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Washington, Aug 22 (IANS) US customs officers have seized 2,250 cartons of counterfeit Camel cigarettes at Washington Dulles International Airport after becoming suspicious of their unusual markings and circuitous journey from Singapore to Miami. The shipment, valued at $404,842 if...
New York, Aug 21 (IANS) Officials say they have thwarted an Islamic State terror plot to blow up the New York State legislature building in Albany and arrested a Muslim convert. After her arrest on Thursday, Jessica Bowie, 35, was...
Washington, Aug 21 (IANS) The Trump administration has approved a possible sale of KC-46A aerial refueling aircraft and related equipment to Qatar for an estimated $4.5 billion, the US State Department said in a statement. Qatar has requested to purchase...
Oslo, Aug 21 (IANS) Norway has raised concerns over US tariffs on Norwegian goods during talks with a senior US trade official in Washington, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Norwegian State Secretary Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik met Deputy United...
New York, Aug 21 (IANS) The US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said it has imposed sanctions on 10 individuals that are "part of a network responsible for transferring cash" to Hezbollah. The network utilises...
United Nations, Aug 21 (IANS) The UN General Assembly (UNGA) held respective interactive dialogues with two candidates for the next UN secretary-general. In Wednesday's dialogue, Ugandan diplomat Olara Otunnu, who was nominated by his country, said the immediate priority must...
Washington, Aug 20 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said his administration is open to accumulating more Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as it presses Congress to enact new rules designed to secure America's position as the global centre of digital...
United Nations, Aug 20 (IANS) Cheap armed drones are transforming modern warfare and creating a “dystopian reality” in which civilians and humanitarian workers can be deliberately targeted from a distance, the United Nations’ relief chief has warned. Tom Fletcher, UN...
Geneva, Aug 20 (IANS) The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has warned of the urgent need to address a deepening global humanitarian crisis, as escalating conflicts, record displacement, climate shocks and severe funding shortages leave millions of vulnerable...
Washington, Aug 20 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has delayed a 50 per cent tariff on Canadian goods for three days, saying the two neighbours were close to an agreement that could also reduce duties on steel and aluminium. “We...
United Nations, Aug 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to address world leaders at the high-level meeting of the General Assembly in September, according to a preliminary schedule. His address is set for the afternoon session on September...
Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) The United States recorded its largest year-to-year decline in the violent crime rate in nearly nine decades in 2025, with murders and robberies falling sharply, according to detailed FBI data released by the White House. Violent...
