
The European Commission on Wednesday strongly condemned a US decision to impose travel restrictions on five European individuals, including former European Commissioner Thierry Breton, warning it would act "swiftly and decisively" to defend the bloc's regulatory autonomy if needed. ...

India’s Ambassador to the United States Vinay Mohan Kwatra travelled to Mar-a-Lago in Florida, where President Donald Trump is spending Christmas and the New Year, and held talks with his American counterpart, Sergio Gor, to strengthen bilateral ties. ...

Syrian security forces arrested a senior leader of the Islamic State (IS) group during a security operation in the countryside of Damascus, Syrian state media reported. ...

Influential American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has said that India-US relations are under strain, and blamed policies pursued by President Donald Trump for weakening economic and security cooperation between the two long-standing partners. ...

An influential American Congressman has expressed deep concern over what he described as a steadily deteriorating security situation in Bangladesh, warning that continued violence and attacks on minorities could further destabilise the country unless urgent corrective steps are taken. ...

China is building the military capability to seize Taiwan and aims to be ready for war by 2027, according to a U.S. Defence Department report submitted to Congress....

The Department of Homeland Security is amending regulations governing the H-1B work visa selection process to prioritize the allocation of visas to higher-skilled and higher-paid aliens to better protect the wages, working conditions, and job opportunities for American workers. The new rule replaces the random lotte...

127 Members of Congress, including 17 Senators and 110 Members of the House, sent a bicameral letter urging the Department of Homeland Security to withdraw its proposed public charge rule, warning it would harm U.S. citizen children, immigrant communities, and public health systems nationwide. ...

The United States Supreme Court on Tuesday (local time) refused the deployment of the National Guard in Chicago over the objection of Illinois officials, amid doubt on the viability of such deployments in other cities, the New York Times reported....

The US authorities have filed federal charges against a 29-year-old Afghan national in connection with the shooting that killed National Guardsman Sarah Beckstrom and critically wounded Guardsman Andrew Wolfe in the nation’s capital. ...