If an alien were to gain insights into the immigrant ‘situation’ currently playing out in the US, the Netflix show Mo would act as a good gateway. Except, it might lead the alien to believe that there are no Indian immigrants, legal or illegal, in the US. Mo, the semi-autobiographical comedy created by Palestinian-American comic … Read more
Washington DC: US President Donald Trump’s billionaire adviser Elon Musk a video posted by the White House showing immigrants in shackles being prepared to board a deportation flight from Seattle. The footage shared by the White House on social media showed illegal immigrants being put in cuffs and shackles while being prepared to board a … Read more
Washington said Russia and the United States will name teams to negotiate a path to ending the war in Ukraine as soon as possible, as the superpowers met on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia without Kyiv or the EU. However, no specifics on a possible meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin emerged from the gathering … Read more
It’s a new phase in the Ukraine war as the Trump administration moves to hold talks with Russia without the presence of Ukraine or Europe. The Saudis will be in the mediating role, and the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, Trump’s Middle East special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, all … Read more
JPMorgan Chase CEO and Chairman Jamie Dimon has been emphatic about employees returning to the office (RTO) to work, dismissing hybrid or work-from-home (WFH) options for his workforce. During the recent company town hall on February 12, one staff member who disagreed was allegedly fired for questioning Dimon about the RTO policy, according to a … Read more
A 64-year-old Florida man convicted of killing a couple at a remote farm in an attack witnessed by their young daughter was executed on Thursday, marking the state’s first this year. According to The Independent, James Dennis Ford was pronounced dead at 6:19 pm, after being given lethal injection drugs at the Florida State Prison. … Read more
To the outside world, US President Donald Trump may come across as mercurial, transactional, and less dependable. For India, however, he has been a consistent ally, partly due to his great chemistry with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A meeting planned at short notice and with little time for back-channel negotiations has delivered a great deal … Read more
Nairobi, Kenya: The factory may be in East Africa, but the Wrangler and Levi’s jeans rolling off the production line are pure Americana, destined for US stores like Walmart and JCPenney. The United Aryan factory, on the outskirts of Kenya’s capital Nairobi, exists for one reason: the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a 25-year-old … Read more
WASHINGTON — After the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba last week, the two nations voiced alignment on Trump’s “peace through strength” approach toward countering China in the Indo-Pacific region, analysts said. “The prime minister and I will be working closely together to maintain peace and security — and … Read more
A Chinese spy balloon that passed over the United States last year was packed with American technology that could have enabled it to spy on Americans, Newsweek reported, citing sources with direct knowledge of a technical analysis conducted by the US military. The huge balloon with a large payload of electronics flew over the US … Read more
WASHINGTON — After the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba last week, the two nations voiced alignment on Trump’s “peace through strength” approach toward countering China in the Indo-Pacific region, analysts said. “The prime minister and I will be working closely together to maintain peace and security — and … Read more
WASHINGTON — The U.S., U.K. and Australia on Tuesday sanctioned a Russian web-hosting services provider and two Russian men who administer the service in support of Russian ransomware syndicate LockBit. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and its U.K. and Australian counterparts sanctioned Zservers, a Russia-based bulletproof hosting services provider — which is … Read more