envoy on Friday visited a food distribution site in the Gaza Strip operated by an Israeli-backed American contractor whose efforts to deliver food to the…
- World
Amid pressure over Gaza starvation, US proposes new scanty plan for aid
Washington: President Donald Trump said Tuesday, July 29, that the US will partner with Israel to run new food centres in Gaza to address the worsening humanitarian crisis there, but he and…
- India
Indian-origin pilot arrested in US on charges of sex crimes against child
New York: An Indian-origin pilot was arrested on charges of sex crimes against a child, shortly after his flight landed at San Francisco International Airport, US authorities said. Rustom Bhagwagar, 34, a…
- World
Over 673mn people worldwide experienced hunger in 2024: UN
New Delhi: An estimated 8.2 per cent of the global population, or about 673 million people, experienced hunger in 2024, according to a UN report published on Monday. The State of Food…
- World
Japan to invest USD 550B in US, Trump claims 90pc profits for America
Washington: President Donald Trump is bragging that Japan has given him, as part of a new trade framework, USD 550 billion to invest in the United States. It’s an astonishing figure, but…
- Business
Rupee weakens 12 paise to settle at 86.52 against US dollar
Mumbai: The rupee declined 12 paise to settle at 86.52 against the US dollar on Friday, tracking negative domestic equity markets and surging global crude oil prices. A strengthening American currency overseas…
- News
Netanyahu says Israel considering alternatives to ceasefire talks with Hamas
Cairo: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday his government was considering “alternative options” to ceasefire talks with Hamas after Israel and the US recalled their negotiating teams, throwing the future of…
- World
US court denies stay, thousands of Afghans face deportation
Washington: Thousands of Afghans in the US are no longer protected from deportation after a federal appeals court refused to postpone the Trump administration’s decision to end their legal status. A three-judge…
- News
Harvard seeks billions in funding restored at pivotal hearing in its standoff with Trump
Boston: Harvard University appeared in federal court Monday in a pivotal case in its battle with the Trump administration, as the storied institution argued the government illegally cut USD 2.6 billion in…
- World
Trump’s pivot from aid to trade leaves Africa wary as it faces tariffs, uncertainty
Harare: When US President Donald Trump met five African leaders in Washington in July, his lack of familiarity with the continent was on display. He praised Liberian President Joseph Boakai’s English —…
- Offbeat
This YouTuber died in 2020 but still posts videos, know the truth
In a time before viral videos became daily events, one man’s pure, tearful joy over a double rainbow in the sky captured the hearts of millions. Paul “Bear” Vasquez, forever remembered as…
- World
Trump threatens Russia with 100 pc tariffs if war on Ukraine isn’t resolved within 50 days
Washington: US President Donald Trump said Monday, July 14, he would impose 100 percent secondary tariffs on Russia if there isn’t a deal to end the war in Ukraine within 50 days.…
- Middle East
Iran says it would resume nuclear talks with US if guaranteed no further attacks
Tehran: Iran’s foreign minister said Saturday that his country would accept a resumption of nuclear talks with the US if there were assurances of no more attacks against it, state media reported.…
- World
Sri Lankan exporters alarmed over proposed 30 per cent US tariff
Colombo: Sri Lankan exporters have raised concerns over a proposed 30 per cent tariff on the country’s goods entering the US, even as President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says “discussions are ongoing to…
