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Late Wednesday, the US government sought a judge to mandate Google’s dismantling by selling its widely used Chrome browser as part of a massive antitrust assault on the internet giant. In a court brief, the US Department of Justice recommended a shake-up of Google’s business, including prohibiting partnerships for Google to be the default search … Read more
A fishing community and popular tourist destination in southwest Iceland was evacuated late Wednesday after a volcano erupted for the seventh time in a year, officials said. At 2314 GMT, the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) reported an eruption from the Sundhnukagigar volcanic fissure near Grindavik on the Reykjanes Peninsula. IMO specialist Benedikt Ofeigsson told public … Read more
Bitcoin set a new high on Thursday, surpassing $95,000 for the first time, as investors anticipate that President-elect Donald Trump would loosen regulation of the cryptocurrency. The digital currency reached $95,004.50 in early Asian trade, with observers expecting it to soon reach $100,000. Traders have been piling into the unit since Trump was elected at … Read more
A Canadian media story that said the Indian prime minister knew of a purported conspiracy to kill Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar was denounced by India on Wednesday as a “smear campaign.” External affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal criticised the report, which quoted an unnamed Canadian official, labelling the claims as “ludicrous statements” deserving outright … Read more
Vladimir Putin approved amendments to the nuclear policy on Tuesday, governing how the country will henceforth utilize its atomic weapons. The policy has changed significantly, and Russia now considers an assault by a non-nuclear state backed by a nuclear state to constitute a combined strike on it. Although the additional revisions were presented in September, … Read more
Ukrainian parliament approved the government’s 2025 budget on Tuesday, allocating more than $50 billion, or 60 percent of total expenditure, to defense and security. Kyiv has been obliged to dramatically increase military spending as it faces Russia’s better-equipped army in a conflict that has already lasted 1,000 days. According to budget papers issued by the … Read more
The US closed its embassy in Kyiv on Wednesday after receiving “information of a potential significant air attack” amid escalation in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. “Out of an abundance of caution, the embassy will be closed, and embassy employees are being instructed to shelter in place,” the US Department of State Consular Affairs stated in a … Read more
PM Narendra Modi became the first Indian PM to visit Guyana in 56 years and he was received at the airport with a warm welcome. In an unprecedented gesture, he was received at the airport by President Irfan Ali and over a dozen cabinet ministers. On PM’s arrival, the President of Guyana shared a hug … Read more
On the margins of the G20 Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva had bilateral discussions on Tuesday. During their discussions, the leader voiced strong support for Brazil’s “Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty” project. The two presidents discussed a range of bilateral matters during their talks, reaffirming India’s … Read more
Russia claimed on Tuesday that Ukraine launched US-supplied long-range missiles against a military site near the Bryansk border, marking the first such attack since Washington authorized such strikes. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov condemned the attacks, accusing Washington of assisting Kyiv in operating the missiles and claiming that the attack on its territory marked the … Read more
Palestine has expressed its gratitude to India for releasing the second tranche of $2.5 million financial aid to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), fulfilling its annual contribution of $5 million for 2024-2025. The Palestinian Embassy praised India’s commitment to humanitarian assistance, stating that it will … Read more
On the fringes of the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar met with his Chinese colleague Wang Yi on Tuesday, November 19. The two parties talked about how to continue the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra pilgrimage, according to a press release from the Indian foreign ministry. Hindu pilgrims from India … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to visit India soon, as part of a reciprocal annual visit structure between the two countries. The announcement came on the 1,000th day of the war in Ukraine and the same day that Russia updated its nuclear doctrine for a second time, allowing Moscow to target non-nuclear states. The … Read more
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced the resumption of delayed discussions for a free trade deal with India, stating that Britain will seek a “new strategic partnership”. “A new trade deal with India will support jobs and prosperity in the UK – and represent a step forward in our mission to deliver growth and … Read more
Changes to Russia’s nuclear policy have been developed and would be codified when needed, the Kremlin said on Tuesday, expressing Moscow’s alarm about the latest US decision on missile strikes from Ukraine. “They (the reforms) are already basically formulated. They will be formalized as needed,” Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin’s press secretary, told the TASS state … Read more