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US denounces China’s detention of leaders of Zion Church

US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio on Sunday condemned China's detention of several leaders of Zion Church in China.

2025-10-12T14:45:09.626941+00:00 IST

Dan Scavino will head White House Presidential Personnel Office:

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt had described Scavino as one of Trump's "most trusted and longest-serving advisors."

2025-10-12T07:00:42.949324+00:00 IST

Trump directs Defence Secy to use available funds to pay troops

"Chuck Schumer recently said, "Every day gets better" during their Radical Left Shutdown. I DISAGREE! If nothing is done, because of "Leader" Chuck Schumer and the Democrats, our Brave Troops will miss the paychecks they are rightfully due on October 15. That is why I am using my authority, as Commander in Chief, to direct our Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to use all available funds to get our Troops PAID on October 15," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

2025-10-11T19:00:29.319072+00:00 IST

US CENTCOM chief visited Gaza to oversee deal implementation

US Central Command (CENTCOM) is Admiral Brad Cooper, on Saturday, stated that he returned to Israel after visiting Gaza to oversee the implementation of a coordination centre as a ceasefire took hold in the territory.

2025-10-11T16:42:41.064453+00:00 IST

Trump to visit Israel, Egypt as Gaza deal secures hostages, peace

"It is a great deal for Israel, but it's a great deal for everybody, for Arabs, for Muslims, everybody, for the world. On Monday, the hostages come back. They're in some pretty rough places under Earth. Only a few people know where they are... They're also getting approximately 28 bodies. Some of those bodies are being unearthed right now as we speak. It's a tragedy. I'll be going to Israel. I'll be speaking at the Knesset. Then I'm also going to Egypt. Everybody wants this deal to happen," Trump told reporters at the White House.

2025-10-11T00:30:01.872512+00:00 IST

Trump clarifies he hasn’t cancelled meeting with Xi

"No, I haven't cancelled. However, I'm not sure if we'll have it. I'll be there regardless. I would assume we might have it. However, they hit the world with something. It was shocking. Out of the blue, they came up with this whole import-export concept, and nobody knew anything about it," Trump told reporters at the White House.

2025-10-11T00:18:47.614303+00:00 IST

Trump reacts to 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, says Machado...

Trump said that Machado called him and accepted the prize "in honour" of him.

2025-10-10T23:22:02.651074+00:00 IST

Trump announces additional 100% tariffs on China

US President Donald Trump on Friday announced that the United States will impose a 100 per cent tariff on Chinese goods "over and above any tariff that they are currently paying," effective November 1, 2025.

2025-10-10T22:13:12.708553+00:00 IST

Multi-party delegation engages with Indian diaspora in New York

The discussion, organised for the delegation to initiate an interaction with the Indian American community residing in New York, was attended by MPs Captain Brijesh Chowta, Nishikant Dubey, Ujjwal Deorao Nikam, S Phangnon Konyak, Dr Medha Vishram Kulkarni, Poonam Ben Maadam, Vamsi Krishna Gaddam, Vivek Tankha, Sribharat Mathukumilli, Rajeev Rai and N K Premachandran.

2025-10-10T21:48:05.644276+00:00 IST

Eight Ukrainian children reunited with families: Melania Trump

"Eight children have been rejoined with their families during the past 24 hours," the First Lady said while addressing the media at the White House. These children had been displaced during the ongoing conflict with Russia.

2025-10-10T21:09:16.458346+00:00 IST

“No reason to meet Xi”: Trump lashes out at ‘hostile’ China

"I was to meet President Xi in two weeks, at APEC, in South Korea, but now there seems to be no reason to do so," Trump said.

2025-10-10T18:06:59.933112+00:00 IST

Hindi Diwas 2025 commemorated at United Nations headquarters

Speaking at the event, Leader of India's first delegation to the UNGA, MP and Chairperson of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on One Nation One Election, PP Chaudhary, remarked that Hindi is not just a language; it symbolizes India's spirit, identity, and unity.

2025-10-10T08:53:17.071740+00:00 IST

US Amb-Designate Sergio Gor to meet government officials

US Ambassador-designate to India, Sergio Gor is set to visit India along with Michael J Rigas, Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources, the State Department announced on Thursday.

2025-10-10T08:32:16.555539+00:00 IST

US, Finland sign deal to build 11 icebreakers amid rising heat in Arctic

The United States and Finland struck a deal on Thursday (local time) to build 11 icebreakers - four in Finland, seven in the United States as US ups its stakes in the Arctic Circle. The parties of the deal include Finnish companies, known for their arctic expertise and the United States Coast Guard.

2025-10-10T05:34:08.016917+00:00 IST

‘Pakistani strikes against Afghanistan are a huge escalation’

Former US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad expressed concern over the strikes carried out by Pakistan in Kabul and called it a "huge escalation" which poses dangerous risks.

2025-10-10T03:25:47.943704+00:00 IST

US denies reports of new missile supply to Pakistan, clarifies ex

In a statement, the US Embassy said the Department of War's September 30 announcement referred to "an amendment to an existing Foreign Military Sales contract for sustainment and spares for several countries, including Pakistan."

2025-10-10T03:20:25.465508+00:00 IST

Congress MP reiterates India’s support for “rules-based, fair

"We meet at a time when the international financial system remains under severe stress with weak growth, unsustainable debts and declining external flows. The adoption of the Sevilla commitment provides a renewed global framework to address these challenges. On international trade, India reiterates its support for a rules-based, fair, open, transparent, inclusive, non-discriminatory, and equitable multilateral trading system under the WTO," Krishna said.

2025-10-09T22:57:53.792788+00:00 IST

Raj Kumar Singh concurrently accredited to Honduras

"Raj Kumar Singh (IFS: 1996), presently Ambassador of India to the Republic of Guatemala, has been concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Honduras, with residence in Guatemala City. He is expected to take up the assignment shortly," the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a release.

2025-10-09T21:53:24.542280+00:00 IST

US sanctions over 50 entities, including Indian nationals

According to a release by the US Department of the Treasury, these actors have collectively enabled the export of billions of dollars' worth of petroleum and petroleum products, providing critical revenue to the Iranian regime and its support for terrorist groups that threaten the United States. The action targets a network moving hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of Iranian LPG, along with nearly two dozen shadow fleet vessels, a China-based crude oil terminal, and an independent refinery.

2025-10-09T21:46:08.546555+00:00 IST

“We settled seven wars; this is number eight,” says Trump

At the meeting, he highlighted his administration's role in addressing global conflicts, claiming that seven wars had been ended during his tenure and referring to the signing of the first phase of Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas as "number eight."

2025-10-09T21:22:49.110656+00:00 IST

Marco Rubio praises Trump for Gaza peace plan

The US President had convened a cabinet meeting at the White House on Thursday morning following the announcement that the "first phase" of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas would commence soon.

2025-10-09T21:15:46.916445+00:00 IST