
The American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), the largest organization representing physicians of Indian heritage in the United States, has launched an urgent humanitarian appeal to support victims of the recent disaster in Nepal, where widespread devastation has left families displaced and communities ...

Artificial intelligence is expected to feature prominently when US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet in Washington this month, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said, calling for guardrails and closer communication between the "world’s two leading AI powers"....

The fifth aircraft carrying an 11-member rescue team with specialised equipment and 5.5 tonnes of essential medicines has departed for Nepal, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar announced on Wednesday....

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has defended the decision to invite Russia’s finance minister Anton Siluanov to the G20 meeting in Asheville, saying dialogue with Moscow was necessary to help resolve the war in Ukraine....

US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested 2,197 immigrants across the state of New York from late July to late August in an operation....

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said Iran is caught in an economic “death spiral”, arguing that financial pressure and military operations will eventually force Tehran to return to negotiations....

US forces launched fresh strikes on targets of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Iran, marking a renewed escalation in hostilities between Washington and Tehran....

The United States held quiet discussions with China and Russia about Iran during the G20 finance ministers' meeting, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said, while cautioning that Beijing made no specific commitment to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz....

China blocked consensus at a meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors after objecting to proposals targeting persistent trade imbalances and non-market economic practices, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said....

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has warned G20 economies that persistent global imbalances, fuelled by subsidies, restricted market access and over-reliance on exports, are hurting workers, weakening supply-chain resilience and creating economic tensions....