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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday expressed disappointment over the question of racial comments and discrimination against Indians in America. He said that such statements do not represent the entire American society. At a joint press conference with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in New Delhi, Rubio was asked a question on incidents…
California: Authorities braced for the possibility that a damaged chemical tank in Southern California could leak or explode as an evacuation order continued into the Memorial Day weekend for 40,000 residents with no timeline on when they can return. No injuries were reported after the pressurized tank overheated Thursday and began venting vapors at a…
US-Iran War Live Updates: The United States is weighing new military strikes on Iran, US media outlets reported on Friday. The reports, from CBS and Axios, come just hours after US President Donald Trump said he would not travel to attend his son’s wedding this weekend due to “circumstances pertaining to government” and his “love…
Washington: US President Donald Trump tightened his grip on the Republican Party on Tuesday as Kentucky voters ousted one of the few conservative lawmakers willing to challenge him openly. Congressman Thomas Massie’s defeat, which he conceded some three hours after polls closed, marked another victory in Trump’s campaign to punish Republican dissent. It follows the rout…
A Florida man who has spent nearly 50 years on Death Row is to be executed by lethal injection on Thursday for the murder of a 13-year-old girl. James Hitchcock, 70, was convicted of the 1976 murder of Cynthia Driggers, his step-niece, and sentenced to death in 1977. Hitchcock, who maintains his innocence, is to…
Washington: What’s all the buzz about? Melania Trump on Friday announced that she is expanding the White House honey program by adding a beehive in the shape of the White House to two other beehives that have been on the south grounds since 2009. The existing hives can swell to about 70,000 bees during peak…
Washington: The future of the second round of peace talks between Iran and the United States, planned to take place this week in Pakistan, remains uncertain after officials in Tehran threatened not to attend after the US seized an Iranian-flagged vessel near the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend. The two-week ceasefire between Tehran and…
The US has deployed more than 10,000 US Navy personnel, Marines and airmen to enforce the blockade of all Iranian ports. Apart from this, a dozen warships and a dozen aircraft are deployed in the sky to carry out this blockade. America says that during the first 24 hours no ship was able to cross…
During a press briefing in the White House earlier this month, US President Donald Trump jokingly said that if a deal with Iran was reached, he would take full credit. If not, Trump added, “If it [the deal] doesn’t happen, I am blaming JD Vance”. Weeks later now, as JD Vance landed back home empty-handed,…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has terminated the lawful permanent resident status of the son and daughter-in-law of Masoumeh Ebtekar, the Iranian figure widely known in America as “Screaming Mary”, and placed them in immigration custody pending deportation. The move has brought renewed attention to Ebtekar herself, one of the most recognisable faces of…