New York, March 27 (IANS) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro made his second appearance in a New York court after his forcible seizure by US troops in a military raid in Caracas in early January.During his first arraignment on January 5, Maduro pleaded not guilty to all US charges against him, including drug trafficking, and told the court that he was “kidnapped” from his Caracas residence and he remains president of Venezuela, Xinhua news agency reported.On Thursday, Maduro’s lawyer continued …
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Washington, March 6 (IANS) The US State Department announced that the United States and Venezuela have agreed to re-establish diplomatic and consular relations.Venezuela severed diplomatic ties with the United States in January 2019 due to the latter’s continued interference in Venezuela’s internal affairs. All diplomatic personnel from the US embassy in Venezuela withdrew in March of the same year, Xinhua news agency reported.On January 3, US military forces launched a large-scale strike agains…
New York, March 3 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has not ruled out sending US troops into Iran “if necessary” in a further move away from his earlier opposition to getting involved in wars abroad. He told the New York Post, ”Like every president says, ‘There will be no boots on the ground.’ I don’t say it.” He said it could happen “if they were necessary”, but “I’ll say ‘probably don’t need them’”. His remark about possible troop involvement in the conflic…
New York, Feb 26 (IANS) Cuba says it has killed four persons on a mystery US speedboat in a shootout in its waters, cranking up the already high level of tension between Washington and Havana, with US President Donald Trump declaring that country an “extraordinary threat”. “We’re going to find out exactly what happened here and then we’ll respond accordingly,” US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on the Wednesday incident. “It is highly unusual to see shootouts on the open sea like…
Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) President Donald Trump declared that the United States had “obliterated Iran’s nuclear weapons program,” pushed NATO allies to sharply raise defence spending, and “ENDED 8 wars” in a sweeping projection of American military and geopolitical strength.Describing what he called “a breathtaking operation” known as “Operation Midnight Hammer,” Trump told Congress the US military had “obliterated Iran’s nuclear weapons program with an attack on Iranian s…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) US-based AI company Anthropic is in the middle of a deeper controversy as the Pentagon (now called the Department of War) is reportedly considering to snap its ties with Dario Amodei-run firm over its insistence on “maintaining some limitations” on how the US military uses its AI models.Anthropic’s AI model Claude was reportedly used in the US military’s operation to capture former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (through its partnership with AI software f…
New York, Feb 14 (IANS) Nikhil Gupta dramatically admitting in a federal court here that he participated in a murder-for hire plot ends the trial against him without testimony from witnesses or the trove of what the prosecutors assert were evidence against him being aired in court.Gupta, who was accused of plotting against a Khalistani leader, pleaded guilty on Friday to three charges against him — murder-for-hire, and conspiracies to commit that crime and launder money.This was a reversal from…
Washington, Feb 11 (IANS) US President Donald Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Wednesday for a bilateral meeting, the White House said.Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the visit at the daily briefing. “Tomorrow, here at the White House, the president will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a bilateral meeting,” she said.Leavitt said the rest of the week will focus on “energy and deregulation.”On Wednesday afternoon,…
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) China’s strategy of importing oil at heavily discounted prices from sanctioned countries, including Venezuela, Iran and Russia, has run into trouble due to the geopolitical tensions that have now hit these countries.Nearly 40 per cent of China’s crude imports come from Russia, Iran, and Venezuela combined. This is a significant share, especially given that these are sources associated with sanctions, political instability, and broader geopolitical risk, according to a…
Caracas, Feb 4 (IANS) Thousands of people rallied in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas to demand the release of the country’s President Nicolas Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores, one month after they were seized by force during a US military operation in Venezuela.Miranda state Governor Elio Serrano said that the mobilization showed people’s determination to tell the world they are still standing, adding the country’s acting president Delcy Rodriguez has “the support of the people,” Xinhua news…