Odisha artist creates sand animation to welcome Putin to India

IANS | December 4, 2025 11:48 AM

Puri, Dec 4 (IANS) Internationally acclaimed artist Manas Kumar Sahoo has created a special sand animation artwork to welcome Russian President Vladimir Putin on his visit to India. The artwork was crafted on the Golden Beach in Puri, Odisha, on Thursday.

Advocacy group condemns 'unlawful and unjust' trial of Pakistani human rights lawyers

IANS | December 4, 2025 11:11 AM

Islamabad, Dec 4 (IANS) An advocacy group, Women in Law Initiative (WIL) Pakistan, has strongly condemned what it described as the "unlawful and unjust" manner in which the trial under the country's Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act 2016 (PECA) is being conducted against Pakistani lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha.

Trump links China to tariffs, chip controls, and 'trillions' in US gains

IANS | December 4, 2025 10:54 AM

Washington, Dec 4 (IANS) President Donald Trump cast China as a central factor in his administration's economic and national security strategy, arguing that tariffs, tightened technology rules, and new domestic manufacturing incentives had put the United States "in the hottest country anywhere in the world."

Trump says Putin 'would like to end war' with Ukraine

IANS | December 4, 2025 10:28 AM

Washington, Dec 4 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin "would like to end the war" in Ukraine, citing what he described as a "very good meeting" between Putin and two close Trump allies, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, in Moscow.

US Institute of Peace renamed 'Donald J Trump Institute of Peace'

IANS | December 4, 2025 10:11 AM

Washington, Dec 4 (IANS) The prestigious US Institute of Peace, a federal think-tank constituted by the US Congress, has been renamed as the 'Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace' -- a move the White House says will stand as a powerful marker of President Donald Trump's approach to global stability.

Experts warn US-India ties are at their 'lowest point' in 25 years

IANS | December 4, 2025 10:01 AM

Washington, Dec 4 (IANS) A panel of leading American strategic experts has cautioned that the United States and India are navigating one of the most fragile phases in their relationship in nearly a quarter century, with political mistrust, stalled trade talks and geopolitical pressures testing what has long been seen in Washington as a critical partnership in the Indo-Pacific.