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Project 33: US Navy unveils plan to counter China's military aggression

US Navy is shifting its focus towards maximising efficiency and leveraging cutting-edge technologies

Helene's toll passes 100, Biden to visit North Carolina for aerial survey

A crisis unfolded in Asheville, North Carolina, as officials pledged to get more water, food and other supplies to flood-stricken areas without power and cellular service Monday, days after Hurricane Helene ripped across the US Southeast. The death toll from the storm surpassed 100. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp said during a news conference Monday that the death toll in that state had risen from 17 to 25. A North Carolina county that includes the mountain city of Asheville reported 30 people killed there. President Joe Biden said Monday he will travel to North Carolina on Wednesday to get a first-hand look at the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene. Biden said he will travel to Raleigh to get a briefing from state and local officials and take an aerial tour of Asheville. He announced plans for the trip following an operational briefing on the hurricane response and recovery efforts from federal government officials and North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, who took an aerial tour o

Here's how Helene, other storms dumped 40 trn gallons of rain on US South

More than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched the Southeast US in the last week from Hurricane Helene and a run-of-the-mill rainstorm that sloshed in ahead of it -- an unheard of amount of water that has stunned experts. That's enough to fill the Dallas Cowboys' stadium 51,000 times, or Lake Tahoe just once. If it was concentrated just on the state of North Carolina that much water would be 3.5 feet deep. It's enough to fill more than 60 million Olympic-size swimming pools. "That's an astronomical amount of precipitation," said Ed Clark, head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Water Center in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. "I have not seen something in my 25 years of working at the weather service that is this geographically large of an extent and the sheer volume of water that fell from the sky.' The flood damage from the rain is apocalyptic, meteorologists said. More than 100 people are dead, according to officials. Private meteorologist Ryan Maue, a former

Biden govt opts out of running for re-election on UN Human Rights Council

The Biden administration has decided not to seek a second consecutive term on the much-maligned UN Human Rights Council, the State Department said Monday. The administration had made US membership on the Geneva-based council a priority when it took office in 2021 after former President Donald Trump had withdrawn from the body, citing anti-Israel bias. Since returning to the council, the administration has frequently taken issue with its votes on the Middle East and other issues. "We decided not to seek another (term) on the Human Rights Council at this time because we are engaged with our allies about the best way to move forward," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters. Elections for the 47-member council are held by the UN General Assembly with candidate countries coming from various geographic groups. The three other candidates -- Iceland, Spain and Switzerland -- from the US geographic group known as Western Hemisphere and Others, or WEOG, would be able to ...

India, US may sign pact on critical minerals to bolster trade ties

The initial pact on critical minerals would help build supply chains, exchange technical know-how, and promote collaboration between Indian and American businesses in the sector

US boosts Taiwan's defence with largest-ever $567 million military aid

PDA enables the US to swiftly deliver equipment and weapons from its existing stockpile to allied nations during crises

Hezbollah recovers Hassan Nasrallah's body; Israel targets Houthis: Updates

Following the death of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Friday, Israel intensified attacks on Lebanon while waging simultaneous airstrikes on Houthis in Yemen

Hurricane Helene: Toll hits 100, aid rushed to North Carolina, Florida

President Joe Biden described the impact of the storm as stunning and said he would visit the area this week

Waste management critical issue across globe, says US Consul General

Consul General of the United States in Mumbai, Mike Hankey, has said that waste management was an important issue, not just for an urbanising Maharashtra, but for communities across India and around the world. He was speaking here on Thursday the sidelines of 'TechCamp Pune', an event focused on the theme of redesigning sustainable urban waste management. The US Consulate General, Mumbai, in partnership with the Symbiosis International University Centre for Waste Resource Management, ExploreiT and the Climate Reality Project held the 'TechCamp Pune', a release said. The event brought together US and international trainers and over 45 waste management professionals from Maharashtra, including technocrats, policymakers, industry leaders, researchers, entrepreneurs, and civil society leaders and other stakeholders. Participants worked together over four days to define pressing waste management challenges and develop practical solutions to address them. They explored how digital tools

Hurricane Helene claims 44 lives in US, wreaking havoc across Southeast

Hurricane Helene left an enormous path of destruction across Florida and the entire southeastern US on Friday, killing at least 35 people in four states, snapping trees like twigs, tearing apart homes and sending rescue crews on desperate missions to save people from floodwaters. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp said dozens of people were still trapped in buildings damaged by the Category 4 hurricane. The storm had maximum sustained winds of 140 mph (225 kph) when it made landfall late Thursday in a sparsely populated region in Florida's rural Big Bend area, home to fishing villages and vacation hideaways where Florida's Panhandle and peninsula meet. The damage extended hundreds of miles to the north, with flooding as far away as northeast Tennessee, where a dangerous rescue situation was unfolding after 54 people were moved to the roof of the Unicoi County Hospital while rapid waters flooded the facility, according to Ballad Health. In North Carolina, a lake used in the movie Dirty ...

