New York, Aug 21 (IANS) Officials say they have thwarted an Islamic State terror plot to blow up the New York State legislature building in Albany and arrested a Muslim… Continue reading US officials disrupt Islamic state follower’s plot to attack New York State legislature
Washington, Aug 21 (IANS) The Trump administration has approved a possible sale of KC-46A aerial refueling aircraft and related equipment to Qatar for an estimated $4.5 billion, the US State… Continue reading Trump administration approves possible $4.5 billion sale of KC-46A refueling aircraft to Qatar
Oslo, Aug 21 (IANS) Norway has raised concerns over US tariffs on Norwegian goods during talks with a senior US trade official in Washington, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs… Continue reading Norway raises tariff concerns in talks with US trade official
New York, Aug 21 (IANS) The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said it has imposed sanctions on 10 individuals that are “part of a… Continue reading US sanctions 10 individuals for ‘transferring cash’ to Hezbollah
United Nations, Aug 21 (IANS) The UN General Assembly (UNGA) held respective interactive dialogues with two candidates for the next UN secretary-general. In Wednesday’s dialogue, Ugandan diplomat Olara Otunnu, who… Continue reading UN General Assembly holds dialogues with candidates for next secretary-general
Washington, Aug 20 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said his administration is open to accumulating more Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as it presses Congress to enact new rules designed… Continue reading Trump open to expanding US Bitcoin reserve
United Nations, Aug 20 (IANS) Cheap armed drones are transforming modern warfare and creating a “dystopian reality” in which civilians and humanitarian workers can be deliberately targeted from a distance,… Continue reading Cheap drones creating dystopian wars; we don’t accept this: UN relief chief
Geneva, Aug 20 (IANS) The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has warned of the urgent need to address a deepening global humanitarian crisis, as escalating conflicts, record displacement,… Continue reading ICRC highlights urgent need to address global humanitarian crisis
Washington, Aug 20 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has delayed a 50 per cent tariff on Canadian goods for three days, saying the two neighbours were close to an agreement… Continue reading ‘I think we have a deal’: Trump delays 50 pc Canada tariff for three days
United Nations, Aug 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to address world leaders at the high-level meeting of the General Assembly in September, according to a preliminary schedule.… Continue reading PM Modi slated to address world leaders at high-level UNGA meet in New York in September
Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) The United States recorded its largest year-to-year decline in the violent crime rate in nearly nine decades in 2025, with murders and robberies falling sharply, according… Continue reading US violent crime posts record fall: FBI
Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the United Arab Emirates’ National Security Advisor, Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, discussed Iran, Lebanon and security in… Continue reading Rubio, UAE security chief discuss Iran
Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) The United States imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court’s president and a senior trial lawyer, widening the Trump administration’s campaign against the tribunal and threatening… Continue reading US sanctions ICC chief, vows wider campaign
Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) US law enforcement agencies recorded as many as 189 anti-Sikh and 32 anti-Hindu hate crime offences in 2025, according to newly released FBI data that provide… Continue reading FBI data record 189 anti-Sikh, 32 anti-Hindu hate crime offences in 2025
Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) Indian-American educator Pia Dandiya has won the Democratic primary for Florida’s 22nd Congressional District, setting up a closely watched November contest that could determine control of… Continue reading Indian-American Pia Dandiya wins Democratic primary in Florida
