Calls for action after UN accuses Israel of ‘genocidal’ attacks in Gaza
Calls for action after UN accuses Israel of ‘genocidal’ attacks in Gaza
A former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employee has pleaded guilty to leaking secret documents about Israel’s plans to strike Iran last year during a period of escalating regional tensions linked to Israel’s war on Gaza and Lebanon. In a statement on Friday, the United States Department of Justice said Asif William Rahman, 34, pleaded guilty…
It’s been an awkward few months for Hindu nationalists who have been eagerly awaiting Trump’s return to the White House. There have been a few wins. Strategic and defence ties between India and the US seem stable for now, following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the White House. Modi claimed that like Trump’s quest…
Elon Musk is being sued by the securities regulator in the United States for allegedly failing to promptly disclose his stake in Twitter before he bought the social media platform. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said on Tuesday that Musk failed to disclose within the required 10-day period that he acquired more than…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revealed he has taken over as acting director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the sprawling government bureau charged with delivering humanitarian assistance across the world. Speaking from El Salvador on Monday, Rubio described USAID as a “completely unresponsive agency”. Recommended Stories list of 3…
Counting the Cost What are the risks of Trump’s tariffs for the US and the world? Donald Trump’s tariff policies are starting to take shape and they’ve led to condemnation across the globe. Read more “An eye for an eye, a tariff for a tariff, same exact amount.” That is how Donald Trump billed reciprocal…
The United States Congress has until Friday at midnight to pass a bill raising the country’s borrowing limit, also known as the debt ceiling, without which large sections of the government could stop operating. A bill that would have extended the deadline until March 14, prepared by both Democrats and Republicans, was scuttled after President-elect…