Federal immigration authorities on Saturday arrested a former Columbia University student, who was at the forefront of the pro-Palestinian protests on campus last year, citing a State Department order to revoke his green card, according to his attorney. Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian refugee raised in Syria, who graduated from Columbia last December, was taken into … Read more
New Delhi: A waiter at a Mexican restaurant in Ohio, who was subjected to xenophobic abuse by a customer, has received massive support from the community. At the Cazuelas Mexican Restaurant & Cantina in Columbus, the customer, a woman, wrote: “I hope Trump deports you!!!” on the bill’s signature line. Not just that, Stephanie Lovins, … Read more
Berserk bullies generally halt when someone stands up to them. That is what is happening to America’s President of seven weeks, Donald Trump. His tirade against friends, allies and neighbours initially caught them off guard. It took them some time to collect themselves, although they tried to mollify him, promising some concessions and offers to … Read more
Gaza City: Hamas said Thursday that Donald Trump’s threats would encourage Israel to disregard the fragile ceasefire, after the US president said that unless hostages are freed, the people of Gaza would be “DEAD”. Trump’s warning came hours after his administration revealed it held unprecedented direct talks with Hamas, which it proscribes as a “terrorist” … Read more
A divided U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to let President Donald Trump’s administration withhold payment to foreign aid organizations for work they already performed for the government as the Republican president moves to pull the plug on American humanitarian projects around the world. Handing a setback to Trump, the court in a 5-4 decision … Read more
President Emmanuel Macron is mulling a joint visit to Washington alongside Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the French government spokeswoman said Wednesday, as diplomatic efforts accelerate to end Russia’s war against Ukraine. “It is being considered that President Macron could possibly go again to Washington, with President Zelensky and his … Read more
A shouting match in the Oval Office, broadcast worldwide, with US President Donald Trump appears to have not deterred Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky. Mr Zelensky, whose joint news conference and signing ceremony for a deal on rare minerals was cancelled with US officials telling Ukrainians to leave, today underscored that it is “crucial for us … Read more
A glance at recent history is always insightful in the study of geopolitics and geosecurity. Let’s rewind to 1990—a pivotal year on the global stage. At the time, I had just returned with the last elements of the Indian Peacekeeping Force (IPKF) from Sri Lanka and was headed to an Army cantonment in a ‘peace’ … Read more
Zelensky to meet Trump on Friday. US President Donald Trump has confirmed he will receive his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington on Friday, as negotiations are underway on a deal to give the United States access to Ukrainian mineral resources. “President Zelensky is going to be coming on Friday, that is now confirmed,” Trump … Read more
Donald Trump has spent only a month in his second term as the US President. However, he has disrupted the international order, weakened the Western alliance and created a sense of insecurity and uncertainty among its members, surprising even some of his supporters. There has been a paradigm shift in US foreign policy under Trump. … Read more