US seeks $1 billion UN budget cut, 4,000 posts

IANS | September 26, 2026 7:24 AM

United Nations, Sep 26 (IANS) The United States is pressing for a reduction of more than $1 billion in the United Nations budget and has identified 4,000 positions that could be cut, a State Department spokesman said.

US seeks ‘trade over aid’ diplomacy

IANS | September 26, 2026 7:12 AM

New York, Sep 26 (IANS) The Trump administration wants to shift US economic diplomacy away from traditional foreign assistance and towards private investment, commercial agreements and projects that create lasting economic ties, Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said

US bill seeks to curb ‘birth tourism’

IANS | September 26, 2026 6:52 AM

Washington, Sep 26 (IANS) A Republican senator has introduced legislation that would bar foreign nationals from using US tourist visas and visa-waiver programmes primarily to give birth in the country and secure American citizenship for their children.

US to host G20 trade talks in Milwaukee next week

IANS | September 26, 2026 6:43 AM

Washington, Sep 26 (IANS) US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will host G20 trade ministers in Milwaukee next week for talks on forced labour, food trade, industrial overcapacity and possible changes to a core principle of the global trading system.

US charges 379 in Arizona immigration sweep

IANS | September 26, 2026 6:32 AM

Washington, Sep 26 (IANS) US federal prosecutors charged 379 people with immigration-related offences during a week-long enforcement operation in Arizona, including cases involving unlawful entry, illegal re-entry and alleged migrant smuggling.

AI could lift productivity 3.8 per cent: IMF

IANS | September 26, 2026 6:22 AM

Washington, Sep 26 (IANS) Artificial intelligence could increase aggregate labour productivity by as much as 3.8 per cent over the long term, according to a new International Monetary Fund working paper that examined patent and employment data across developed economies.

EAM Jaishankar signs UN cybercrime convention

IANS | September 25, 2026 11:10 PM

United Nations, Sep 25 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Friday signed the UN Convention against Cybercrime, which aims to strengthen countries' capacity to fight the scourge globally.