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US strikes ISIS targets in Syria after deadly ambush
Washington: The US has launched another round of retaliatory strikes against the Islamic State in Syria following last month’s ambush that killed two US soldiers and one American civilian interpreter in the…
- World
Anti-ICE protests across US after shootings in Minneapolis, Portland
Thousands of people have marched in Minneapolis to protest the fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration officer there and the shooting of two protesters in Portland, Oregon, as Minnesota…
- News
Optimism on India–US ties under Trump wanes: Ex -White House staffer
Washington: High expectations for India–US relations under President Donald Trump have dissipated, with enthusiasm and sustained political investment sharply reduced compared with recent years, according to Joshua T. White, a former White…
- Middle East
Protests in Iran near 2-week mark as authorities intensify crackdown
Protests sweeping across Iran neared the two-week mark on Saturday, January 10, with the country’s government acknowledging the ongoing demonstrations despite an intensifying crackdown and as the Islamic Republic remains cut off…
- World
Trump outlines US-led revival of Venezuela oil sector
Washington: US President Donald Trump said the United States would directly oversee a plan allowing major American oil companies to help rebuild Venezuela’s “dilapidated” oil industry, presenting the initiative as a strategic…
- India
US Commerce Secretary’s remarks on India-US trade deal ‘inaccurate’ says India
New Delhi: India on Friday described as inaccurate US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s remarks that the trade deal between the two countries could not fructify, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not…
- Hyderabad
Final rites of Nikitha Godishala held in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Family and friends gathered in Hyderabad on Friday, January 9, to bid a tearful adieu to Nikitha Godishala, the city-based woman who was allegedly murdered in the US last week. The…
- India
Indo-US trade deal derailed since Modi did not call Trump: Commerce Secy
The India-United States trade deal was not finalised since Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not call President Donald Trump, claimed US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick during a podcast. “I set the deal…
- World
US Vice President on ICE Killing: ‘Tragedy of her own making’
Washington: Vice President J D Vance has blamed a federal immigration officer’s fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman on “a left-wing network,” Democrats, the news media and the woman who was killed…
- World
US federal immigration officers shoot and wound 2 in Oregon, say authorities
Portland: Federal immigration officers shot and wounded two people in a vehicle outside a hospital in Portland, Oregon, a day after an officer shot and killed a driver in Minnesota, authorities said.…
- World
US ready to give India access to Venezuelan oil: White House
Washington: The White House is prepared to allow India to buy Venezuelan oil under a new US-controlled framework, according to a senior administration official, signaling a potential reopening of supplies to one…
- Middle East
Internet, telephone cut off in Iran after protests erupt in Tehran
Internet access and telephone lines in Iran were cut out immediately after protesters took to the steets in Tehran on Thursday night, January 8, over economic conditions in the country. People in…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad woman’s murder in US: Family says suspect still at large
Hyderabad: The family of Hyderabad-origin Nikitha Godishala, who was murdered in Maryland, United States, on December 31, alleged that the main accused, Arjun Sharma, has not been arrested yet. “The family wishes…
- World
Trump withdraws US from over 60 global institutions
United Nations: President Donald Trump has withdrawn the US from over 60 international organisations, including UN bodies and the India-France-led International Solar Alliance, calling the institutions “redundant” and “contrary” to America’s interests.…
- World
US: ICE agent shoots woman dead in Minneapolis, Mayor tells agency to leave
A woman was allegedly shot dead by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minneapolis (Minnesota state), in the United States on Wednesday, January 7, resulting in widespread outrage. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob…
