The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said it “endorsed” the proposed summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on August 15, calling it a potential step toward ending the conflict in Ukraine. The meeting could also influence the course of U.S. tariffs imposed on India. MEA spokesperson…
Washington, D.C., Aug. 13, 2025 A man has been charged in federal court with assaulting a law enforcement officer after allegedly throwing a sandwich at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent in the nation’s capital, officials said. According to a criminal complaint reviewed by USA TODAY, Sean Charles Dunn confronted Agent Gregory Lairmore at…
Amid uncertainty in trade relations with the United States, India is set to intensify diplomatic engagements with Russia and China in the coming days. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will visit Moscow on August 21 to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, with talks expected to cover bilateral priorities and cooperation in multilateral forums. The…
China’s navy says it expelled a U.S. Navy destroyer from its territorial waters in the South China Sea, accusing Washington of violating its sovereignty. The U.S., however, rejected the claim, insisting the operation was lawful under international law. According to the People’s Liberation Army Southern Theater Command, the USS Higgins “illegally intruded” into waters around…
Pakistan and the United States have agreed to deepen bilateral cooperation against key militant groups, including the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), ISIS-Khorasan, and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The agreement came during a counterterrorism dialogue held in Islamabad on August 12, 2025, a day after Washington designated the Pakistan-based BLA as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation. The…
Emergency crews responded on August 12 to a train derailment in north central Texas that sent multiple cars — some carrying potentially hazardous materials — off the tracks and ignited grass fires, officials said. The incident happened around 2 p.m. local time on a railroad bridge along Coalville Road, about two miles east of Gordon,…
On August 12, members of the Washington, D.C., National Guard were deployed across the capital under President Donald Trump’s orders to address crime and homelessness. Among the units mobilized was the 273rd Military Police Company, whose commanders posted images on social media showing armored Humvees stationed near the Washington Monument. While Trump authorized the activation…
Nearly a decade after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, the justices are being asked to reconsider their 2015 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges. This fall, the court will decide whether to hear a case brought by Kim Davis — the former Kentucky county clerk jailed in 2015 for refusing to issue marriage…
China and the United States have agreed to delay higher tariffs on each other’s imports for an additional 90 days, just hours before a trade truce between the world’s two largest economies was set to expire on Tuesday. On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order extending the suspension of additional tariffs on…
European nations reaffirmed on Tuesday that Ukraine must determine its own future, issuing a joint statement ahead of Friday’s meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a potential ceasefire in the ongoing Russia–Ukraine war. The conflict began in February 2022 following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The statement, endorsed by…