New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Since the successful operation in Venezuela that led to its leader Nicolas Maduro’s detention, US President Donald Trump is exuberating in confidence, reiterating establishing “American dominance in the Western hemisphere” which will “never be questioned again”. Over the weekend in the US, reports quote him having issued warnings to countries including Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Iran and Greenland. Incidentally, Greenland is a self-governing territory of Denmark, w…
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Washington, Jan 5 (IANS) The Trump administration framed the arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro as part of a broader effort to reassert US dominance in the Western Hemisphere and push back against the growing influence of China, Russia, and Iran in Latin America.US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said on Fox News that the operation sends a clear signal to global rivals that Washington will no longer tolerate hostile powers embedding themselves in the region.“The Chinese are…
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 3 (IANS) The CPI(M) leadership and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, on Saturday, condemned the US for what they described as an “imperialist military aggression” against Venezuela, calling for global condemnation and urging the Indian government to take a clear public stand against the action. Reacting to reports of the US airstrikes on strategic and civilian locations in Venezuela, Chief Minister Vijayan accused the US of acting like a “rogue state” and …
Moscow, Jan 3 (IANS) A US military operation against Venezuela has no legitimate basis since the South American country has posed no threat to the United States, Konstantin Kosachev, Deputy Speaker of Russia’s Federation Council, said on Saturday. “Without any doubt, Venezuela has created no threats to the United States — neither military, nor humanitarian, nor criminal, nor drug-related,” Kosachev wrote on his Telegram channel.”Therefore, the current military operation, like the actions taken …
Bogota, Jan 3 (IANS) Expressing deep concern over the US attacks on Venezuela, Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Saturday called for an urgent UN meeting, calling for prohibition of the use or threat of force and peaceful settlement of international disputes. In a post on X late Saturday afternoon, India time, Petro also said that Colombia is deploying forces at the border considering the tense situation in the region.”We just finished the national security council meeting that started at 3 a…
Seoul, Jan 1 (IANS) South Korea’s exports reached an all-time high of $709.7 billion in 2025, surpassing the landmark $700 billion mark for the first time, government data showed on Thursday.Annual exports rose 3.8 percent from a year earlier, with semiconductor exports jumping 22.2 per cent on-year to a record high of $173.4 billion on the back of the growth of artificial intelligence (AI), according to the data compiled by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources, reports Yonhap news agen…
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Coforge on Friday announced that it will acquire US-based engineering services firm Encora in a $2.35-billion all-stock deal, marking one of the largest transactions in India’s IT services space.The acquisition will be carried out through a share swap, under which Coforge will issue 93.8 million equity shares priced at Rs 1,815.91 each.This values the non-cash transaction at around Rs 17,032 crore. After the deal, Encora’s shareholders will own about 21.25 per cent o…
Havana, Dec 21 (IANS) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla said that the US government’s designation of the legitimate government of Venezuela as a “foreign terrorist organization” is a politically motivated act.”It is a new arbitrary, fraudulent, unilateral and politically motivated act. It shows, once again, the lack of credibility of these decisions and the manipulation of terrorism as a political weapon, which also weaken international efforts against that scourge,” Rodriguez said…