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United Nations Security Council seats for African states and one seat to be rotated among small island developing states, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield will announce on Thursday. The move comes as the U.S. seeks to repair ties with Africa, where many are unhappy about Washington's support for Israel's war in Gaza, and deepen relations with Pacific Islands nations important to countering Chinese influence in the region. Thomas-Greenfield told Reuters she hopes the announcement will «move this agenda forward in a way that we can achieve Security Council reform at some point in the future,» describing it as part of U.S. President Joe Biden's legacy.

India and the US are working together towards becoming self-reliant in critical minerals, strengthening supply chains and adopting cutting-edge technologies, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said Wednesday, adding that he will visit Washington early next month for the India-US CEO Forum. “With both of us suffering a common source of concern… common concern C…(there is) lots to be done. We have a lot to offer, you have a lot to offer,” he said at the US-India Business Council’s (USIBC) 49th Annual General Meeting. He said that India and US share one of the most strategic and consequential relationship with shared interests in bilateral and geopolitical issues.

The inflation-adjusted median income of U.S. households rebounded last year to roughly its 2019 level, overcoming the biggest price spike in four decades to restore most Americans’ purchasing power

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The post-pandemic spike in U.S. inflation eased further last month as year-over-year price increases reached a three-year low, clearing the way for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates next week

United States observes Patriot Day, honoring the nearly 3,000 lives lost in the 2001 terror attacks. The day serves as a solemn reminder of the devastating events that unfolded when four planes were hijacked and used to target key locations, including the Twin Towers in New York and the Pentagon. The attacks not only shook the U.S. but also the entire world, marking a turning point in global security measures and international relations.

Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks on minorities and said they are the safest in India. Responding to a question on Gandhi's remarks in the US that RSS considers some religions, languages and communities inferior to others, Rijiju said, «No matter the amount of effort made, India cannot be defamed because India's Constitution and culture do not differentiate between people.» He said people who want to defame India with the help of anti-India forces will not succeed. The Minister for Minority Affairs who also holds the Parliamentary Affairs portfolio pointed out that minorities in India's neighbourhood come here if something wrong happens to them there.

tech firms like Google, Adobe, Microsoft and Meta Platforms will testify next week at a U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on election threats. Google parent Alphabet's global affairs president Kent Walker, Meta's global affairs president Nick Clegg, Microsoft President Brad Smith and a representative from Adobe will testify at the Sept. 18 hearing, a spokesperson from the office of Senator Mark Warner, who chairs the panel, confirmed. U.S. officials have been attempting to crack down on efforts to spread disinformation and misinformation online surrounding the Nov. 5 election in which Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump will face off. Polls show a tight contest.

Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, arrived at the Washington Dulles International Airport, on Monday (local time).

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The FBI says Americans were duped out of more than $5.6 billion last year through fraud schemes involving cryptocurrency

The Congressional Black Caucus has issued new guidelines for corporations to use in adopting their diversity, equity and inclusion policies

Afghanistan in August 2021. The report contends that the administration made its decision to evacuate noncombatants far too late, formally ordering it only on Aug. 16, failed to communicate between departments in Washington and among officials in Afghanistan, and botched the paperwork for the departure of Afghan civilians eligible to leave the country. It is the result of a three-year investigation led by Representative Michael McCaul, Republican chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

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Rahul Gandhi, arrived in Dallas, Texas, on Sunday for his three-day US visit starting today. The Congress MP was welcomed at the airport by Sam Pitroda, Chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress, and members of the Indian diaspora. Rahul Gandhi expressed his anticipation for engaging in meaningful discussions to strengthen the bond between the two nations. He was greeted with bouquets and performed aarti upon his arrival in the US.

Washington: Donald Trump's return to the debate stage has media organizations grappling once more with how to cover his frequent distortions of the truth. Several fact-checking operations say they have been preparing for weeks ahead of the Republican's face-off Tuesday against Vice President Kamala Harris, their only debate currently scheduled before the November 5 election. Democrat Harris will also face scrutiny over how she presents her and President Joe Biden's White House record, as well as her own policy agenda.

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Department of Justice plans to issue an outline by December on what Alphabet's Google must do to restore competition after a judge earlier found the company illegally monopolized the market for online search, prosecutors said at a court hearing in Washington on Friday. Prosecutors did not detail what remedy they will propose, but Justice Department attorney David Dahlquist said it should be comprehensive and take into account how Google plans to integrate artificial intelligence into search. Since the case was brought, Google has rebranded its Bard AI product to Gemini, Dahlquist said.

Iran launched perhaps the largest drone and missile strike in history against Israel, which was blunted by unprecedented cooperation from countries in the region and beyond. Yet the biggest surprise is also the most ominous for global order. A radical, quasi-state actor most Americans had never heard of, the Houthis of Yemen, have mounted the gravest challenge to freedom of the seas in decades — and arguably beaten a weary superpower along the way. The Houthis began their campaign against shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb, which connects the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, in late 2023. They are nominally attacking out of sympathy for the Palestinian people, but also to gain stature within the so-called Axis of Resistance, a group of Middle Eastern proxies cultivated by Iran.