Sri Lanka has decided to lift from next year a ban on the visit of foreign research ships imposed after strong security concerns raised by India and the US following frequent docking requests from hi-tech Chinese surveillance vessels, the Japanese media reported. The change in position was conveyed by visiting Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali … Read more
The Australian government has been advocating for his release with the United States several times. Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was freed by a court on the US Pacific island territory of Saipan on Wednesday after pleading guilty to violating US espionage law, in a deal that will see him return home … Read more
(NewsNation) — Americans Thursday will hear from two influential senators, one Republican and one Democrat, making the case that the United States needs to designate Russia as an official state sponsor of terrorism. Senators Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., have been arguing the issue for some time, but their stance is now bolstered … Read more
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsNation) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday accused the United States of withholding military aid to Israel as its battle against Hamas in Gaza intensifies, a claim the White House quickly refuted. “When [Secretary of State Antony Blinken] was recently here in Israel, we had a candid conversation. I said I … Read more
(NewsNation) — After China landed a probe on the far side of the moon, NASA warned there is a new space race between America and China. One question is the use of the moon as various countries seek to find resources upon it. Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson with the Hayden Planetarium in New York said … Read more
“The recent pressure on the benchmark indices this week isn’t primarily due to concerns about the election results. There’s a broad consensus that the BJP will secure a simple majority. The debate is more about the exact number of seats,” says Harsh Gupta Madhusudan, NSE International Exchange.First of all, how are you viewing the election … Read more
Trump repeatedly demanded Clinton be put behind bars during their 2016 election battle. Washington: Donald Trump falsely claimed Sunday that he did not call for former election rival Hillary Clinton to be jailed, telling Fox News: “I didn’t say ‘lock her up’.” Trump, who is facing sentencing — and possible prison time — after becoming … Read more
Shares of Hindalco jumped 2% on BSE in Wednesday’s trade to the day’s high of Rs 695 after the company’s arm Novelis filed to offer 45 million shares in the US initial public offering (IPO) with a price band of $18-21 per share. Novelis is owned by the Indian conglomerate Aditya Birla Group’s Hindalco and … Read more
New York: China-based ByteDance Ltd. asked an appeals court to speed up its lawsuit challenging a US law that would force it to sell the TikTok video-sharing app or face a ban. “Prompt consideration of these cases is needed to avoid irreparable harm,” lawyers for ByteDance and TikTok said Friday in a filing in the … Read more
New Delhi: US and Australia alleged India of giving subsidies to sugarcane farmers far exceeding limits set in global trade norms.The two countries told the WTO that they estimated that over the period 2018-19 to 2021-22, New Delhi provided sugarcane subsidy between 91-100%, which was “vastly in excess of the limits set out” at 10% … Read more
