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US Vice President JD Vance to land in India on Monday for high-profile visit
New Delhi: US Vice President J.D. Vance, accompanied by his Indian-origin wife Usha Chilukuri Vance and their three children, is set to arrive in India on Monday for a four-day official visit…
- World
US tariffs threaten Arab non-oil exports: UN agency
Beirut: A sharp rise in US trade protectionism is placing Arab economies under mounting pressure, endangering $22 billion worth of non-oil exports, according to a policy brief released by the United Nations…
- Technology
Google loses landmark antitrust case, Meta faces similar battle
Sydney: Tech giant Google has just suffered another legal blow in the United States, losing a landmark antitrust case. This follows on from the company’s loss in a similar case last year.…
- Middle East
Iran, US prepare for second round of negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme in Rome
Rome: Iran and the United States prepared Saturday for a second round of negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear programme in Rome. The talks in Italy over Easter weekend again will hinge…
- World
US visa applicants to face social media scrutiny over Gaza visit
The United States (US) will begin scrutinising the social media activity of foreign nationals applying for visas who have visited the Gaza Strip on or after January 1, 2007, according to an…
- Middle East
Yemen’s Houthis claims 59 strikes on Israel, US warships since March 15
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi leader Abdulmalik al-Houthi has said his group had launched 26 attacks against Israel and 33 strikes on the US aircraft carrier and warships in the Red Sea since March…
- Middle East
At least 38 killed, 102 injured in US strikes on Yemen port
Sanaa: US airstrikes targeting the Ras Isa oil port held by Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed 38 people and wounded 102 others, the group said early Friday. The strikes, confirmed by the US…
- World
23-yr-old Indian student killed in hit-and-run accident in US
Hyderabad: A 23-year-old Indian student in the US lost her life in a hit-and-run accident in Denton, Texas. The incident occurred on April 12 when the woman who hailed from Andhra Pradesh…
- Middle East
Oman to mediate 2nd round of US-Iran nuclear talks in Rome
Muscat: Oman’s Foreign Ministry has confirmed that it will continue to mediate a second round of nuclear talks between US and Iranian officials scheduled to take place in Rome on Saturday. A…
- Middle East
At least one killed in fresh US airstrikes on Yemen’s capital
Sanaa: At least one person was killed and several others wounded when fresh US airstrikes targeted a residential neighbourhood and several other localities in Yemen’s capital Sanaa, Houthi-run health authorities said in…
- World
US DHS threatens to revoke Harvard University’s ability to enrol foreign students
New York/Washington: The US Department of Homeland Security has threatened to revoke Harvard University’s ability to enrol foreign students if it failed to provide by April 30 records on its international student…
- Middle East
US launches major airstrikes on Houthi sites across Yemen
Aden: The United States has carried out extensive airstrikes against Houthi targets across Yemen on Wednesday. US aircraft reportedly struck more than 50 Houthi sites across multiple provinces in the north, center…
- Middle East
Tehran says next round of Iran-US nuclear talks in Oman
Rome: The talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program had appeared ready Monday to leave the Middle East, as an Italian source and others said the…
- World
Earthquake shakes US’ Southern California
San Diego: A 5.2-magnitude earthquake shook Southern California on Monday morning, sending boulders tumbling onto rural roadways outside San Diego and rattling items off shelves and walls, but officials reported no injuries…
- Middle East
Iranian FM to visit Russia to discuss Iran-US Muscat talks
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi will travel to Russia later this week for talks on recent developments in indirect negotiations with the United States, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday. …
