Democrats took over both Houses of Congress on November 5 in the midterm elections, giving President Donald Trump’s Republicans reason to worry, as poll projections had indicated, for the first time in 20 years, opposition controls both Houses of Congress under a Republican president. In the House of Representatives, Democrats won more than 218 seats […]
When Israel is about to vote ahead of its parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced his commitment to “bringing down the terrorist regime in Iran” in a statement released by the office. A regime change has been discussed with US President Donald Trump more than once, but his response to it has not […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to release 300,000 tonnes of diesel immediately “to the American and global marketplace” along with follow-up shipments, according to President Donald Trump on Friday. This is especially ironic given US sanctions and tariffs on India for importing Russian oil in 2025. Washington raised tariffs on Indian goods to 50 per […]
A war of words between New York City (NYC) Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu escalated on the eve of the latter’s UN General Assembly address. Netanyahu accused Mamdani of “inciting riots against New York Jews”, and the Mayor fired back by calling him the subject of an International Criminal Court warrant […]
Canada has imposed a counter-tariff worth roughly USD 20 billion on US goods, escalating the trade dispute after Washington slapped a 50 per cent tariff on around USD 27.6 billion worth of Canadian imports here on September 8. The US tariffs on cars, lumber, dairy, honey, beer, cement, and hockey sticks were met with Canada’s […]
