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August 12, 2025 9:47 AM

US designates Pakistani Baloch separatists as a foreign terrorist group

The United States is designating the Pakistani separatist Baloch Liberation Army as a foreign terrorist organization, the U.S. Department of State said on Monday. The BLA is the strongest of a number of insurgent groups long operating in the area bordering Afghanistan and Iran, a mineral-rich region that is home to Beijing's investment in Gwadar deep water port and other projects. Recently, the BLA took responsibility for hijacking a Pakistani Jaffar Express train traveling from Quetta to Pesh...

August 12, 2025 9:19 AM

Trump takes over DC police in extraordinary move, deploys National Guard in capital

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he was deploying 800 National Guard troops to Washington and temporarily taking over the city's police department, an extraordinary assertion of presidential power in the nation's capital. Trump's move, which bypassed the city's elected leaders, was emblematic of his second-term approach, which has seen him wield executive authority in ways with little precedent in modern U.S. history and in defiance of political norms. The president cast his actions ...

August 12, 2025 9:12 AM

South Korea’s Lee, Trump to hold summit on August 25 on security alliance, economy

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump will hold their first summit meeting on August 25 in Washington to discuss strengthening the bilateral alliance and economic security partnership, Lee's office said on Tuesday. Lee, who was elected president in a snap election in June, has made it a top priority to help his export-dependent country navigate the dramatic changes in the global trading environment triggered by Trump's tariff policies. "The two leaders will discu...

August 10, 2025 2:56 PM

Trump nominates State Dept spokeswoman Bruce as US deputy representative to UN

President Donald Trump said on Saturday he was nominating State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce as the next U.S. deputy representative to the United Nations. Bruce has been the State Department spokesperson since Trump took office in January. In a post on social media in which Trump announced her nomination, the president said she did a "fantastic job" as State Department spokesperson. Bruce will need to be confirmed for the role by the U.S. Senate, where Trump's Republican Party holds a m...

August 7, 2025 3:18 PM

Soumya Swaminathan lauds PM Modi’s resolve to ensure farmers’ welfare

Soumya Swaminathan, Chair of the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation and former Deputy Director-General (DDG) at the World Health Organization (WHO), on Thursday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's steadfast commitment to safeguarding the welfare of farmers and his refusal to yield to "any kind of pressures." "Firstly, he (MS Swaminathan) would have been very happy that the Prime Minister gave such a strong message of support for farmers, fishermen, and tribal communities - and that he repeat...

August 7, 2025 3:08 PM

New US tariffs no big problem for India, which has huge domestic market: Mark Mobius

Billionaire investor Mark Mobius on Thursday said that the upcoming 50 per cent tariffs on India, announced by US President Donald Trump, are unlikely to significantly impact the country, thanks to its massive domestic market and relatively lower dependence on exports compared to China. Speaking to IANS, Mobius - who manages the Mobius Emerging Markets (EM) Opportunities Fund - said that India is better positioned than many other nations to withstand the effects of the new tariffs. “India ha...

August 7, 2025 11:03 AM

UCLA says Trump administration froze $584 million of its federal funding

President Donald Trump's administration has frozen $584 million in federal funding for the University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA said on Wednesday after the government reprimanded the university over pro-Palestinian protests. The Trump administration has threatened to cut federal funds for universities over pro-Palestinian protests against U.S. ally Israel's war in Gaza. The government alleges universities, including UCLA, allowed antisemitism during the protests. Large demonstrations to...

August 7, 2025 9:39 AM

US tariffs: India must seize this moment to become greater than ever, says Anand Mahindra

Top industrialist Anand Mahindra on Wednesday emphasized that India must use the imposition of 50% tariffs by the US as a catalyst to make the nation greater than ever. He urged the country to seize this moment to shape a virtuous outcome amid the evolving global trade environment. According to the Mahindra & Mahindra Chairman, the “law of unintended consequences” is quietly at play in the ongoing tariff war triggered by the United States. “The EU may appear to have accepted the evol...

August 6, 2025 12:46 PM

Trump declines to say if he supports or opposes potential Gaza takeover by Israel

U.S. President Donald Trump declined to say whether he supported or opposed a potential military takeover of Gaza by Israel and said his administration's focus was on increasing food access to the Palestinian enclave under assault from Washington's ally. KEY QUOTES "I know that we are there now trying to get people fed," Trump told reporters on Tuesday. "As far as the rest of it, I really can't say. That's going to be pretty much up to Israel." Trump said Israel and Arab states were going to ...

August 5, 2025 10:18 AM

US could require up to $15,000 bonds for some tourist visas under pilot program

The U.S. could require bonds of up to $15,000 for some tourist and business visas under a pilot program launching in two weeks, a government notice said on Monday, an effort that aims to crack down on visitors who overstay their visas. The program gives U.S. consular officers the discretion to impose bonds on visitors from countries with high rates of visa overstays, according to a Federal Register notice. Bonds could also be applied to people coming from countries where screening and vetting i...