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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was part of a discussion on Education and Investment Opportunities with students of IIM-Ahmedabad. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Canadian PMâ€‰Trudeau includes 4 Indian-origin ministers in new...

Another key portfolios reshuffle was Chrystia Freeland who has been moved from foreign affairs to become Canada's Deputy...

21 Nov 2019 1:21 PM IST

There are seven more Democrats without promising polling who will just be hoping for the chance to shine before a prime-time debate audience, including Sens. Kamala Harris of California, Cory Booker of New Jersey and Klobuchar. (Photo: AP)

'Most corrupt President': At debate, Democrats agree Trump must be...

'The president broke the law again and again and again,' Massachusetts Sen Elizabeth Warren said in the event's opening...

21 Nov 2019 12:41 PM IST

The transcript of a July 25 call Trump made with the Ukrainian president in which he asked him to investigate the son of his political rival Joe Biden has become the subject of a Democratic-led impeachment inquiry into the president. (Photo: File)

Notes in hand, Donald Trump states his case about impeachment

Usually the president exits the White House without papers or paraphernalia in his hands.

21 Nov 2019 11:54 AM IST

Navy Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher walks with his wife, Andrea Gallagher as they leave a military court on Naval Base San Diego. (Photo: AP)

US Navy could remove Gallagher from SEALs, even after Trump...

A panel of Navy SEAL officers would convene in December to decide whether Gallagher can remain in the unit, Lawrence...

21 Nov 2019 9:27 AM IST

President Donald Trump meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the United Nations General Assembly, in New York. (Photo: AP)

US approves billion dollar naval weapons deal with India

India will use the enhanced capability as a deterrent to regional threats and to strengthen its homeland defence, it...

21 Nov 2019 9:14 AM IST

White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham, left, listens as President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (Photo: AP)

Trump spokeswoman says Obama aides left mean notes during 2017...

Numerous Obama aides denounced the accusation as fiction.

20 Nov 2019 2:34 PM IST

The missiles fired by the North last week were described as a new type of tactical guided short-range weapon. (Photo: AFP)

Pentagon says Iran developed largest missile force in Middle East...

A US intelligence official said on condition of anonymity that the assessment included Israel.

20 Nov 2019 2:00 PM IST

Vindman, a Soviet Jewish immigrant, felt it necessary to state his allegiance as he batted away Republican questions about the offers he got to work for Ukraines government. (Photo: AP)

I am an American,' Vindman reminds Trump allies in impeachment hearing

The exchange highlighted the extent to which identity politics are playing a role in the impeachment investigation...

20 Nov 2019 1:50 PM IST

The grand jury indictment provides a damning glimpse of safety lapses inside a high-security unit at the Metropolitan Correctional Centre in New York, where Epstein had been awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. (Photo: AP)

2 guards responsible for monitoring Epstein charged with falsifying...

Epstein's death was a major embarrassment for the US Bureau of Prisons.

20 Nov 2019 1:30 PM IST

Bei Bei will travel on a specially equipped direct flight from Washington to Chengdu inside a steel and plexiglass crate, accompanied by his keeper. (Skip Brown/Smithsonians National Zoo)

Bye Bye, Bei Bei: Last Panda cub in US leaves for China

The four year-old cub, whose name means 'precious, treasure' in Mandarin, was destined to head to China under Beijing's...

20 Nov 2019 11:09 AM IST

The bill - if it becomes law - will demand greater scrutiny of the citys special status, which among other things prohibit the commercial export of certain munitions to the Communist party-controlled Hong Kong Police Force, would provide sanctions against officials responsible for human rights violations in Hong Kong. (Photo: AP)

US Senate unanimously passes Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act

The bill sends a message of bipartisan support from US Congress for the democratic aspirations of the majority of Hong...

20 Nov 2019 10:48 AM IST

The US said the system was not compatible with NATO forces and could compromise the F-35 fighter jet program and aid Russian intelligence. (Photo: File)

Donald Trump slams media for spreading rumour about his health, calls...

Trump visited a military hospital over the weekend which many news channels and media reported that was a sign that he...

20 Nov 2019 7:56 AM IST