Washington, June 19 (IANS) Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released a trove of newly declassified documents that she said show former top US infectious disease official Anthony Fauci influenced intelligence assessments on the origins of Covid-19 and later denied such contacts under oath before Congress.
United Nations, June 19 (IANS) Bimal Patel of India has been elected a judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS).
Washington, June 19 (IANS) Two senior US senators from opposing political parties have urged the Trump administration to take stronger action against what they described as China's continued currency manipulation, arguing that Beijing's policies are distorting global trade and hurting American workers and manufacturers.
Washington, June 19 (IANS) US Vice President JD Vance's planned departure for technical negotiations with Iran has been postponed, although the White House said preparations for the talks continue and both sides remain focused on launching the next phase of discussions aimed at implementing the recently signed memorandum of understanding.
Washington, June 19 (IANS) Senior Democratic Senator Mark Warner questioned the strategic value of President Donald Trump's newly signed agreement with Iran, arguing that it leaves unresolved Tehran's ballistic missile programme, regional proxy networks and future nuclear activities while providing the Iranian regime with significant economic relief.
Washington, June 19 (IANS) A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US President Donald Trump in France, a powerful US senator said the United States should be strengthening, not weakening, its partnership with India, arguing that punitive tariffs had sent the wrong signal to a key strategic partner.
Washington, June 19 (IANS) US President Donald Trump awarded the Medal of Honor, the highest US military decoration, to retired Marine Major James Capers Jr., retired Army Major Nicholas Dockery, and posthumously to Marine Colonel John W. Ripley, honouring acts of extraordinary bravery in the Vietnam War and the war in Afghanistan.
Washington, June 19 (IANS) The US forces lifted the blockade on all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports and coastal areas, the US Central Command said.
New York, June 19 (IANS) A prominent Pakistani-American community leader has been arrested in connection with a $38 million fraud involving daycare centres for adults, according to media reports.
Paris, June 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a large gathering of the Indian community in Paris. Upon his arrival at the venue, the Prime Minister was given a warm and colorful welcome, "reflecting the deep affection of the diaspora for the motherland", the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in an official statement on Friday.
