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What would the United States’ HIRE Act mean for Indian workers if Congress passes it?Subscriber Only

December 1, 2025 18:56 IST

The main goal of the HIRE Act is to strengthen America’s long-term economic and technological competitiveness by doubling the number of H-1B visas available each year

All you need to know about Delta Force, the US Military special mission unit that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro

Trump can’t close Venezuela airspace ‘in its entirety’, but what can he actually do? ExplainedSubscriber Only

December 2, 2025 18:09 IST

Here is what 'closing airspace' means in international aviation law, what the US can and cannot do to Venezuela, and how India could be impacted.

Why Netanyahu wants presidential pardon for graft charges he denied, and what happens nowSubscriber Only

December 1, 2025 10:02 IST

Netanyahu Corruption Trial Update: Netanyahu's request is unprecedented. Legal experts in his country have pointed out that if the pardon is granted while a trial is still underway, and Netanyahu continues with business as usual, it would effectively put him above the law.

China This Week: Indian Army soldiers in Arunachal Pradesh.

China This Week | Roots of Japan-China tensions and row over Arunachal Pradesh woman’s detentionSubscriber Only

November 30, 2025 18:47 IST

Every week, we recap highlights of the news from China. In recent days, China continued reacting to Japan’s comments on Taiwan and made claims over Arunachal Pradesh, following an Indian-origin woman’s detention at the Shanghai airport.

Italy femicide law: March of" Non Una Di Meno" (Not One Woman Less) on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women in Rome in 2018.

Italy becomes latest nation to legally recognise ‘femicide’: What it meansSubscriber Only

November 28, 2025 18:38 IST

Italy joins a handful of nations that specifically criminalise femicide. What led to the gender-specific law, and why do the vast majority of countries still lack such laws? We explain.

Hong Kong Apartment Fire Explained: Fire sparks coming off from the burned building at the fire scene at Wang Fuk Court in Hong Kong on Thursday, Nov. 27. Bamboo scaffolding can be spotted. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)

Explained: Amid deadly Hong Kong fire incident, the role of bamboo scaffoldingSubscriber Only

November 28, 2025 12:29 IST

Hong Kong Tai Po Apartment Fire: Bamboo scaffolding helped build Hong Kong's skyline. Why is bamboo preferred for construction activity in the city, and why have some called for a switch to metal over the years?

While the jury system remains a cultural cornerstone in the UK and the US, India largely abandoned the practice nearly five decades ago. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Why UK is considering abolishing jury trials – a system India has long since abandonedSubscriber Only

November 26, 2025 17:45 IST

UK plans to scrap jury trials for ‘mid-range’ offences – crimes such as theft, burglary, fraud and assault. Here’s why there’s opposition to it.

Canada’s new citizenship-by-descent law: Recognition of ‘Lost Canadians’, impact on IndiansSubscriber Only

November 25, 2025 18:12 IST

Canada new citizenship rules, Canada Bill C-3 reform: With the passage of Bill C-3, Ottawa has moved to correct long-standing gaps that left thousands of people, often called 'Lost Canadians', unable to inherit citizenship because of where they or their parents were born. Here is what to know about the new law

How the climate summit COP30 in Brazil shone the spotlight on ‘mutirão’Subscriber Only

November 25, 2025 15:38 IST

The Brazilian presidency of COP30 has described mutirão as a 'continuous method of mobilization that begins before, extends through, and continues beyond COP30.'

Leaders and delegates pose for a group photo, on the opening day of the G20 Leaders' Summit, in Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. (Gianluigi Guercia/Pool Photo via AP)

Africa, climate, debt sustainability, UNSC reform: 10 key takeaways from the G20 leaders’ declarationSubscriber Only

November 24, 2025 18:27 IST

The declaration was made without any input from the US, which effectively boycotted the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa

Explained: Once ‘chainsaw of bureaucracy’, DOGE shut down months before mandate set to endSubscriber Only

November 24, 2025 17:21 IST

Named after the eponymous memecoin featuring a Shiba Inu dog, DOGE was launched last November with much fanfare in a bid to slash the government’s size and wasteful public spending. However, critics have maintained that its actual impact was minimal. Here is everything to know

Explained: How Marjorie Taylor Greene has received a rough education in MAGA PoliticsSubscriber Only

November 23, 2025 15:11 IST

Marjorie Taylor Greene insisted that her decision had everything to do with her disillusionment with the current sorry state of politics and was not a politically calculated “4-D chess game” on her part. Here's what led her here.

