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India Exports Smartphones Worth $4.67 Bn in Apr-jul FY24, US Accounts for One-third of Shipments

Posted by Frederick Pope
October 23, 2023

Commerce ministry data showed that India exported smartphones worth $4.67 billion in April-July this fiscal year, of which the United States accounted for one-third...

Flash Drought Strikes the U.S. South, Will Continue Into Fall

Posted by Gene Barton
October 22, 2023

Extreme dry spells across the Central-South U.S. have been creeping in over the past few months, resulting in nearly two-thirds of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas,...

Rohan Gunaratna on the Roots of Sri Lanka’s Deadly Easter Sunday Attacks

Posted by Kiana Jaycee
October 22, 2023

The counterterrorism expert and author of “Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday Massacre: Lessons for the International Community” explains how religious extremism manifested in Sri Lanka’s...

Bahrain and US Sign Symbolic Security Pact

Posted by Peter Burton
October 21, 2023

What’s happened? Bahrain has signed a wide-ranging agreement with the US on enhanced security and technology co-operation. The deal, signed during a visit to...

US Continues Push for Saudi-Israel Ties Even After Hamas Assault

Posted by Gene Barton
October 21, 2023

On several US talk shows, Secretary of State Antony Blinken cast normalisation as a choice between regional peace and the terrorism carried out by...

US Judge Will Not Block Biden Rule on Socially Conscious Investing

Posted by Alivia Jaylen
October 20, 2023

Sept 21 (Reuters) – A federal judge in Texas on Thursday rejected a bid by 25 states to block a Biden administration rule allowing...

Why Puerto Rico is Adding ‘USA’ to Its Driver’s Licenses

Posted by Frederick Pope
October 20, 2023

Puerto Ricans have long been wrongly told that their driver’s licenses are not proof that they are American but some question whether the change...

First-time Ever, China Surpasses United States in Publishing & Citing ‘hot Papers’ in Top Global Journals

Posted by Janelle Laken
October 19, 2023

For the first time, China has outpaced the United States in terms of the number of “hot papers” published and cited in the most...

Personal Data: United States Will Continue to Monitor X (Formerly Twitter)

Posted by Fred Mcguire
October 19, 2023

US Department of Justice rejects appeal by social network to end 2022 agreement requiring regular FTC monitoring. On September 11, 2023, the United States...

Inside Qatar’s Key Role in US-Iran Prisoner Swap

Posted by Anakin Jayson
October 18, 2023

Majed Al-Ansari, an adviser to the Qatari prime minister, details the behind-the-scenes diplomacy that led to the prisoner deal, and why Doha believes there...