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Donald Trump has promised a $5,000 "dividend" to every American adult if Republicans win the midterms, drawing skepticism over its trillion-dollar cost and legality, while Indian social media compared it to the country's own welfare cash schemes.
Read Full ArticleThe UN General Assembly voted 164-1 to endorse the Equal Earth map projection over the centuries-old Mercator projection, which understates Africa's true size, with only the United States opposing and Ukraine abstaining over unrelated territorial concerns.
President Trump on August 28 announced a deal with Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodríguez giving the US 55% effective control of a new joint venture holding 65 billion barrels of proven oil reserves on a 100-year lease. Negotiated by Rubio and Hegseth, the deal follows Maduro's capture and is expected to bring $100 billion in private investment to Venezuela.
The United States formally removed Syria from its State Sponsors of Terrorism list on August 24, ending a 47-year designation and simultaneously delisting Hayat Tahrir al-Sham as a global terrorist organisation. Secretary Rubio called the move a recognition of "positive actions" by President Ahmed al-Sharaa's government. Cuba, Iran and North Korea remain on the list.
President Trump posted a Strait of Hormuz map labelled "New US Territory" on August 18 after the 60-day US-Iran MOU deadline expired without a broader deal. Iran's top negotiator Ghalibaf said the Strait stays closed until US lifts blockade, sanctions and military threats. The UAE simultaneously cut all trade with Iran after a ballistic missile incident.
A landmark federal trial opened August 18 in Oakland as 29 US states accused Meta of deliberately designing Facebook and Instagram to addict children for profit. California prosecutors cited an intern...
President Trump on August 18 invoked India's 2024 general election, 646 million voters, all with photo ID, less than 1% mail-in to push Congress to pass the SAVE America Act. He cited Chief Election C...
President Trump ordered Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to "substantially reduce" Ulchi Freedom Shield joint exercises with South Korea on August 16, citing his relationship with Kim Jong Un and Seoul'...
Iranian Army Commander-in-Chief Amir Hatami announced a $30,000 bounty for killing or capturing US soldiers on August 16, doubled to $60,000 for Iranian women, citing citizen requests for financial pa...
US Ninth Circuit upholds US courts' jurisdiction to enforce Devas Multimedia's $562.5 million arbitral award against India's Antrix, rejecting forum non conveniens.
The White House's "Great Transshipment Scam" report released August 13 accused India and 40+ nations of enabling Chinese exporters to evade US tariffs through third-country routing and relabelling. In...
President Trump signed a proclamation August 13 imposing 100% tariffs on large security-capable drones, 25% on smaller models, and 15% on allied-nation imports, taking effect September 3. Citing natio...
US court partly dismisses criminal charges against Gautam Adani, dropping securities and wire fraud counts while seeking further justification for dismissing bribery and obstruction charges.
US CENTCOM confirmed it has redirected 53 commercial vessels, disabled two, and boarded two others under its Iran naval blockade as of August 8, with the USS Abraham Lincoln enforcing operations in th...
The United States pledged $1 billion in security assistance to Colombia's new right-wing President Abelardo de la Espriella on August 7, his inauguration day, as the 48-year-old self-styled "Tiger" vo...
The Senior Citizen Rights Handbook is a comprehensive guide designed to empower elderly citizens with clear and accessible knowledge of their legal and social rights in India.
