Washington: The White House is launching a partnership with India on Tuesday that President Joe Biden hopes will help the countries compete against China on military equipment, semiconductors and artificial intelligence (AI). Washington wants to deploy more Western mobile phone networks in the subcontinent to counter
Kinshasa: Pope Francis denounced the “poison of greed” for mineral resources driving conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo as he began a visit there on Wednesday, saying the rich world could no longer ignore the tragic plight of many African nations. The 86-year-old Francis is the
Addis Ababa: Almost three months after it was signed, the ceasefire agreement between Ethiopia’s federal government and forces from the northern Tigray region is mostly holding, while humanitarian aid is flowing more freely to the millions of people in need. The 2 November deal was struck
Washington: The United States said that Russia was not complying with the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), the last remaining arms control treaty between the world's two main nuclear powers, as tensions soar over the Ukraine war. Responding to a request from Congress, the State
Kabul: Shamila doesn't have a photo of the baby son who died in her arms in freezing temperatures at their home in Kabul this month, but she remembers his face perfectly. "He had a white and bright face, big eyes, a small nose and black
By Mike Whitney “Here’s something you must understand. We were not given any opportunity to act differently.” — Vladimir Putin The plan to engage Russia militarily is a tacit admission that the United States can no longer maintain its global dominance through economic or political means alone.
Dehradun: Members of Christian community were ruthlessly assaulted by a Hindutva leader in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. The Hindutva leader, Radha Semwal Dhoni, beat up, assaulted and harassed a group of Christians in Jhajra city of the state over the allegations of religious conversion. In a
Haifa: India’s Adani Group, most closely associated with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has acquired the strategic Israeli port of Haifa for $1.2 billion. According to the details, the Port of Haifa is the second largest port in Israel in terms of shipping containers and the biggest
New Delhi: India's government on Wednesday unveiled one of its biggest jumps in capital spending in the past decade in its budget for the coming year and said the fiscal deficit would fall, as it tries to create jobs while maintaining financial discipline. Prime Minister Narendra
New Delhi: Another senior TV journalist has quit India’s New Delhi Television (NDTV). Senior TV journalist and news presenter, Nidhi Razdan, is the latest addition to the series of journalists that quit the NDTV after the Adani Takeover. Several senior journalists have already quit the NDTV