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US, Ukraine agree to ensure safe navigation

In line with high-level discussions between US President Donald J Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the United States facilitated bilateral technical-level talks with a Ukrainian delegation from March 23-25 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, an official press release by the White House stated.

2025-03-25T19:36:08.995890+00:00 IST

Hamas had operatives on American campuses, claims rescued hostage

In a case filed at the New York Southern District Court against Within Our Lifetime and its leader Nerdeen Kiswani, Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine and representative Maryam Alwan, Columbia-Barnard Jewish Voice for Peace and representative Cameron Jones, and Columbia University Apartheid Divest and lead negotiator Mahmoud Khalil on Monday, plaintiff Ziv said that his Hamas kidnappers referred to protests planned by terrorists when speaking about having American operatives.

2025-03-25T14:11:00.120605+00:00 IST

We expect Bangladesh to follow rules of Human Rights: US

US Secretary of State, Tammy Bruce said that Bangladesh is expected to follow rules of human rights and be fair to their own citizens when asked to respond over Bangladesh Army Chief's warnings of imminent Islamist extremist attacks on Bangladesh.

2025-03-25T09:29:09.593539+00:00 IST

US bill seeks sanctions on Pakistan’s Army Chief

A new bipartisan bill in the US Congress seeks to impose sanctions on Pakistan's Army chief, General Asim Munir, over the alleged persecution of political opponents, including former Prime Minister Imran Khan. The legislation, introduced by Reps. Joe Wilson and Jimmy Panetta, calls for visa bans and other penalties unless democracy is restored and political detainees are released.

2025-03-25T01:36:31.162324+00:00 IST

India rejects Pakistan’s remarks on Jammu and Kashmir at UN

India strongly rejected Pakistan's repeated references to Jammu and Kashmir at a United Nations debate on peacekeeping reforms, calling them "unwarranted" and reaffirming that the region "was, is, and will always be an integral part of India."

2025-03-25T00:34:58.251501+00:00 IST

India calls for UN peacekeeping reforms

India has called for consensus-driven reforms in UN peacekeeping, stressing the need for better funding, enhanced technology, and a greater role for troop-contributing countries, an official press release stated.

2025-03-25T00:09:33.956393+00:00 IST

Trump officials used messaging app to discuss Yemen strikes

Senior Trump administration officials, including Vice President JD Vance and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, used the encrypted messaging app Signal to discuss military strikes in Yemen. In a critical error, National Security Adviser Mike Waltz mistakenly added The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg to the chat, exposing classified details. The incident has sparked outrage, with security experts calling it a severe breach of protocol and former officials questioning whether it violates the Espionage Act.

2025-03-24T23:45:58.312912+00:00 IST

Trump announces Hyundai’s USD 5.8 billion US Steel investment

US President Donald Trump, alongside the Governor of Louisiana, announced on Monday that Hyundai will be investing USD 5.8 billion in American manufacturing, including the construction of a steel plant in Louisiana that will produce over 2.7 million metric tons of steel annually and create more than 1,400 jobs, in an official White House briefing earlier today.

2025-03-24T21:48:40.562076+00:00 IST

US President Trump announces "secondary tariff" on Venezuela

Trump said that the US would impose 25 per cent tariffs on a nation that purchases oil or gas from Venezuela, adding that the tariff would take place on April 2.

2025-03-24T16:23:33.762075+00:00 IST

US Defence Secy Hegseth embarks on first Indo-Pacific tour

US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth departed on Sunday (local time) for his first Indo-Pacific in his current role, with stops in Hawaii, Guam, Philippines, and Japan.

2025-03-24T15:04:46.259186+00:00 IST

ETGE condemns Turkiye-China security pact

The East Turkistan Government-in-Exile (ETGE) vehemently opposed the Turkiye-China Joint Security Cooperation Mechanism and its recent meeting in Ankara on March 20. ETGE argued that this collaboration is a deceptive alliance aimed at undermining, infiltrating, and suppressing the East Turkistani people's rightful fight for independence and freedom.

2025-03-24T08:33:40.929817+00:00 IST

Trump's envoy blames Hamas for fresh violence in Gaza

"So this is on Hamas. The United States stands with Israel," Al Jazeera reported citing Witkoff's statement on Fox News. "Hamas is the aggressor here."

2025-03-23T16:54:54.667746+00:00 IST

US lifts USD 10 million bounty from Taliban's Sirajuddin Haqqani

The US has lifted the bounty of a whopping USD 10 million dollars on a major Taliban figure, Sirajuddin Haqqani, after the group released an American citizen, Al Jazeera reported.

2025-03-23T06:05:12.426424+00:00 IST

Elephant in room is whether Ukraine will cede territories: US Special Envoy ahead of peace talks

Steve Witkoff noted that the administration was making progress "that no one thought was possible" with Russia but that issues of territory still needed ironing out.

2025-03-23T05:00:40.555506+00:00 IST

Trump orders Attorney Gen to review lawyers, firms' conduct

In a late-night memorandum, Trump revisited past grudges against lawyers who have opposed him and vowed to punish lawyers and law firms by revoked security clearances and cancelling federal contracts they hold.

2025-03-22T23:58:50.571002+00:00 IST

3 dead, 15 injured in New Mexico mass shooting

Two 19-year-olds and one 16-year-old were killed in the shooting, which occurred around 10 pm (local time), according to a Facebook post from Las Cruces Police.

2025-03-22T20:26:00.279884+00:00 IST

US convicts two men for assassination attempt of Masih Alinejad

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio shared on Saturday the decision by a federal jury which convicted two crime leaders who had been hired to murder Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad on behalf of the Iranian government.

2025-03-22T07:01:49.651688+00:00 IST

"Will pay out of my pocket", Trump on astronauts who returned

US President Donald Trump said that he would pay the astronauts for their overtime stay in the space out of his own pocket after learning that the astronauts got USD 5 per day for their extra time spent in space.

2025-03-22T05:42:02.297107+00:00 IST

Trump terminates parole programs for 500,000 migrants

America's Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is terminating the parole programs for "inadmissible aliens" from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, which were announced in 2022 and 2023, according to a statement by the DHS.

2025-03-22T03:15:20.804662+00:00 IST