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Biden, Zelenskyy discuss Ukraine's self-defence against Russia

US President Joe Biden held a meeting with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy and discussed Ukraine's self-defence against Russian offensive, including plans for the coming year.

2023-12-13T02:34:56.563392+00:00 IST

US President Biden meets Zelenskyy at White House

Biden said, "Congress needs to pass supplemental funding to Ukraine before they break for holiday recess, before they give [Vladimir] Putin the greatest Christmas gift they can possibly give him."

2023-12-12T23:19:01.241495+00:00 IST

India votes in favour of resolution demanding Gaza ceasefire

As many as 153 nations, including India, voted in favour of the resolution , while 10, including US and Austria voted against and 23 countries, including Argentina, Ukraine and Germany abstained from voting.

2023-12-12T22:55:13.694663+00:00 IST

Zelenskyy meets US House Speaker, Senate Minority Leader

Mike Johnson said he had a "good" meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

2023-12-12T19:45:32.468254+00:00 IST

US: Harvard President to remain in post

The Harvard Corporation, the university's governing body, expressed its support for Gay in a statement released on Tuesday morning.

2023-12-12T17:40:00.601324+00:00 IST

FBI Chief seeks partnership, cooperation from NIA on next level

Visiting FBI Director Christopher A Wray on Tuesday emphasised on the need to take the "partnership and cooperation" between with India's National Investigation Agency (NIAl to the next level to deal with the constantly evolving challenges and threats of terrorism, and informed that his agency was "aggressively" investigating the attack on the Indian Consulate in San Francisco.

2023-12-12T16:12:46.527184+00:00 IST

'Investigators accessed Donald Trump's White House call records'

Federal investigators have accessed White House cellphone records, including a phone used by former President Donald Trump that could be used as evidence over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, CBS News reported.

2023-12-12T16:02:52.411221+00:00 IST

Harvard staff defend head Claudine Gay amid anti-Semitism row

Hundreds of faculty at the Harvard University have signed a petition backing the school's president following backlash over her appearance at a congressional hearing on rising anti-Semitism in the US, Al Jazeera reported.

2023-12-12T09:22:08.412202+00:00 IST

Texas Supreme Court rules against pregnant woman seeking abortion

The Texas Supreme Court on Monday reversed a lower court's ruling that would have allowed a woman to obtain an abortion under the state's "medical emergency" exception, CNN reported.

2023-12-12T03:48:07.600804+00:00 IST

American hostages’ families not invited to Hanukkah reception

Several family members of US citizens believed to have been taken hostage by Hamas, weren't invited to the Hanukkah reception at the White House on Monday night, as per the father of a 19-year-old missing Israeli American, CNN reported.

2023-12-12T03:17:41.997901+00:00 IST

Expect Taliban to prevent Afghanistan from being safe haven..: US

Miller said that US will continue to remain concerned about the potential for terrorist activists in Afghanistan.

2023-12-12T01:25:04.695054+00:00 IST

US 'concerned' about reports that Israel used white phosphorus

Speaking to reporters en route to Philadelphia, John Kirby said the US will be asking questions to get more details about it.

2023-12-11T23:40:22.300395+00:00 IST

Donald Trump maintains strong lead in Iowa as rivals struggle

Trump's dominance in Iowa persists despite his absence from some traditional campaign events, defiance of Iowa campaign traditions, and criticism of the state's Republican governor. He faces legal challenges, including 91 felony charges across four cases, which he denies.

2023-12-11T17:01:33.672808+00:00 IST

US: New polls show Trump leading Biden in two key states

In a major boost for Donald Trump, a new CNN poll has found the former President having the upper hand over President Joe Biden in two critical battleground states - Michigan and Georgia.

2023-12-11T15:31:24.984131+00:00 IST

UNGA to resume emergency session on Gaza on Tuesday

This decision follows the United States' veto of a UN Security Council resolution on Friday, which had called for a humanitarian ceasefire.

2023-12-11T13:30:06.677563+00:00 IST

Biden invites Zelenskyy to White House for meeting

US President Joe Biden has invited his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the White House on Tuesday.

2023-12-10T22:03:32.165317+00:00 IST

US: Trump to take stand in fraud trial, says his lawyer

Former US President Donald Trump's attorney, Alina Habba, said Friday that her client would testify in his civil fraud trial on Monday, despite the judge's gag order and the legal team's reluctance, according to The Hill.

2023-12-10T16:22:25.823814+00:00 IST

US: Donald Trump thinks Vivek Ramaswamy won fourth GOP debate

Heaping praise on his Republican rival, former US President Donald Trump termed Indian-American entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy the winner of the fourth GOP debate.

2023-12-10T13:01:17.065423+00:00 IST

"India, Sweden impartial in response to humanitarian situations"

Sweden's deputy envoy to the UN, Andreas von Uexkull, said India and Sweden remain committed to preserving the principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence in responding to all humanitarian situations.

2023-12-10T07:48:34.114376+00:00 IST