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The Houthi rebels in Yemen, backed by Iran, had initiated a series of attacks on Israel and targeted commercial and military ships in the Red Sea

NEW DELHI: The 2024 presidential race in the US is witnessing a multitude of contenders, yet the majority find themselves overshadowed by the prominent figures from the 2020 election – President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump. In a recent update, Vivek Ramaswamy chose to suspend his campaign following a lacklustre performance in the […]

NEW DELHI: Following the defacement of the Swaminarayan Mandir in California, Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar emphasised extremists and secessionists should not find space in foreign lands. “I have seen it. Extremists, separatists and such forces (against India) should not be given space in foreign lands. Our Consulate there complained to the government and […]

The recent visit of Pakistan’s Army Chief, General Asim Munir, to Washington and his meetings with top US officials, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin, have raised eyebrows in India and elsewhere. The visit, which focused on counter-terrorism cooperation and defence collaboration, was seen as a sign of the […]

As Israel steps up its attacks on Hamas and the Gaza Strip, the Palestinians have found an unusual ally in the Yemeni Houthi rebels. The poorest among the Arabs, Yemen has jumped into the crisis by flashing the biggest ace that it was holding all along – its control over the Bab el-Mandeb (Gateway of […]

NEW DELHI: George Santos, the disgraced ‘politician’ who was expelled from Congress without a conviction and has been charged by the Department of Justice on 23 counts, appeared on the comedian Ziwe’s YouTube show for a one-on-one interview. The comedian who had approached the former Congressman on the microblogging site X asked him “@MrSantosNY would […]

The United States of America, once hailed as the beacon of democracy and the leader of the free world, is increasingly looking like a banana republic. Since the last Presidential elections, which were dubbed as rigged by Donald Trump supporters and the January 6 rioting in the White House, the US has only been inching […]

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC), established in 1945, stands as one of the six principal bodies of the United Nations. Its powers, outlined in the United Nations Charter, include the establishment of peacekeeping operations, implementation of international sanctions, and authorization of military actions. Notably, the UNSC is the sole UN entity with the authority […]

The topic of abortion has been a longstanding and contentious issue in U.S. elections, often becoming a focal point in political debates. The debate primarily revolves around the legal and ethical aspects of abortion, including a woman’s right to choose versus the protection of fetal life. In the 2012 elections, it was Barack Obama and […]

NEW DELHI: On Monday, the Supreme Court of Texas overturned a ruling made by the lower court regarding the case of the abortion of Kate Cox. According to the abortion ban in Texas, a woman cannot get an abortion and can only get it if it is a medical necessity where the mother’s life is […]