Washington, April 6 (IANS) US forces carried out a high-risk rescue of a downed American airman inside Iran, using a deception campaign and a complex military operation to extract him from hostile territory, according to multiple media reports.The mission followed the downing of a US F-15E fighter jet over Iran, leaving one crew member stranded for nearly two days as Iranian forces searched for him.US intelligence officials launched a deception effort to buy time, spreading false information tha…
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New York, March 25 (IANS) A Democrat has wrested away from President Donald Trump’s Republican Party his Florida state legislature home constituency in a by-election.In a setback to the Republicans, Emily Gregory carried in Tuesday’s by-election the state House of Representatives seat where Trump had led by 11 per cent in the 2024 election.Trump’s home, Mar-a-Lago, is located in the constituency where she won.”Floridians deserve leaders who put people over politics”, Gregory said.A criti…
Washington, March 25 (IANS) The Pentagon is preparing to deploy thousands of troops from the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, signalling a potential escalation in the Iran conflict even as Washington explores diplomatic options.According to multiple media reports, it is preparing to deploy about 3,000 troops from the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, adding to thousands of Marines already heading to the region.No decision has been made for US troops to enter …
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) World Health Organisation regional director for the Eastern Mediterranean Hanan Balkhy said the organisation is preparing for the possibility of a nuclear incident in the Middle East as the US‑Israel‑Iran conflict intensifies adding that it is reviewing protocols to deal with radiation exposure.The report from Politico cited the top official warning that such a “nuclear incident” is the “worst-case scenario-something that worries us the most”.Health officials are a…
Washington, March 5 (IANS) US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Thursday that “Americans don’t want war”, sharply criticising President Donald Trump’s handling of the escalating conflict with Iran and accusing Senate Republicans of backing what he called the President’s “military escapades”. Speaking on the Senate floor, Schumer said the public across the political spectrum opposed the growing military confrontation in the Middle East.”Americans don’t want war. Not Republican voters, …
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) With the US Supreme Court striking down reciprocal tariffs imposed by the Donald Trump administration on Friday, Indian exporters were jubilant at the news. However, around $8-9 billion worth of trade is still likely to face higher duties under national security provisions. The US Supreme Court ruling effectively eliminates the 18 per cent reciprocal tariff agreed earlier under the India–US trade framework.According to analysts, Section 232 duties remain in force, cove…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Jairam Ramesh has hailed the US Supreme Court’s landmark ruling that struck down most of the sweeping tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump. In a post on his X handle, Ramesh wrote, “Hats off to the US Supreme Court for striking down President Trump’s entire tariff strategy! Quite an amazing decision given its ideological composition. A 6-3 verdict is decisive.”The ruling delivered on Friday marks a major setba…
Washington, Feb 20 (IANS) In a major setback to President Donald Trump’s economic agenda, the US Supreme Court on Friday struck down most of his sweeping tariffs, ruling that he lacked authority under a 1977 emergency law to impose broad import levies on America’s trading partners across the world, including India.The ruling marks a rare instance of the conservative-led court reining in Trump’s use of executive power. According to Politico, the court in a 6-3 decision struck down the tarif…
United Nations, Feb 2 (IANS) While the US withholding nearly $ 4 billion in dues to the UN is sending it to the edge of a financial precipice, President Donald Trump has claimed that he could solve the problem “very easily”. In his interview with Politico on Sunday (local time), he did not, however, say that he would release the funds that the US owes, which, according to the UN, is at the centre of its financial crisis.In a letter to heads of UN missions, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres …
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…