Washington, Jan 8 (IANS) India’s Ambassador to the United States, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, met US House Speaker Mike Johnson on Capitol Hill to discuss the India-US relationship, counterterrorism cooperation, and key areas of bilateral partnership.
Washington, Jan 8 (IANS) The Trump administration's comments on Greenland, framed by officials as a national security issue, set off a political debate in Washington over diplomacy, NATO alliances and US strategy in the Arctic.
Washington, Jan 8 (IANS) The United States confirmed the seizure of two vessels in separate operations in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, including a Russian-linked tanker and a stateless “dark fleet” ship, as Washington intensified enforcement of sanctions targeting illicit oil trafficking in the Western Hemisphere.
Washington, Jan 8 (IANS) The Trump administration has laid out a three-phase roadmap for Venezuela -- stabilisation, recovery, and transition -- signalling that US involvement will be prolonged, and that elections are not expected in the near term, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
Washington, Jan 8 (IANS) US President Donald J. Trump has said he wants to raise the country's military budget to a whopping $1.5 trillion for fiscal year 2027, calling the increase necessary to keep the United States safe in what he described as dangerous times.
Washington, Jan 8 (IANS) The Trump administration has sharply reduced China's access to Venezuelan oil by enforcing sanctions, seizing tankers, and maintaining a US naval quarantine in the Caribbean.
Washington, Jan 8 (IANS) A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot a 37-year-old woman in south Minneapolis during a federal immigration operation, an incident that drew sharply conflicting accounts from federal authorities and local officials and ignited a political dispute over the Trump administration's enforcement tactics.
Washington, Jan 8 (IANS) The Trump administration is moving to tighten US control over Venezuela's oil exports through sanctions enforcement, a naval presence, and US-managed sales, according to top administration officials, even as lawmakers pressed the White House for clearer objectives and legal justification.
Washington, Jan 8 (IANS) The White House on Wednesday said the possible acquisition of Greenland remains under active discussion, framing the Arctic territory as strategically vital to US national security and to deterring the activities of Russia and China.
Paris, Jan 7 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday participated in India's inaugural engagement in the Weimar Triangle format, holding candid discussions with French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot, German Minister of State for Europe and Climate Action Anna Lührmann (represented by Tobias Lindner or Wadephul as mentioned), and Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski.
