Washington, Jan 20(IANS) US senators have warned that China is aggressively expanding its political, economic, and security footprint across South America, using infrastructure control, strategic investments, and diplomatic pressure to undermine US interests and weaken Taiwan’s international standing.Senate Armed Services Committee chairman Roger Wicker, during a hearing, said China’s activities in the region go far beyond trade. “Across South America, the Chinese influence threatens US in…
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New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Marking the 66th anniversary of their diplomatic relations earlier this week, India and Cuba have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen cooperation based on mutual respect, collaboration, and solidarity. Diplomatic ties between the two countries were established in 1960, with India being among the first Asian nations to recognise the Cuban Revolution. The relationship was strengthened by early high-level interactions, including visits by Che Guevara and Fidel Castro,…
Washington, Jan 14 (IANS) The United States carried out more air and drone strikes abroad in the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term than during former President Joe Biden’s entire four-year term, said a survey published. From January 20, 2025, to January 5, 2026, the United States conducted 573 air and drone strikes, and 658 when operations with coalition partners are included, compared with 494 strikes and 694 coalition operations during Biden’s four-year term, according to data…
Washington, Jan 12 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has shared a photo showing him as the ‘Acting President of Venezuela’. The photo seemed to be of an edited Wikipedia page, where Trump is shown as the ‘incumbent Venezuelan president’ as of January 2026. It also mentions his actual official posts — the 45th and 47th President of the United States.This comes against the backdrop of Trump’s remarks that the United States is “working along really well” with Venezuela’s leadership, pointing …
Washington, Jan 12 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said the United States is “working along really well” with Venezuela’s leadership, pointing to oil shipments and ongoing diplomatic engagement as signs of improving ties.“Venezuela is really working out well. We’re working along really well with the leadership, and we’ll see how it all works out,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One when asked about the relationship with the new leadership in Caracas after the US raid that depos…
Washington, Jan 9 (IANS) President Donald Trump is framing the US intervention in Venezuela not as a short-term military action but as a long-range economic and geopolitical reset—one that he says reclaims control of oil assets, deters rivals, curbs drug trafficking and sends a signal well beyond Latin America.In a sit-down interview on Fox News’ Hannity, Trump laid out a sweeping rationale for the operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, repeatedly returning t…
Washington, Jan 9 (IANS) President Donald Trump said Cuba is facing a severe economic crisis after US action in Venezuela cut off oil and financial support that Havana relied on for years, warning that the island has few options left.“Cuba totally relies on Venezuela for money and for oil,” Trump said in a sit-down interview on Fox News’ Hannity. “That doesn’t work anymore.”He said Venezuela and Cuba had long operated under an arrangement in which Havana provided security support in …
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) United States operation to capture Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro is a decisive demonstration of a new Washington posture that prioritises the Western Hemisphere, even at the potential expense of long‑standing focus on China in the Indo‑Pacific, according to a report. “The military has followed through by pulling most of the 12-plus ships in the Caribbean from previously planned European and Pacific deployments. This includes the U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford, which…
Washington/New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Former US National Security Adviser (NSA) John Bolton has backed the US administration’s action of extracting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, calling it “in compliance” with the international law. However, in an exclusive interview with IANS, he stated that the US President Donald Trump has not managed to replace the authoritarian regime so far. Bolton termed Trump’s statement that US oil companies will settle in Venezuela a “fantasy” and also warned again…
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The price of gold and silver continued to surge on Tuesday amid elevated geopolitical uncertainty, and expectations of global monetary easing.Threats from the US President Donald Trump to Colombia, Cuba, and Mexico alleging drug shipments boosted the safe haven demand of precious metals.MCX gold February futures surged 0.35 per cent to Rs 1,38,600 per 10 grams around 1:30 pm, while MCX silver March futures rose 1.49 per cent to Rs 2,49,820 per kg, nearing the record high …