New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) China strategy of taking up economic projects such as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in developing countries with the objective of extending its geopolitical clout across regions appears to have run into a hurdle when it comes to spreading its influence to Latin America, according to an article in The Diplomat.China’s strategy has shaped its global expansion from Africa and Southeast Asia to the Pacific Islands and Latin America. It has also helped explain why Beij…
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Beirut, June 4 (IANS) A United Nations (UN) peacekeeper died on Thursday after mortar shells struck his position near Marjayoun, southeastern Lebanon, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) revealed.According to the UNIFIL, two other peacekeepers, who also sustained injuries, are being treated at a medical facility.“Soon after the incident that happened late last night, the critically injured peacekeeper was flown to a hospital in Beirut, where he succumbed to his wounds,” UNIF…
Washington, March 3 (IANS) The United States’ top trade and agriculture officials have declared that American farm exports are “back on top,” saying eight new reciprocal trade agreements and an aggressive export push are restoring market access and putting U.S. farmers at the centre of the global economy. In an op-ed in The Hill, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said “U.S. agriculture is back on top, and the world is buying,” outlinin…
Washington, Feb 6 (IANS) The White House cited new crime and border data to argue that President Donald Trump’s law-and-order agenda is producing results, pointing to sharp declines in murders, aggressive deportations of criminal migrants, and what it called the most secure border in US history.At a packed briefing, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said a study by the Council on Criminal Justice showed that “the murder rate across America’s largest cities plummeted in 2025 to its lowest leve…
Washington, Jan 24 (IANS) An influential Republican Congressman has told the House that US immigration policy has reached a breaking point and warned that failure to act could permanently alter the country’s character.Congressman Glenn Grothman from Wisconsin called immigration the single most important issue facing Congress and the White House. How it is handled, he said, will determine whether “America fundamentally changes or not.”Grothman said the scale of immigration, legal and illegal, is …