Welcome back, says Biden as he receives Trump in Oval Office

Yashwant Raj | November 13, 2024 10:40 PM

Washington, Nov 13 (IANS) President Joe Biden received President-elect Donald Trump to the Oval Office at the White House on Wednesday in a customary gesture marking the peaceful transfer of power that had not been shown to him four years ago by the latter.

John Ratcliffe is Trump's pick to head CIA

Yashwant Raj | November 13, 2024 9:59 AM

Washington, Nov 13 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump has named John Ratcliffe, a former congressman and Director of National Intelligence, as his Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, contrary to feverish speculation that the job was going to Kash Patel, an Indian-American.

UN report warns nitrous oxide emissions impact public health

IANS | November 12, 2024 8:20 PM

Baku, Nov 12 (IANS) Nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas, is rapidly accelerating climate change and damaging the ozone layer, jeopardizing the 1.5 degrees Celsius warming target and posing a serious threat to public health, a new United Nations Global Nitrous Oxide Assessment said on Tuesday.

35 killed, 43 injured in China car ramming

IANS | November 12, 2024 7:40 PM

Guangzhou, Nov 12 (IANS) A total of 35 people were killed and another 43 injured after a car ramming incident at a sports centre in the city of Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province, on Monday, the city's public security bureau said Tuesday.