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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks with reporters at the White House, on January 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. forces in the Caribbean Sea have seized another sanctioned oil tanker that the Trump administration says has ties to Venezuela, part of a broader U.S. effort to take control of the South American country’s…
Senate Republicans voted to dismiss a war powers resolution on Wednesday (January 14, 2026) that would have limited President Donald Trump’s ability to conduct further attacks on Venezuela after two GOP senators reversed course on supporting the legislation. Mr. Trump put intense pressure on five Republican senators who joined with Democrats to advance the resolution…
Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto J Pakistan has signed an agreement with a firm connected to World Liberty Financial, the main crypto business of the family of U.S. President Donald Trump, to explore using World Liberty’s stablecoin for cross-border payments, a source involved with the deal said on Wednesday…
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures, before boarding Air Force One en route to Detroit, Michigan, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S. on January 13, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday (January 13, 2026) doubled down on his threat of intervention in protest-hit Iran, telling protesters that “help is on its…
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Image used for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: AP A bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation is headed to Copenhagen later this week in an attempt to show unity between the United States and Denmark as President Donald Trump continues to threaten to seize Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of the NATO ally. Senator Chris Coons is…
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Nickolay Mladenov, the man chosen to serve as director-general for U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace in Gaza, is a Bulgarian politician and former UN envoy to the Middle East who frequently worked to ease tensions between Israel and Hamas. His appointment — announced by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday and confirmed…
U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer shake hands. File | Photo Credit: Reuters British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday (January 8, 2026) about Euro-Atlantic security and the need to deter an increasingly aggressive Russia in the Arctic region, a Downing Street spokeswoman said. Mr….
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Data shows that not all commodities exported to the U.S. were impacted by tariffs | Photo Credit: VIPIN CHANDRAN Last month, we noted that India’s trade data for November had shown a continued resilience in exports despite mounting U.S. tariffs. Not only did India’s overall exports grow, but shipments to the U.S. also rebounded. However,…
Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto China on Friday (December 26, 2025) imposed sanctions on 20 U.S. defence firms in response to the Trump administration’s approval of a record $11.1 billion arms sales package to Taiwan. The Foreign Ministry in a statement warned that any attempt to provoke China on…
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U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A federal judge on Tuesday (December 23, 2025) rejected a challenge by the largest U.S. business lobby group to U.S. President Donald Trump’s $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers, saying it fell under his broad powers to regulate immigration. U.S. District…
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