Pete Marocco, who worked with Elon Musk’s team to oversee the gutting of foreign aid and the dismantling of the main U.S. aid agency, has left the State Department, administration officials said on Monday. The abrupt departure comes in the middle of the department’s efforts to merge the remnants of that aid group, the U.S….
Home to one of the longest airstrips in Africa and a vital port on the Gulf of Aden, Somaliland is leveraging its strategic importance in a turbulent region to achieving international recognition — and its officials are appealing directly to the Trump administration. Source link
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has said that the court should refrain from ordering CBI inquiry in a routine manner and it should direct probe by the central agency only when it comes to a prima facie conclusion that investigation cannot be done properly and fairly by state police.It further said that the court should exercise…
The Islamic State has shown renewed vigor in Syria, attracting fighters and increasing attacks, according to the United Nations and U.S. officials, adding to the volatility of a country still reeling since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad. The group is still nowhere near as strong as it was a decade ago, when it controlled…
NEW DELHI: Frowning upon the Tamil Nadu governor for acting in violation of constitutional provisions by sitting on bills forwarded to him after being passed by the state assembly, Supreme Court, in an extraordinary and first-of-its-kind decision, held that 10 bills reserved by the governor be deemed to have been assented by him, and fixed…
His father was marched to a forest and killed, like so many victims of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. Before he was led away, the father told his young son, Uon Chhin, to stand up and speak the truth, even if it might compromise his liberty. Decades later, Mr. Uon Chhin became a journalist during…
PM Modi waves to the Indian Coast Guard ship during the inauguration of New Pamban Bridge (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi while inaugurating the new Pamban rail sea-bridge in Tamil Nadu’s Rameswaram on Sunday spoke about the Gujarat link to the old bridge and its replacement.“A hundred years ago, the old Pamban…
The Saudi stock market experienced its largest daily drop in five years, with the index falling by 6.78% on Sunday. This marked the worst loss since the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to state media.According to news agency AFP, the sharp decline was triggered by the recent imposition of sweeping trade tariffs by…
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka and PM Modi President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Saturday honoured PM Narendra Modi with the Mitra Vibhushana award. “This honour, which was introduced in 2008, is conferred upon heads of states and govt for their friendship, and PM Modi highly deserves this honour; that is what we firmly believe,”…
The United States will know in a matter of weeks if Russia is serious about peace with Ukraine, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday, after European allies accused Moscow of stalling over the Trump administration’s call for a ceasefire. US President Donald Trump, who has promised to bring a quick end to…