Washington, May 29 (IANS) US Vice President JD Vance warned that while artificial intelligence will transform warfare, decisions involving life and death must remain in human hands, telling graduating officers at the US Air Force Academy that America must never surrender moral judgment to machines.Addressing the Class of 2026 in Colorado Springs, Vance said rapid advances in artificial intelligence, cyber operations and autonomous systems were reshaping the battlefield and creating new challenge…
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Washington, May 20 (IANS) US Vice President JD Vance accused the previous Biden administration of allowing widespread abuse of the American asylum system and said the Trump administration was prosecuting immigration-related fraud while tightening border enforcement.Vance told reporters at a White House news conference that one of the “biggest immigration frauds” under former President Joe Biden was the handling of asylum claims at the southern border.“The biggest immigration fraud that exi…
Washington, May 20 (IANS) US Vice President JD Vance said the Trump administration was pursuing intensive negotiations with Iran but warned Washington remained prepared to resume military operations if Tehran failed to agree to a deal preventing it from acquiring nuclear weapons.“There are two options, two pathways we can go down when it comes to the Iran situation,” Vance told reporters during a White House media briefing.“What the president of the United States has said is, number one, I…
Washington, May 19 (IANS) US Vice President JD Vance said the Trump administration was rebuilding American manufacturing after decades of industrial decline, arguing that Washington had finally begun prioritising domestic workers and reducing dependence on overseas production hubs such as China.In a major policy speech in Kansas City, Missouri, Vance said the administration’s economic agenda as a direct response to years of factory closures and job losses in industrial communities across the U…
Washington, May 16 (IANS) As part of her effort to promote childhood literacy, US Second Lady Usha Vance visited a charter school in Florida during which she highlighted her Summer Reading Challenge for students across the country.During her visit to AcadeMir Academy Charter School East in Doral, Florida, the Second Lady read Ada Twist the Scientist by Andrea Beaty to students. She also spoke about the importance of reading and answered questions from children and faculty members.“It was such …
Washington, May 5 (IANS) The White House was briefly placed on lockdown after US Secret Service officers shot an armed individual near the National Mall following a confrontation in which the suspect opened fire, officials said.The incident unfolded around 3:30 p.m. when plainclothes Secret Service personnel patrolling the outer perimeter of the White House complex identified “a suspicious individual that appeared to have a firearm,” Deputy Director Matt Quinn told reporters.Uniformed office…
New York, April 26 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said he was safe after he was rushed away from a journalists’ event after shots were fired at the Washington hotel where it was taking place.“The First Lady, plus the Vice President [JD Vance], and all Cabinet members, are in perfect condition”, he said on Truth Social in a series of posts.“The shooter has been apprehended”, he said.“Quite an evening in DC [District of Columbia – Washington]”, he exclaimed.Several members of the…
Washington, April 24 (IANS) The United States President Donald Trump will dispatch special envoys to Pakistan to engage with Iran, following what White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt described as signs of progress, even as she highlighted diplomatic gains in the Middle East. Leavitt said the president has “decided to dispatch special Envoy Woff and Jared Kushner back to Islamabad,” adding that “the Iranians wanna talk, they wanna talk in person.”“So Steve and Jared will b…
Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) Global oil prices edged higher on Thursday due to a stalemate over the next round of peace talks between the United States and Iran that kept the energy artery Strait of Hormuz effectively closed.The June contract for Brent on the Intercontinental Exchange traded at $103.35 a barrel in morning trade, up around 4 per cent from the previous close. Meanwhile, the June futures contract for West Texas Intermediate on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) rose 1.62 per cent …
Mumbai, April 22 (IANS) Indian equity benchmarks ended lower on Wednesday, snapping a three-day winning streak as weakness in IT stocks and global uncertainty weighed on sentiment. The decline came amid concerns over prolonged geopolitical tensions in West Asia following stalled talks between the United States and Iran.The Nifty closed 0.81 per cent, or 198.50 points lower, at 24,378.10, while the Sensex dropped 0.95 per cent, or 756.84 points, to settle at 78,516.49.Experts said that from a tec…