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WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Saturday raised the global tariffs from 10 per cent to 15 per cent after a big setback in the Supreme Court on Friday....more
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has been presented with military options that include the targeted killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and his son Mojtaba Khamenei, according to an Axios report, citing senior administration sources. One of the scenarios discussed would “take out the ayatollah and his son and the mullahs,” a senior Trump advisor was quoted as saying, referring to Khamenei and Mojtaba, who is widely seen as a potential successor to his father....more
By Deepak Arora
NEW DELHI: At a special event held on the margins of the AI Impact Summit here on Friday, India joined the Pax Silica initiative by becoming a signatory to the Pax Silica Declaration. India also signed a Joint Statement on the "India-U.S. AI Opportunity Partnership” as a bilateral addendum to the Declaration. The Pax Silica coalition marks a significant milestone in the strengthening of strategic technology and supply chain cooperation between India and the United States....more
By Eric Farnsworth and Daniel Twining
WASHINGTON, Feb 15: The stunningly successful U.S. action to capture indicted drug trafficker Nicolas Maduro in the early hours of January 3 was not just the start of a new year. It was also the opening act of the Trump administration’s new national security strategy, a framework for advancing the Americas First Trump doctrine. But beyond the raid itself, ultimate policy success in Venezuela and across the region requires meaningful steps toward democratic restoration....more
UNITED NATIONS: India has joined the over 100 United Nations member states which have condemned Israel’s de-facto expansion into the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Mission to the UN has posted the joint statement by the countries and three global groupings – League of Arab States, Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and European Union – on its social media accounts....more
TEHRAN: Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran would be ready to submit its plan for a nuclear agreement to the United States in the coming days, after President Donald Trump threatened military action. "The next step for me is to present draft of possible deal to my counterparts in the US. I believe that in the next two, three days, that would be ready, and after final confirmation by my superiors, that would be handed over to Steve Witkoff," Araghchi reportedly said....more
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump announced on Thursday at the inaugural Board of Peace meeting that nine members of the body have agreed to pledge $7 billion toward a Gaza relief package. Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, UAE, Morocco, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan and Kuwait are the countries that are making pledges, Trump added....more
MUMBAI: At a time of global uncertainty, the Indo-French partnership is a force for stability, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in Mumbai on Tuesday, adding that the bilateral relationship was “very special”. In fact, the relationship has been officially elevated to the status of a ‘Special Global Strategic Partnership’....more
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Friday claimed that “11 expensive jets were shot down" during the 2025 India-Pakistan tensions, as he also praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “a great man". The US President once again asserted that he personally intervened to stop a potential war, and that he had spoken directly with leaders of both countries at a time when hostilities were escalating, a claim that New Delhi has previously rejected....more
NEW DELHI: Two IEDs were found in Punjab and Kashmir as security agencies sounded a high alert, warning of a possible terror attack by Pakistan-based outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in Delhi. While authorities have not linked the IED recovery to the terror plot warning, the timing of the incidents has raised concern....more
NEW DELHI: A day after an Indian diplomat participated in the first meeting of the Board of Peace for Gaza in Washington D.C., the External Affairs Ministry said India was there as an “observer”. In addition, the official spokesperson of the Ministry, Randhir Jaiswal, reiterated India’s position on the Palestinian issue and said India stood for a “sovereign, independent, and viable State of Palestine based on 1967 borders”....more
TEL AVIV: Mike Huckabee, the United States ambassador to Israel, has suggested that he would not object if Israel were to take most of the Middle East, stressing what he described as the Jewish people’s right to the land. In an interview with conservative commentator Tucker Carlson that aired on Friday, Huckabee was pressed about the geographical borders of Israel, which he argues are rooted in the Bible....more
GENEVA: Talks between Russia, Ukraine and the US aimed at ending Moscow's war in Ukraine have concluded without a breakthrough. The trilateral meetings, held in Geneva, went on late on Tuesday but only lasted two hours on Wednesday. Although US envoy Steve Witkoff had expressed optimism over the talks, both the chief Russian negotiator and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky indicated they had been "difficult"....more
SEOUL: Imagine a life-saving spray that instantly stops severe bleeding. That’s exactly what researchers in South Korea have developed — and it could change how wounds are treated on the battlefield, and in ambulances and emergency rooms. The next-generation hemostatic agent is being developed primarily for use by military and emergency medical professionals, though its simplicity suggests it may become more widespread in the future, allowing at-home usage....more |
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