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The tension between Iran and the US has been soaring since the day US President Donald Trump decided to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal. (Photo: AP)World
Iran rebuffs US talk of Trump-Rouhani meeting

The idea of meeting was floated by French President Emmanuel Macron, who has been spearheading European efforts to...

11 Sept 2019 3:49 PM IST

Check-in gates are quiet at SeattleTacoma International Airport due to travel restrictions worldwide on account of the coronavirus scare. (AFP)is seeing a global slowdown as a result of fears over the novel coronavirus, COVID-19.World
Top US official says outbreak will get worse in coming days

Total number of COVID-19 cases has shot up to 1050 including 29 deaths, and the worst is yet to come

12 March 2020 9:06 AM IST

Students from Hong Kong and Taiwan display placards reading Bad laws of Chinas national security\ during a protest outside the Hong Kongs Taipei office on May 28, 2020. (AFP)World
China refuses UN Security Council meeting on Hong Kong issue

The Beijing legislature is expected on Thursday to move forward on the law, bypassing Hong Kong's own lawmaking body

28 May 2020 10:43 AM IST

Health personnel of a medical emergency response service carry Brazilian Eladio Lopes, 79, -infected with the new coronavirus- on a stretcher to be transferred on an ambulance boat from the community of Portel to a hospital in Breves, on Marajo island, Para state, Brazil. (AFP)World
Brazil surpasses US in daily coronavirus death toll

Brazil has the second-worst outbreak in the world, with 374,898 cases, behind the U.S. with 1.637 million cases

26 May 2020 2:55 PM IST

Trump rules out renegotiating China trade deal. (AFP Photo)World
US may not renegotiate China trade deal over virus war

Trump administration agreed to postpone any further tariff increases, while China promised to increase by $200 billion...

12 May 2020 12:32 PM IST

Defacement of Mahatma Gandhis statue a disgrace, says Donald Trump. (AP Photo)World
Defacement of Mahatma Gandhi's statue a 'disgrace', says Trump

The statue near the Indian Embassy was vandalised prompting Indian embassy to register a complaint with local law...

9 Jun 2020 3:49 PM IST

A woman walks past a boutique with a sale sign, Thursday, June 4, 2020, in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. The state says more than 34,000 Ohioans filed unemployment claims during the last week of May. That is the lowest figure since Ohios stay-at-home orders depressed the economy and led to widespread layoffs. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)Business
US unemployment rate seen near 20% in May as layoffs remain high

Consumer confidence, manufacturing and services industries are also stabilizing, though at low levels, hopeful signs...

5 Jun 2020 12:03 PM IST

China also agreed for the first time to crack down on methane leaks, following the lead of the Biden administrations efforts to curb the potent greenhouse gas. (AP)World
China, US pledge to increase cooperation at UN climate talks

The U.S. and China will revive a working group that will meet regularly to address the climate crisis and advance the...

11 Nov 2021 10:50 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a keynote speech for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit via video, from Beijing on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021 (Li Xueren/Xinhua via AP)World
China's president Xi warns against 'Cold War' in Indo-Pacific

Xi also said the region should make sure to keep supply lines functioning and to continue liberalising trade and...

11 Nov 2021 10:18 AM IST

The changes in this final rule will apply to all registrations, including those for the advanced degree exemption, submitted on or after the effective date of the final rule. (Representative Photo:DC)World
US to modify H1B visa selection process, to give priority to wages,...

The final rule to be published in the federal register on Jan 8. It will be effective 60 days after its publication in...

8 Jan 2021 2:05 AM IST

A view of US Navy Carrier Strike Group Ronald Reagan, ahead of a Passage Exercise with INS Kochi and INS Teg, during its transit through Indian Ocean Region on June 23 & 24. (PTI Photo)India
India, US kick off mega wargame in Indian Ocean with eye on China

The US has deployed its naval carrier strike group, led by the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan

24 Jun 2021 1:24 AM IST

President Joe Biden speaks during the Quad summit in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, in Washington. Seated clockwise from left, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Biden, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. (AP/Evan Vucci)World
Quad leaders pledge to work together for peace and prosperity in...

Opening the summit, President Biden said the four democracies have come together to take on common challenges from...

25 Sept 2021 10:19 AM IST

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