Epstein Files may not become public yet, despite Trump signing their release into law. Here’s howSubscriber Only

November 23, 2025 14:19 IST

Technically, Attorney General Pam Bondi may opt to delay the release of the files based on the last of the aforementioned conditions: anything that 'would jeopardize an active federal investigation or ongoing prosecution, provided that such withholding is narrowly tailored and temporary.'

3 reasons why Trump’s latest Russia-Ukraine peace deal favours MoscowSubscriber Only

November 23, 2025 15:17 IST

Trump Russia-Ukraine peace deal, Russia-Ukraine conflict update: Donald Trump is leaning heavily on Kyiv to accept within days a new peace plan, which experts say heavily favours Moscow. Here’s why Ukraine will find it difficult to acquiesce.

Behind Trump’s call to ‘execute’ Democrat lawmakers, concerns about illegal military actionSubscriber Only

November 22, 2025 14:39 IST

Several Democratic Congressmen filed police complaints on Friday following Trump’s social media posts suggesting they be 'executed'. However, this is not the first time the president has made such comments. Here is what to know

The ruling also casts a shadow on the Awami League, which Hasina led. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

With Hasina sentenced to death, what next for BangladeshSubscriber Only

November 22, 2025 08:00 IST

This week, Bangladesh’s ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to death on two counts by the country’s three-member International Crimes Tribunal. Here’s what the ruling means for the beleaguered leader and Bangladesh politics.

Trump defends Saudi crown prince over question about Khashoggi’s killing: Everything you need to knowSubscriber Only

November 19, 2025 15:54 IST

Khashoggi was a veteran journalist and opinionmaker who went to college in the United States and, from the late 1970s, was a friend of Osama bin Laden whom he met as a reporter in Afghanistan

UN Security Council adopts Trump’s Gaza plan: Key features, major challenges, and a silver liningSubscriber Only

November 19, 2025 15:39 IST

UN Gaza Plan, Trump Gaza Peace Plan: UN adopts Gaza plan: Here are the three authorities for Gaza the UN-backed plan seeks to establish, its main challenges, and the positives it holds, explained in 3 points.

Epstein Files Transparency Act: What are the Epstein Files, and how is Trump linked?Subscriber Only

November 19, 2025 15:52 IST

Epstein files Act, Trump Epstein link: The files relating to the deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have hung over Trump’s second term like a dark cloud, with a collection of emails released last week referencing the current president’s proximity with the convicted financier

ICT: tribunal which has convicted Sheikh HasinaSubscriber Only

November 18, 2025 10:23 IST

During the 2008 general election, Hasina pledged to try “war criminals” who collaborated with Pakistan during the 1971 Liberation War. After coming to power with two-thirds majority, Hasina established the ICT in 2009.

Protesters picket outside a Starbucks, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, in Philadelphia.

Explained: Starbucks union workers strike in the US, supported by Zohran MamdaniSubscriber Only

November 17, 2025 18:47 IST

Mamdani has said he will boycott Starbucks amid recent protests for fairer working conditions and wages. What was the trigger for the baristas to strike right before the holiday season? We explain.

The outcome will determine the fate of a policy with immense economic consequences -- and the court’s own consistency on the recently innovated 'major questions doctrine'.

Explained: US Supreme Court, Trump tariffs and the ‘major questions doctrine’ conundrumSubscriber Only

November 18, 2025 07:05 IST

The conservative majority US Supreme Court is hearing arguments on the legality of Trump’s tariffs – including on India. Here’s what’s at stake.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaks during a press conference in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Jan. 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh, File)

Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death: what happens nowSubscriber Only

November 18, 2025 13:58 IST

Sheikh Hasina Verdict: Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to death for “crimes against humanity” for her role in repressing the anti-government protests last year. What happens now?

Explained: Trump ends ties with long-term MAGA ally Marjorie Taylor GreeneSubscriber Only

November 17, 2025 14:36 IST

Once one of Trump’s most reliable allies on Capitol Hill, the Georgia Republican has increasingly broken ranks with him, most notably by calling for the release of the Justice Department’s files about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

China This Week: Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi speaks during her first press conference as prime minister on October 21, 2025. (Wikimedia Commons)

China This Week | Taiwan in focus, with row over Japan PM’s comments and sale of US weaponsSubscriber Only

November 16, 2025 21:35 IST

This is the 30th edition of China This Week, where we recap highlights of the news from China every week. The past few days saw a diplomatic row between China and Japan, and China protesting a US sale of weapons to Taiwan.

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