A fragile ceasefire and an uncertain global order
By Dr. Avi VermaThe United States has successfully brokered a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, but one must question whether this diplomatic intervention comes too little, too late. After weeks of relentless violence and staggering human losses on both sides, this pause
South Korean opposition leader says US-North Korea talks more likely after Trump election
South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung stated on Friday that the possibility of dialogue between North Korea and the United States seems higher under the incoming Trump administration. He urged the South Korean government to formulate a strategy to ensure that the country
Harris tells supporters to safeguard their power
In her first message after her concession speech, a subdued and sad-sounding US Vice President Kamala Harris has told her supporters to safeguard their power. As the nation awaits her next act, she said in a video message, “I just have to remind
Trump’s proposed tariffs threaten North American jobs, says Mexican employers’ association
US President-elect Donald Trump’s proposal to slap tariffs on Mexico and Canada could threaten the regional job market and create economic uncertainty, the Employers’ Confederation of the Mexican Republic (Coparmex) warned. Coparmex on Wednesday said that Trump’s repeated tariff threats would impact the
US private-sector activity picks up pace as firms look forward to new government: survey
The S&P Global Flash US Composite PMI, which gauges activity in the manufacturing and services sectors, rose to 55.3 in November from 54.1 in October, according to the surveys published on Friday. This accelerates a previously climbing trend and suggests activity is expanding
Trump attacks China, says US has greatest military
In a confrontation with China, “we will kick their ass,” Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump has said at a campaign rally, asserting, “We have the greatest military in the world.” Speaking out against what he asserted was the weakening of respect for the
Explained: Why US handed over landmines to Ukraine in big policy shift
The US decision to send anti-personnel landmines to Ukraine was triggered by a change in Russian battlefield tactics favouring infantry over mechanised units, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said. “They don’t lead with their mechanised forces anymore,” Austin told reporters while on a
US envoy says solution to Hezbollah-Israel conflict ‘within our grasp’
US envoy Amos Hochstein said on Tuesday that a solution to the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel is close, adding that he has held constructive talks with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. “It is now within our grasp… As the window is now,
Yoon, Biden hold farewell summit in Peru
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and US President Joe Biden held a farewell summit in Peru as they reflected on their partnership and reaffirmed efforts to strengthen the bilateral alliance, Yoon’s office said. The meeting on Friday followed a trilateral summit with
S Korea, US, Japan unveil secretariat establishment, slam N Korea-Russia on Ukraine war expansion
The leaders of South Korea, the US, and Japan announced the establishment of a secretariat for trilateral cooperation and condemned North Korea and Russia’s decision to “dangerously expand” Moscow’s war in Ukraine as they met on the margins of a multilateral summit in
Trump announces Matt Gaetz as nominee for attorney general
US President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that he was nominating Matt Gaetz, a Republican Congressman from Florida, as his pick for the next attorney general, with the task of ending the partisan weaponizing of the Justice Department. “Matt is a deeply gifted
US Senate Republicans elect John Thune as majority leader
US Senate Republicans on Wednesday elected John Thune, a senator from South Dakota and the current Republican whip, to succeed Mitch McConnell as the next majority leader in the upper chamber. In a secret ballot, Thune, 63, defeated two contenders: John Cornyn of
Government efficiency ‘czar’ Musk to cut a lot of waste in US govt: Mark Mobius
With Elon Musk leading the new Department of Government Efficiency (DoGE) under Donald Trump’s presidency in the US, the tech billionaire will be able to cut down on a lot of waste in the US government, ace global investor Mark Mobius has said.
Trump picks army veteran and TV celeb Hegseth as defence secretary
US President-elect Donald Trump has announced Pete Hegseth, an army veteran and TV personality, as his defence secretary, filling another key position in his incoming cabinet. “Pete is tough, smart and a true believer in America First,” the Trump-Vance transition team said in
S. Korea, US-developed solar coronagraph installed at International Space Station
A solar coronagraph jointly developed by South Korea and the United States has been successfully installed on the International Space Station (ISS) to begin its mission of observing the Sun and its outer atmosphere, or corona, South Korea’s national space agency said on
No longer one-sided beneficiary of alliance with US: South Korean national security advisor
South Korean National Security Advisor Shin Won-sik said on Tuesday that the country is no longer a “one-sided beneficiary” of the bilateral alliance with the United States, vowing to work with the incoming US administration for the denuclearization of North Korea. Shin made
Trump realizes India a key component to his economic agenda amid China factor: Mark Mobius
As US President-elect Donald Trump begins raising the pitch around imposing tariffs amid his ‘America First’ policy, he realizes that India — on a robust growth path under Prime Minister Narendra Modi — is an important component to his economic agenda amid the
India-backer Rubio set to be Trump’s secretary of state: media reports
Foreign policy hardliner and India backer Marco Rubio will be President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for the nation’s top diplomatic job, according to several media outlets. The multiple reports on Monday night said that, according to Trump insiders, whom they did not name, he
US: 1 killed, 16 injured in Alabama campus shooting
At least one person was killed and 16 others, including students, were injured in a shooting on the campus of Tuskegee University in the southern US state of Alabama, authorities said. According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s State Bureau of Investigation, an
Teenage park ranger killed in US wildfire
A major wildfire, dubbed Jennings Creek, continued to rage in Passaic County, New Jersey, and Orange County, New York, with limited success in containment efforts. The blaze has burned through 3,000 acres and threatened 25 structures, according to a social media post from