India-born Anjani Sinha, US President Donald Trump’s nominee for Ambassador to Singapore, faced sharp criticism during his Senate confirmation hearing, with lawmakers questioning his preparedness and qualifications for the high-stakes diplomatic role. Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth called him unqualified for the position and said he needed to shape up and do his homework. Sinha, an…
Three college presidents apologized for not acting more aggressively to curb antisemitism on their campuses during a House committee hearing on Wednesday, in what Republicans billed as an effort to examine colleges beyond the Ivy League. “I am sorry that my actions and my leadership let you down,” Wendy Raymond, the president of Haverford College,…
The Dominican Republic’s attorney general, Yeni Berenice Reynoso, personally questioned 22-year-old Joshua Riibe from Iowa for hours on Saturday in connection with the disappearance of 20-year-old Indian-origin student Sudiksha Konanki. Riibe, labelled as a ‘person of interest’ in the case, stayed at the Riu Republica resort in Punta Cana with Konanki and friends for spring…