Geneva, Feb 28 (IANS) United Nations experts expressed serious concern over 40 Uyghur men who were forcibly deported to China by Thai authorities a year ago under pressure from Beijing, as their current whereabouts, health and fate remain unknown.
Mumbai, Feb 28 (IANS) India and the European Union have agreed to give each other Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN) treatment for five years after their proposed free trade agreement (FTA) comes into force.
Washington, Feb 28 (IANS) Top Senate Democrats have demanded that the Trump administration return more than $130 billion in tariffs declared illegal by the Supreme Court, escalating a political and legal confrontation over what they called money illegally taxed from American businesses and consumers.
Washington, Feb 28 (IANS) US Senate Democrats accused President Donald Trump of deepening a farm and food affordability crisis, arguing that his tariff policies have handed China leverage in global agriculture while driving up grocery prices at home.
Washington, Feb 28 (IANS) In a move aimed at sending a direct political and financial signal to elite academic institutions, the US Department of War announced to cancel as many as 93 Senior Service College fellowships at 22 institutions, including Harvard University and other Ivy League schools, saying the move is needed to realign military education with “American values” and the “warrior ethos”.
Washington, Feb 28 (IANS) A bipartisan US Senate panel took aim at the Food and Drug Administration over delays and shifting standards that witnesses said are blocking rare disease treatments, warning that “time is the most precious commodity” for families and that “rare disease patients cannot wait.”
Washington, Feb 28 (IANS) From Russian and Chinese military activity near Alaska to drone incursions at the US–Mexico border, American senators pressed two Pentagon nominees on how they would defend the homeland while preserving civil liberties during a closely watched confirmation hearing.
Washington, Feb 28 (IANS) US banking regulators defended sweeping efforts to recalibrate capital rules and formalise crypto oversight as senators clashed over Basel reforms, political “debanking” and consumer safeguards in a hearing with global implications for capital flows and digital finance.
Washington, Feb 28 (IANS) The United States (US) has backed Pakistan’s right to defend itself against Taliban attacks, even as border fighting escalated between Islamabad and the Afghan Taliban, with President Donald Trump praising Pakistan’s leadership and a State Department spokesperson telling IANS that Washington supports Pakistan’s right to self-defence.
Washington, Feb 28 (IANS) US President Donald Trump ordered all federal agencies to immediately stop using technology from the artificial intelligence company Anthropic, escalating a public clash over the military use of advanced AI systems.
