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India, US to take part in exercise Vajra Prahar 2024 to boost military ties

The 14th edition of the Indo-US Joint Special Forces exercise, Vajra Prahar 2023, was conducted at the Joint Training Node in Umroi on November 21, 2023, as reported by the Ministry of Defence

Harris blasts Trump's promise to 'protect women' against their will

Speaking at a rally, Donald Trump said, 'I am going to do it, regardless of whether the women approve or not. I am going to protect them (women)'

US calls on silent China to use its sway over Russia and North Korea

The U.S. and South Korea have called on China to use its influence over Russia and North Korea to prevent escalation after Pyongyang sent thousands of troops to Russia to aid Moscow's war against Ukraine. Beijing has so far stayed quiet. In a rare meeting earlier this week, three top U.S. diplomats met with China's ambassador to the United States to emphasize U.S. concerns and urge China to use its sway with North Korea to try to curtail the cooperation, according to a State Department official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that the sides had a robust conversation just this week" and that China knows U.S. expectations are that they'll use the influence that they have to work to curb these activities." But I think this is a demand signal that's coming not just from us, but from countries around the world, he said at a news conference in Washington with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and their South Korean counterparts. Liu Peng

North Korea boasts of its new long-range missile targeting the US

North Korea on Friday bragged of its recently tested new intercontinental ballistic missile, calling it the world's strongest, a claim viewed by outside experts as propaganda though the test showed an advancement in the North's quest to build a more reliable weapons arsenal. A missile launched by North Korea on Thursday flew higher and stayed in the air for a longer duration than any other weapon the country had so far fired. It signaled that the North has achieved progress in acquiring a nuclear-armed ICBM that can hit the U.S. mainland. But foreign experts assess that the country has still a few remaining technological issues to master before acquiring such a functioning ICBM. On Friday, the North's Korean Central News Agency identified the missile as Hwasong-19 ICBM and called it the world's strongest strategic missile and the perfected weapon system. KCNA said leader Kim Jong Un observed the launch, describing it as an appropriate military action to express North Korea's resolve

Challenge of Musk's $ 1mn a day voter sweepstakes moves to federal court

A Pennsylvania prosecutor's effort to shut down Elon Musk's $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes moved to federal court on Thursday after a state judge let both sides debate their grievances in a hearing skipped by the world's richest man. Judge Angelo Foglietta agreed that Musk, as a named defendant in the lawsuit filed by Democratic District Attorney Larry Krasner, should have attended the hearing in person, but he declined to immediately sanction the tech mogul. Musk's lawyer, Matthew Haverstick, said he's a busy man who could not simply materialize in the courtroom hours after the hearing was scheduled. Krasner's team challenged the notion that the founder of SpaceX could not make it Philadelphia, prompting a quick retort from the judge. Counsel, he's not going to get in a rocket ship and land on the building, Foglietta replied. The huge giveaways to registered voters come from Musk's political organization, which aims to boost Donald Trump's presidential campaign. After his law

Rocket fire from Lebanon kills 7 in Israel amid US push for ceasefires

Rocket barrages from Lebanon into northern Israel killed four foreign workers and three Israelis on Thursday, Israeli medics said, the deadliest cross-border strikes in Israel since it invaded Lebanon. Israel kept up airstrikes it says targeted Hezbollah militants across Lebanon, where health authorities on Thursday reported 24 people killed. U.S. diplomats were in the region pushing for cease-fires in both Lebanon and Gaza, hoping to wind down the wars in the Middle East as the Biden administration enters its final months. Pressure has been building ahead of the U.S. election next week. In northern Gaza, Israeli forces struck one of the last functioning hospitals, according to the World Heath Organization said, destroying much-needed supplies that the U.N. agency had delivered to the facility. The strikes set off a fire that affected the dialysis unit, destroyed water tanks, damaged the surgery building and injured four medics trying to extinguish the blaze, said the hospital's ...

US imposes sanctions on suppliers supporting Russia's war efforts

The sanctions also targeted more than two dozen Hong Kong-based entities for shipping components and microelectronics for use in Russia's defense industry

US spots first H5N1 bird flu case in a pig, raising concern for humans

The infection was confirmed in a pig kept on a backyard farm in Crook County, Oregon, the US Department of Agriculture said Wednesday

Top US officials to visit Mideast for talks on Gaza, Lebanon amid tensions

During a press briefing, the Press Secretary said that White House officials Brett McGurk and Amos Hochstein, along with other top officials, would be travelling to address various matters

Russian hackers are targeting US govt officials, defence workers: Microsoft

Microsoft has said the attacks are perpetrated by sophisticated Russian nation-state group Midnight Blizzard, which US and UK governments have connected to SVR, Russian foreign intelligence service

US-Taiwan Business Council announces support for $2 bn defence package

The arms package, valued at $ 2 billion, is expected to include $ 1.16 billion for missile systems and $ 828 million for radar systems

American CEOs say this is as bad as it gets for corporate earnings

A broadening becomes especially important for the rally's progress now that megacap tech companies are projected to show slowing profit growth, on average

America repatriated over 1,100 Indian nationals in 2024, says US official

Murray highlighted the significant role of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), specifically its agency, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in coordinating deportations

Democrats go after Jill Stein, Cornel West in ads aimed at young US voters

Democrats are spending about USD 5,00,000 for a last-minute push to persuade voters in battleground states to reject third-party candidates Jill Stein and Cornel West, warning a vote for them will help Republican Donald Trump. The Democratic National Committee said Monday that the digital ads will run on Instagram and YouTube, targeting younger voters and college campuses. They use video of Trump from a June rally in Philadelphia, when he said: Cornel West. He's one of my favourite candidates, Cornel West. And I like her also, Jill Stein, I like her very much. You know why? She takes 100 per cent from them. He takes 100 per cent. Stung by narrow losses in 2000 and 2016 that they blame in part on support for Green Party nominees, Democrats have put a major emphasis this year on discouraging left-leaning voters from backing third-party candidates. They pushed back aggressively against No Labels, a nascent third-party movement, and the independent candidacy of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ...

US, EU call for probe after reports of Georgia election violations

On Sunday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States joined calls from observers for a full probe

PM Modi can influence conclusion of Russia-Ukraine conflict: Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to leverage India's influence to foster peace while adding that New Delhi can host Russia-Ukraine peace negotiations

McDonald's rules out beef patties as source of E Coli outbreak in US

The fast food chain said it combined its supply chain tracing data with information from government bodies, including an analysis by the Colorado Department of Agriculture

Immigration policy remains contentious issue in US prez election campaign

With just nine days left for Election Day, immigration remained one of the contentious issues in the US presidential campaign, with many immigrants, including from India and other South Asian nations, fearing a backlash if Republican hopeful Donald Trump wins the poll. In his campaign speeches, Trump promised a radical shift to tighten Washington's immigration policy and vowed to carry out the "largest" domestic deportation operation in American history of undocumented immigrants and review the existing refugee programmes if he is re-elected. The Republican leader has even resolved to end birthright citizenship for the children of immigrants living in the US illegally, triggering concerns among various diaspora communities, including from Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. Various pro-immigration advocacy groups have criticised Trump over his rhetoric on immigration, saying the discontinuation of birthright citizenship is legally questionable as it is enshrined in the 14th Amendment of

US, France, Armenia emerge as India's top 3 defence export customers

The Defence Ministry has been pushing defence exports and manufacturing in the country to improve domestic production of these equipment to meet internal and international requirements

New updates: IT ministry issues advisory to social media companies regarding misinformation

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