Seoul, Dec 14 (IANS) The government has begun reviewing a system that would allow foreign tourists to use buses and subways in South Korea with overseas-issued credit cards, officials said… Continue reading South Korean govt pushes system to allow foreigners to use public transit with credit cards
New York, Dec 14 (IANS) Two US soldiers and a civilian translator who were a part of the campaign to root out the Islamic State were killed in an attack… Continue reading Two US soldiers, translator killed in ISIS attack in Syria; Trump vows ‘serious retaliation’
United Nations, Dec 14 (IANS) United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned the drone attacks that targeted the UN peacekeeping logistics base in Kadugli, Sudan on Saturday. The attacks… Continue reading UN chief condemns drone attacks on peacekeeping base in Sudan
Seoul, Dec 14 (IANS) A US Air Force unit based in South Korea said it has completed the recovery operations of a MQ-9 drone that crashed off the country’s west… Continue reading US Air Force completes recovery operation of crashed MQ-9 drone
Khartoum, Dec 14 (IANS) At least six UN peacekeepers were killed and seven others wounded when a United Nations facility in Kadugli, the capital of Sudan’s South Kordofan State, was… Continue reading Drone attack hits UN facility in Sudan, killing six peacekeepers
Washington, Dec 13 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Friday drew explicit parallels between a Cold War-era sporting triumph and present-day global conflict, invoking the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” victory… Continue reading Trump invokes Cold War ‘miracle on ice’ while weighing Ukraine war
Washington, Dec 13 (IANS) The US trade deficit narrowed to its smallest level since mid-2020, shrinking by more than 35 per cent from a year earlier, according to a White… Continue reading Trump tariffs narrow US trade deficit to five-year low: White House
Washington, Dec 13 (IANS) The US Senate has passed a bipartisan bill aimed at dismantling foreign scam operations that target Americans, particularly senior citizens, as lawmakers warned of an escalating… Continue reading US Senate passes bipartisan SCAM Act to target foreign fraud networks
Washington, Dec 13 (IANS) US President Donald Trump sharply criticised the name, image and likeness (NIL) system governing American college sports, warning that universities face financial collapse and signalling that… Continue reading Trump calls US college sports system ‘disaster’, signals federal action
Washington, Dec 13 (IANS) As part of its effort to strengthen national security and curb identity fraud, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Friday issued new policy guidance… Continue reading USCIS tightens photo rules for immigration documents
Washington, Dec 12 (IANS) US President Donald Trump struck a conciliatory tone at the annual White House Congressional Ball on Thursday night, welcoming Democrats alongside Republicans as he touted economic… Continue reading Trump projects unity, economic gains at White House Congressional Ball
Seoul, Dec 12 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has assessed the country’s policy on strengthening its defense capabilities as an “exact” direction to ensure its security amid changes in… Continue reading North Korea’s Kim touts policy of bolstering defence capabilities at key party meeting
Washington, Dec 12 (IANS) Asserting that two foreign-owned firms exert outsized influence over corporate governance in the United States, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing sweeping regulatory and… Continue reading Trump signs executive order targeting foreign-owned proxy advisors
Washington, Dec 12 (IANS) US President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at centralising the regulation of artificial intelligence in the United States, arguing that fragmented state-level rules could… Continue reading Trump signs AI order to curb state rules, warns China race at stake
Washington, Dec 12 (IANS) The White House sharply criticised a recent video by the New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, who is an Indian American, encouraging immigrants to “stand up… Continue reading White House warns of ‘1,000 pc rise’ in attacks on ICE agents after NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani’s video urging resistance
