NEW DELHI: The United States along with Italy, Spain and Greece closed its embassies in Ukrainian capital after a potential air attack from Russia.According to a report in CNN, the Greek embassy remained closed due to “security reasons”. The Spanish Embassy in Kyiv will also be closed today after receiving information about a possible major…
Last Updated:November 20, 2024, 12:35 IST On Tuesday, Putin lowered the threshold for a nuclear response to a wider range of conventional attacks, heightening nuclear risks A convoy of cars leaves the US embassy, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine on February 20, 2023. (Photo: Reuters) The United States shut its embassy in Kyiv on Wednesday…
President-elect Donald Trump has announced Linda McMahon as his pick for Secretary of Education. Although she was initially considered for the Commerce Department. US President-elect Donald Trump announced on November 19, 2024 his intention to nominate Linda McMahon, former Administrator of the Small Business Administration, as the United States Secretary of Education. (Photo by ANDREW…
SpaceX successfully launched its giant Starship rocket from Boca Chica, Texas, on Tuesday, marking significant advancements in spaceflight capabilities. However, an attempt to recover its booster Super Heavy ended in failure. Elon Musk gives a tour to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and lawmakers of the control room before the launch of the sixth test flight…
Howard Lutnick (Picture credit: Reuters) US President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Howard Lutnick, CEO of brokerage and investment firm Cantor Fitzgerald, as his nominee for commerce secretary.A Long Island, New York native with a background in trading and real estate, Lutnick has been a vocal supporter of Trump on Wall Street, hosting fundraisers and advocating…
Free trade talks between India and the UK will be relaunched in the new year, Downing Street has announced. The news comes after Sir Keir Starmer met Indian prime minister Narendra Modi at the G20 summit in Brazil. A post-Brexit deal could unlock valuable markets for British cars, Scottish whisky, and financial services worth billions…
Thousands of protesters marched through New Zealand’s capital Wellington on Tuesday to oppose a proposal that they say could harm relations between Maori and non-Maori citizens. The protesters, numbering an estimated 15,000, marched to the parliament building in Wellington. The demonstration was the culmination of a protest march that began in other parts of the…
NEW DELHI: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Monday that the UK would resume talks with India for a free trade agreement, aiming to strengthen economic ties and deepen strategic cooperation. The announcement came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Starmer on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Brazil, where the two leaders…
Vivek Ramaswamy hinted that DOGE may take a leaf out of how Argentina cut cost. A day after Vivek Ramaswamy revealed that his Department of Government Efficiency is looking to ax complete agencies which are not contributing to the country’s development but incurring costs on the government, the new DOGE co-chief said the government staff…
Last Updated:November 18, 2024, 15:25 IST Washington had refused to allow missile strikes against Russia as it feared escalation. But the policy reversal comes two months before Donald Trump, who is skeptical of the US aid to Ukraine, will take over the White House President Vladimir Putin said in September that the West would…
