Syria: Drone strike kills US contractor in Syria; US retaliates

WASHINGTON: A US contractor was killed and five US service members and one other US contractor were wounded when a suspected Iranian drone struck a facility on a coalition base in northeast Syria on Thursday, the Pentagon said.In a statement released late Thursday, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said US Central Command forces retaliated with “precision…

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Indian sentenced in US for distribution of child sexual abuse material

NEW YORK: A 34-year-old cruise ship employee from Goa has been sentenced in a federal district court to 188 months in prison for distributing child sexual abuse material.Angelo Victor Fernandes sent 13 child pornography videos through an instant messaging application to Daniel Scott Crow between January 16 and April 30, 2022, the US Department of…

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Trump: Trump arrested? Putin jailed? Fake AI images spread online

NEW YORK: Former US President Donald Trump getting gang-tackled by riot-gear-clad New York City police officers. Russian President Vladimir Putin in prison grays behind the bars of a dimly lit concrete cell. The highly detailed, sensational images have inundated Twitter and other platforms in recent days, amid news that Trump faces possible criminal charges and…

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TikTok’s danger to teens in focus during US congressional hearing

US lawmakers at a congressional hearing on Thursday accused TikTok of serving harmful content and inflicting “emotional distress” on young users, grilling the Chinese-owned app‘s CEO on the company’s outsized influence on teens.The hearing, which was TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew‘s first appearance before Congress, comes at a critical moment for the wildly popular…

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TikTok CEO grilled on connection with China, calls India’s ban ‘hypothetical’ and theoretical

WASHINGTON: TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified before US Congress amid growing security concerns and potential Chinese government influence over the company.Chew faced hostile questioning from the House Energy and Commerce Committee as he verbally danced to make the case that the social media giant is taking “real action” to address national security concerns from…

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Trump: Manhattan DA rejects GOP demand for info on Trump case

WASHINGTON: The Manhattan district attorney investigating Donald Trump rebuffed House Republicans’ request Thursday for documents and testimony about the case, dismissing it as an “unprecedented inquiry” with no legitimate basis. In a letter obtained by The Associated Press, the general counsel for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg slammed the congressional request as “an unlawful incursion…

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Biden: Biden administration adds 14 Chinese entities to unverified list

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration on Thursday added 14 Chinese entities to a red flag list, forcing US exports to conduct greater due diligence before shipping goods to them because US officials have been unable to inspect the listed entities.Being added to the list can potentially start a 60-day clock that could trigger much tougher penalties.The…

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Joe Biden: US President Joe Biden to pick PIO as deputy chief of US finance agency

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden intends to nominate Indian-American Nisha Desai Biswal to a top administrative position in the US International Development Finance Commission, the White House said on Monday.Biswal, who served as assistant secretary of state for south Asia during the Obama administration, brings over 30 years of work experience in US foreign policy…

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