FBI employees wrongly searched foreign surveillance data for the last names of a U.S. senator and a state senator, according to a court opinion released Friday. The disclosure could further complicate Biden administration efforts to renew a major spy program that already faces bipartisan opposition in Congress.   Another FBI employee...
The United States and like-minded countries like India need to work together to shape the course of artificial intelligence, Arti Prabhakar, the Science Adviser to President Joe Biden, said today. The US administration has roped in several IT giants like Google and Microsoft to ensure that it is not misused...
Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been found "guilty of inciting attacks" on military installations, including the Lahore Corps Commander House, an anti-terrorism court was told by the government prosecutor on Friday. However, the ATC Lahore extended Imran Khan's pre-arrest bail in five terrorism cases till August 8. "A special...
The Iraqi government sought to reassure diplomatic missions in the country of their security on Saturday, saying it would not allow a recurrence of the storming of the Swedish embassy.   The statement from the Foreign Ministry came a day after hundreds of protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad, setting...
North Korea fired several cruise missiles towards its western sea on Saturday, South Korea's military said, marking the second launch event this week apparently in protest of the docking of a nuclear-armed US submarine in South Korea.   While adding to its barrage of missile launches in recent months, North Korea...
A former Republican legislative candidate who traveled to Washington for former President Donald Trump's “Stop the Steal” rally was arrested Friday and charged with federal crimes for his role in the U.S. Capitol riot, officials said. Matthew Brackley, 39, of Waldoboro, Maine, entered the the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and asked for...
China sent dozens of warplanes, including fighter jets and bombers, toward Taiwan, marking a forceful display. That’s according to a statement Saturday from the island’s Defense Ministry. The move came days before the democracy plans to hold military exercises aimed at defending itself against a possible invasion. Taiwan says the Chinese...
India is indeed likely to be a rising "great power" and its economy will have the size similar to that of the US by 2050, according to noted economics commentator Martin Wolf who has also highlighted that Western leaders are making a sensible bet on the country.   "I judge that...
A month after the historic Official State Visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the United States, eminent American lawmakers and the White House on Wednesday said the India-US relationship has become stronger than ever. Prime Minister Modi's impressive address to the US Congress and the presence of more than...
Indian ambassador to the Philippines, Shambhu Kumaran, has discussed maritime preparation with the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Manila. Indian ambassador and PCG Commandant Admiral Artemio M Abu discussed ways to strengthen maritime cooperation. India and the Philippines are exploring various avenues to enhance their defence cooperation, with a particular emphasis on...