Washington, Oct 15 (IANS) The United States plans to deploy hundreds of thousands of one-way attack drones this year and expand their numbers into the millions in the coming years as the Pentagon prepares to establish a four-star-led command dedicated to autonomous warfare, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has said.
Washington, Oct 15 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has accused Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed of belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood while campaigning for Republican control of Congress ahead of the November 3 midterm elections.
New York, Oct 15 (IANS) Hindu and Indian organisations have condemned the mass-shooting plot against a temple in the midst of the Navaratri celebrations and warned against rising Hinduphobia.
Washington, Oct 15 (IANS) Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued baby food manufacturer Gerber and its parent company Nestle USA, alleging that they misled parents about the safety of products containing potentially dangerous levels of arsenic, lead and other toxic heavy metals.
Washington, Oct 15 (IANS) The United States has announced a nationwide crackdown on tax fraud involving 76 defendants and more than $490 million in estimated losses to the federal government, as prosecutors intensify action against schemes involving fraudulent tax refunds, unpaid employment taxes and other financial offences.
Washington, Oct 15 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has called for shooting people who leak sensitive military information, saying the disclosure of operational details surrounding American strikes against Iran had endangered a highly classified mission and forced him to change the timing of an attack.
Jerusalem, Oct 15 (IANS) Air France has barred Pakistani pilots and cabin crew from operating flights to and from Israel as Israeli authorities step up enforcement of restrictions on airline personnel holding citizenship of countries with which Israel does not maintain diplomatic relations, according to media reports.
Washington, Oct 15 (IANS) The chairman of the House Select Committee on China asked the Pentagon to add more than 150 Chinese institutions and 22 talent programmes to a list of entities that pose research security risks, and to bar China Scholarship Council-funded researchers from defence-funded work.
Washington, Oct 15 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has renewed his suggestion that Canada could become the 51st American state, accusing the neighbouring country of exploiting the United States through tariffs and claiming that Canadian automobile manufacturers were shifting operations south of the border to escape his trade policies.
Washington, Oct 15 (IANS) The United States has announced a 3.6 per cent increase in Social Security benefits for 2027, providing an average additional $75 a month to retired workers as millions of Americans struggle with rising living costs.