Hezbollah leader killed in Israeli airstrike, US calls for 21 day ceasefire

The IDF said that Srour was responsible for advancing numerous aerial terrorist attacks targeting Israeli civilians

Cisco inaugurates manufacturing facility in Chennai; to create 1,200 jobs

The facility was launched by Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, along with Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins. Other key dignitaries included Cisco India President Daisy Chittilapilly and other

As war in Ukraine enters critical period, EU moves ahead without US

As the war in Ukraine enters a critical period, the European Union has decided that it must take responsibility for what it sees as an existential threat to security in its own neighbourhood and is preparing to tackle some of the financial burden, perhaps even without the United States. EU envoys have been working in Brussels this week on a proposal to provide Ukraine with a hefty loan package worth up to 35 billion euros (USD 39 billion). It was announced by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during a trip to Kyiv last Friday. Crucially, this loan will flow straight into your national budget," she told President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. It will provide you with significant and much-needed fiscal space. You will decide how best to use the funds, giving you maximum flexibility to meet your needs. Zelenskyy wants to buy weapons and bomb shelters and rebuild Ukraine's shattered energy network as winter draws near. In international matters, particularly involving major ...

Israeli teams will continue meetings on US ceasefire proposals: Netanyahu

The comments came after Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday there would be no ceasefire in the north

Intel and US to finalise $8.5 billion in chips funding by year-end

US President Joe Biden awarded Intel nearly $20 billion in grants and loans in March to boost the company's domestic output

US experiencing worst border crisis in history of world: Donald Trump

For nearly four years, the United States is experiencing its worst border crisis in the history of the world, Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump said. The remarks by Trump on Thursday came on the eve of his Democratic rival Vice President Kamala Harris's visit to the US-Mexico border down South on Friday. For nearly four years, we have been living through the worst border crisis in the history of the world. There's never been anything like it, which has brought untold suffering, misery, and death upon our land. The architect of this destruction is Kamala Harris, Trump told reporters at a news conference in New York. When you look at the four years that have taken place after being named border czar, Kamala Harris tomorrow (Friday) will be visiting the southern border that she has completely destroyed. Why would she go to the border now, playing right into the hand of her opponent. There can be no justification for what she's done. Nobody is saying, o

IAF and US Air force complete 2 day group meeting for enhanced cooperation

With an array of participants, the Indian Air Force led exercise aimed to foster diverse ties

Faulty parts in some Boeing 737s may jam rudder control system, warns NTSB

Boeing said it's working with its supplier to develop additional guidance to address the potential condition with the rudder system

Trump assassination attempt hearing implies failure was with Secret Service

Members of a bipartisan House panel investigating the Trump assassination attempts suggested during its first hearing Thursday that the failures that led to a gunman being able to open fire on former President Donald Trump were with the U.S. Secret Service, not local police. In his opening statement, the Republican co-chair of the committee, Rep. Mike Kelly from Pennsylvania, blamed a cascade of failures by the Secret Service that allowed the gunman, Thomas Michael Crooks, to gain access to the roof of a nearby building and open fire on Trump. Trump was wounded and a man attending the rally with his family was killed. In the days leading up to the rally, it was not a single mistake that allowed Crooks to outmaneuver one of our country's most elite group of security professionals. There were security failures on multiple fronts, said Kelly. The panel comprised of seven Republicans and six Democrats has spent the last two months analyzing the security failures that allowed a gunman

Beetel Teletech to distribute US-based Cambium Networks' solutions in India

Technology service provider Beetel Teletech on Thursday said it has partnered with NASDAQ-listed Cambium Networks to distribute networking solutions in India. As part of this partnership, Beetel will distribute Cambium's comprehensive portfolio of advanced networking solutions like fixed wireless, networking switches, wi-fi, fibre, security, SD-WAN and licensed frequency solutions. "This partnership represents a pivotal step towards securing a strategically advantageous position in India's rapidly expanding networking market. With projections indicating that 60 to 65 per cent of Indians will likely have internet access by 2025, Cambium's advanced technologies will provide us with the essential tools to meet the evolving demands of India's digital infrastructure and drive transformative growth," Beetel Teletech MD and CEO Sanjeev Chhabra said. Beetel offers its services through 10,000 retailers and 500 distributors in India. Its partner base includes companies like Avaya, HP, Samsung