US Treasury Under Secy Nelson to visit Delhi, Mumbai this week
Washington, Dec 12 - US Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, Brian E. Nelson will embark on a visit to Delhi and Mumbai this week "to continue work with our important partner and ally on combatting illicit finance and
Trump leads Biden in Michigan, Georgia states: Polls
Washington, Dec 12 - Former US President Donald Trump is leading his successor Joe Biden in Michigan and Georgia with broad majorities in the two crucial battleground states holding negative views of the sitting President’s job performance, policy positions and sharpness, according to
Man arrested in threat to kill Ramaswamy, candidate for Republican presidential nomination
New York, Dec 12 - A man who threatened a mass shooting to kill Vivek Ramaswamy, a candidate for the Republican Party's presidential nomination, has been arrested, according to the federal prosecutor's office in New Hampshire.
UNGA set to hold emergency meeting on Gaza Today
United Nations, Dec 11 (IANS) The UN General Assembly (UNGA) will hold an emergency meeting on Today to discuss the situation in Gaza, a top official confirmed.
Trump establishes unprecedented lead over rivals in Iowa
Washington, Dec 11 - With just five weeks to go for the Iowa caucus, former US president Donald Trump has established an unprecedented lead over Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley with New Hampshire to follow in the nations most watched polls
Sunak fights to save his Premiership as MPs seek revised immigration bill
London, Dec 11 - The UK's Indian-origin British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, 43, was looking at an uncertain future on Monday afternoon, following a right-wing faction of his Conservative party being informed that a parliamentary Bill on which he has virtually staked his
Biden touts ‘unshakeable support’ for Israel
Washington, Dec 12 - US President Joe Biden has touted his "unshakeable support for the safety of the Jewish people and the security of Israel and its right to exist” as the Jewish nation and Hamas continue their war in Gaza.
Special counsel takes Trump trial to Supreme Court
Washington, Dec 12 - In an extraordinary move, special counsel Jack Smith personally asked the US Supreme Court to decide whether former President Donald Trump has any immunity from criminal prosecution for the alleged crimes he committed while in office
Trump won’t testify in civil fraud trial today
Washington, Dec 11 - US President Donald Trump has said that he no longer plans to testify in his civil fraud trial in New York on Monday.
US still not clear how the Israel-Hamas war will end after vetoing UNSC resolution for ceasefire
Washington, Dec 11 - The US government still has no clue as to how the Israel-Hamas war is going to play out till the end even after vetoing the UNSC resolution for a ceasefire by several nations. But the Biden government is pushing
Biden to host Zelensky at White House on Tuesday
Washington, Dec 11 - US President Joe Biden will host his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Tuesday amid stalled discussions on a Kiev aid deal in Congress.
No to Netanyahu: Democrats fight Democrats in US Congress on aid to Israel
Washington, Dec 10 - While it’s Democrats versus Republicans in the congressional squabbling over security aid for Ukraine, it’s Democrats versus Democrats over aid to Israel. Both fronts remain open and unresolved.
Rocket attack on embassy: Iraqi PM warns US against unilateral response
Baghdad, Dec 10 - Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani has reiterated his government's commitment to protecting diplomatic missions while warning the US not to respond unilaterally to an unclaimed rocket attack without Iraq's approval.
Indian-American Democrat to seek another term in Kansas State Senate
New York, Dec 9 - Indian-American Democrat Usha Reddi, who took oath as senator in Kansas early this year, has filed papers to run from the US state's 22nd district.
An isolated US again vetoes UNSC resolution calling for immediate Gaza ceasefire
United Nations, Dec 9 - Brushing aside an impassioned plea by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, a diplomatically isolated United States has again vetoed a Security Council resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Hamas-Israel conflict.
SKorea, US, Japan reaffirm NKorea’s denuclearisation obligation
Seoul, Dec 9 - National security advisers of South Korea, the US and Japan reaffirmed on Saturday that North Korea is obliged under UN Security Council resolutions to abandon its nuclear weapons programme.
S.Korea, US, Japan hold 1st trilateral working-level talks on N.Korea’s cyber threats
Seoul, Dec 7 - South Korea, the US and Japan held their first trilateral working-level talks on Thursday on ways to boost cooperation against North Korea's growing cyber threats, in a follow-up to the summit among their leaders in August, Seoul's Foreign Ministry
Biden’s son indicted on tax evasion charges
Washington, Dec 8 - US President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden was indicted in California on nine counts related to a Justice Department investigation into his taxes, the media reported.
Ukraine aid from US in doubt after failed Senate vote
Washington, Dec 7 - The Republicans in the US Senate on Thursday blocked a move to pass an aid bill for Ukraine after failing to secure border compromises they sought in exchange, the media reported.
Rishi Sunak in danger of losing his Premiership
London, Dec 7 - Rishi Sunak, 42, the Indian-origin British Prime Minister, is fighting with his back to the wall to save his premiership as well as his political career.