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Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton. (AFP)

China behaving in a hostile fashion around its periphery: Former US...

The former nation security advisor says Donald Trump anything about history of border clashes between India and China

11 July 2020 5:08 PM IST

Pedestrians walk through the gates of Harvard Yard at Harvard University in Cambridge. (AP)

US's foreign students weigh studying in person vs. losing visas

Students from countries like India, China and Brazil are struggling to find ways to stay in US against the new...

11 July 2020 2:47 PM IST

Roger Stone arrives at federal court in Washington. (AP)

Trump commutes longtime friend Roger Stone's prison sentence

This is the latest example of Trump using his clemency power to pardon powerful men he believes have been mistreated by...

11 July 2020 10:56 AM IST

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. (AFP)

COVID-19 has hit dozens of Latin leaders, including presidents

A review of official statements from public officials across Latin America found at least 42 confirmed cases of new...

11 July 2020 9:19 AM IST

Two men hold up a banner before the start of a news conference outside San Quentin State Prison Thursday, July 9, 2020, in San Quentin, California. (AP)

Virus Politics: Americans divided as US hits new COVID-19 record every...

US reported another single-day virus record on Thursday as well with more than 60,500 COVID-19 cases

10 July 2020 9:53 AM IST

US President Donald Trump. (AP)

Trump threatens US schools to reopen,no funds to those who disobey

For a nation that prides itself on its public school system, it's an extraordinary situation in this pandemic year

9 July 2020 3:12 PM IST

Students walk near the Widener Library in Harvard Yard at Harvard University in Cambridge. (AP)

Harvard and MIT sue Trump administration to save their foreign...

The latest rules force the universities' foreign students to leave the United States unless they attend at least one...

9 July 2020 10:09 AM IST

Handout picture released by Brazils Presidency showing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. (AFP)

What will it take for Bolsonaro to treat this pandemic seriously?

Brazil is the second worst affected country in the world in this pandemic, and now the president himself has been tested...

8 July 2020 2:05 PM IST

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Did Trump pay a proxy to take college entrance exam for him?

Trump's niece accuses him of paying someone to take SAT for him in a tell-all book scheduled to be published next week

8 July 2020 12:18 PM IST

US president Donald Trump. (AP)

US officially notifies UN of withdrawal from World Health Organization

Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, says he would reverse the decision on his first day in...

8 July 2020 9:44 AM IST

Statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Washington, DC. (Photo: courtesy Indian Embassy)

US university says no to removing Gandhi statue

An Indian-origin student had launched an online petition demanding that the statue be removed in solidarity to Black...

8 July 2020 9:21 AM IST

Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro. (AFP)

Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro tests COVID-19 positive

Brazil, the world's sixth-biggest nation, with more than 210 million people, is one of the outbreak's most lethal hot...

8 July 2020 8:48 AM IST