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Mexico asks US to extradite its ex-security chief arrested in December

Mexico has confirmed that it has asked the United States to extradite former security chief Genaro Garcia Luna, who currently faces trial in the US for allegedly protecting a drug gang.

US names Pak, China as nations of concern for religious freedom violations

The US has designated Pakistan and China among eight other countries that are of particular concern for violation of religious freedom, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said

US lawmakers back farmers protesting against new agri laws in India

Several US lawmakers have voiced their support for farmers agitating in India against the new farm laws and urged that they be allowed to protest peacefully. India has called the remarks by foreign leaders on protests by farmers as "ill-informed" and "unwarranted" as the matter pertained to the internal affairs of a democratic country. "I stand in solidarity with the Punjabi farmers in India protesting for their livelihoods and protection from misguided, manipulative government regulations, Congressman Doug LaMalfa said on Monday. "Punjabi farmers must be allowed to protest peacefully against their government without fear of violence," said the Republican lawmaker who represents Californian's first Congressional district. Thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana and several other states have been protesting on various borders of Delhi since November 26, seeking repeal of three farm laws enacted in September. Dubbing these laws as "anti-farmer", these farmers claim that the newly

US says Covid-19 relief package won't offer $1,200 in direct payments

US lawmakers closed in on a Covid-19 relief bill that would provide roughly $300 in extra federal weekly unemployment benefits but not another round of $1,200 in direct payments to most Americans

US on alert after link found between a state govt website, ISI-linked firm

The US and the Nevada government have been put on alert after a suspicious link was found between the state government website and a Lahore-based firm allegedly linked to Pakistani intelligence

US registers highest-ever daily Covid-19 cases, tally tops 14 million

The US has set a new world record for the number of coronavirus cases and hospitalisations reported in a single day, as the country's overall infection tally has surpassed the 14 million mark.

US achieves breakthrough in Afghan peace talks, calls it 'major milestone'

The US welcomed the breakthrough in peace talks between the negotiators from the Afghan government and the Taliban, with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo describing it as a "major milestone"

At least 100 mn people will get Covid-19 vaccine by end of Feb 2021: US

The US is confident that at least 100 million people would have got coronavirus shots by the end of February 2021 and this operation would have covered the entire "at risk" population

Deaths in US due to Covid-19 top 270,000: Johns Hopkins University

US Covid-19 deaths has surpassed 270,000, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University

US CDC set to shorten Covid-19 quarantine to 10 days, 7 if tested negative

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is set to shorten the recommended length of quarantine after exposure to someone who is positive for Covid-19, as the virus rages across the US

Healthcare workers to be first to get Covid-19 vaccines, US panel says

Health care workers and nursing home residents will be the first in the United States to get Covid-19 vaccines, a high powered government panel announced

Hospitalisations of coronavirus patients hit an all-time high in US

Hospitalisation of coronavirus infected patients in the US have reached an all-time high as the country is witnessing an ongoing resurgence of new confirmed cases

New York City's first responders to get Covid-19 vaccine in December

The first vaccines available to some of New York City's first responders could be distributed in a matter of weeks, according to an internal memo of the New York City Fire Department

Europe, US, and Australia top markets for Indian exporters on eBay

The US, the UK, mainland Europe and Australia are the top markets for Indian sellers that are exporting products through cross-border e-commerce on eBay's platform, a top official said

US tops 100,000 new Covid cases for 26th straight day, death toll 264,000

At least 100,000 new cases were added to the total number of coronavirus cases in the United States, marking the 26th consecutive day the country has topped that benchmark

Trump tax write-offs now included in two separate fraud investigations

Inquiries into the president and his businesses, one criminal and one civil, are now looking at tax deductions taken on consulting fees. Some of the payments appear to have gone to Ivanka Trump

US may impose tariffs on India, Italy for taxing internet firms like Google

The US will soon issue results of probes into Austria, Italy and India's decisions to tax local revenue of Internet companies such as Facebook Inc., which could pave the way for retaliatory tariffs

China sees rising India as 'rival'; wants to curb its ties with US: Report

China perceives a rising India as a "rival" and wants to constrain its strategic partnership with the US, its allies, and with other democracies, the State Department said in a report

Trump's troop withdrawal from Afghanistan may put Biden in a tough spot

Biden may find that one of his first acts as president will be to send more troops to a war he wanted to end 11 years ago

Amid US election uncertainty, the Fed is likely to lay low this week

The Federal Reserve is scheduled to release its latest policy statement after two days of debate in which policymakers lacked a critical piece of information: who will run the US for next four years