Washington, Dec 23 (IANS) President Donald Trump said the United States will retain control of recently seized Venezuelan oil, signalling a hardline approach toward Caracas as Washington weighs options ranging… Continue reading US to retain seized Venezuelan oil, says Trump
Washington, Dec 23 (IANS) Condemning the mob lynching of a young Hindu man in Bangladesh, New York State Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar warned of what she described as a troubling pattern… Continue reading Indian-American legislator from New York condemns lynching of Hindu man, cites persecution in Bangladesh
Washington, Dec 23 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the American naval dominance is a central pillar of global peace and stability, and argued that the US Navy’s… Continue reading Rubio casts US Navy as backbone of global peace
Washington, Dec 23 (IANS) The year 2025 has emerged as a testing phase for India-United States relations, marked by sharp trade frictions and renewed US engagement with Pakistan, even as… Continue reading 2025 tests India-US relations amid tariffs, Pakistan tilt: Expert (IANS interview)
Bangkok, Dec 22 (IANS) Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said that Thai forces have taken control of nearly all target areas and are now compelling Cambodian forces to withdraw, with… Continue reading Thai PM says military controls nearly all target areas
Abu Dhabi, Dec 22 (IANS) President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss bilateral relations and regional… Continue reading UAE, French presidents vow to strengthen bilateral cooperation
Kyiv, Dec 22 (IANS) Ukraine’s talks with US and European partners over the past three days in the US state of Florida were “productive and constructive,” Ukraine’s top peace negotiator… Continue reading Ukraine says latest peace talks with US, Europe ‘productive’
Washington, Dec 22 (IANS) The US is “in active pursuit” of a third oil tanker in international waters off the coast of Venezuela, US news outlets reported Sunday. “The United… Continue reading US ‘in active pursuit’ of third oil tanker near Venezuela: Media
New York, Dec 22 (IANS) A prolonged hush settled over a packed Lower Manhattan hall as hundreds of people closed their eyes, relaxed their shoulders and followed their breath, joining… Continue reading World Meditation Day marked in New York with global call for calm
Foz Do Iguacu, Dec 21 (IANS) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Saturday that an armed intervention in Venezuela would be “a humanitarian catastrophe” for the region and… Continue reading Brazilian president warns armed intervention in Venezuela would be ‘humanitarian catastrophe’
Washington, Dec 21 (IANS) US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said Saturday that the US forces seized another oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela earlier in the day.… Continue reading US forces seize 2nd oil tanker off coast of Venezuela
Havana, Dec 21 (IANS) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla said that the US government’s designation of the legitimate government of Venezuela as a “foreign terrorist organization” is a politically… Continue reading Cuba refutes US designation of Venezuela as ‘foreign terrorist organization’
Kyiv, Dec 21 (IANS) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he generally supports the idea of a trilateral meeting involving the national security advisors of Ukraine, the United States and… Continue reading Zelensky voices cautious optimism on proposed Ukraine-US-Russia talks
Dhaka, Dec 20 (IANS) The Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM) on Saturday asserted that blasphemy allegations have become a deadly instrument of persecution in the country — one… Continue reading Rising threat to minorities in Bangladesh over false blasphemy accusations
Washington, Dec 20 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio mounted a vigorous defence of the Trump administration’s tightening of visa and refugee policies, saying the United States has an… Continue reading Rubio defends visa curbs, vows tougher vetting
