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PM Modi departs for Israel, says visit will set new goals for strategic ties

IANS | February 25, 2026 9:12 AM

New Delhi/Tel Aviv, Feb 25 (IANS) As he departed for his two-day visit to Israel, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he is looking forward to his engagements with his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, aimed at further strengthening cooperation across various domains and exchanging views on regional and global issues.

US security clearances stuck in limbo

IANS | February 25, 2026 8:52 AM

Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) A broken US security-clearance pipeline is keeping America’s most sensitive jobs waiting — and Congress is now warning that the Pentagon’s flagship fix is years late, billions over budget, and still unable to deliver the modern system Washington promised after a massive data breach a decade ago.

US paid leave fight shows split on safety net

IANS | February 25, 2026 8:43 AM

Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) America’s long-running gap in paid family and medical leave — routine in much of the developed world but still patchy in the United States — took centre stage on Capitol Hill, as lawmakers sparred over whether Washington should set a national standard or let states and employers chart their own course.

US sanctions Russian exploit broker in cyber theft case

IANS | February 25, 2026 8:14 AM

Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) The United States imposed sanctions on a Russian exploit broker and several associated entities accused of acquiring and selling stolen American cyber tools, in what officials described as the first action under a new law aimed at protecting US intellectual property.

US visa fee row clouds Indian doctor pathway

IANS | February 25, 2026 7:53 AM

Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) A heated congressional hearing on America’s growing physician shortage has opened a new fault line that could directly affect Indian medical graduates seeking careers in the United States.

Trump hails ‘turnaround for ages’ in one year of his leadership

IANS | February 25, 2026 7:43 AM

Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday night (Wednesday morning local India time) declared that America had witnessed “a turnaround for the ages” in just one year of his leadership, telling Congress that the country had achieved “a transformation like no one has ever seen before.”

US warns of AI chip smuggling fueling China’s military push

IANS | February 25, 2026 7:25 AM

Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) US export enforcement officials have acknowledged that advanced American AI chips are being smuggled overseas, as lawmakers warned that China is aggressively seeking to bypass restrictions to power its military and artificial intelligence ambitions.

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