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US President Donald Trump vowed Monday that strikes on Yemen's Huthis will continue until they are no longer a threat to shipping, warning the rebels and their Iranian backers of "real pain" to come. Trump's threat on the Truth Social network comes as his administration battles a scandal over a chat between senior US officials on the Yemen strikes that was accidentally leaked to a journalist. It also comes amid a sharpening of Trump's rhetoric towards Tehran, with the president threatening that "there will be bombing" if Iran does not reach a deal on its nuclear program. "The choice for the Huthis is clear: Stop shooting at US ships, and we will stop shooting at you. Otherwise, we have only just begun, and the real pain is yet to come, for both the Huthis and their sponsors in Iran," said Trump. Trump added that the Huthis had been "decimated" by "relentless" strikes since March 15, saying that US forces "hit them e...

Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts for human rights and democracy. Members of the Pakistan World Alliance (PWA) - an advocacy group founded last December - who also belong to the Norwegian political party Partiet Sentrum, announced the nomination of Khan, 72. "We are pleased to announce on behalf of Partiet Sentrum that in alliance with somebody with the right to nominate, have nominated Imran Khan, the former prime minister of Pakistan, to the Nobel Peace Prize for his work with human rights and democracy in Pakistan," Partiet Sentrum said on X on Sunday. In 2019, Khan was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to promote peace in South Asia. Every year, the Norwegian Nobel Committee receives hundreds of nominations after which they select the winner through a lengthy eight-month process, The Express Tribune reported. Khan, also the founder of Pakistan's main opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-...

Republican President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was not joking about seeking a third presidential term, barred by the US Constitution, but that it was too early to think about doing so. Trump, who took office on January 20 for his second, non-consecutive White House term, has made allusions to seeking a third one but addressed it directly in a telephone interview with NBC News. "No, I'm not joking. I'm not joking," Trump said, but "it is far too early to think about it." "There are methods which you could do it, as you know," he said, declining to elaborate on specific methods. US presidents are limited to two four-year terms, consecutive or not, according to the 22nd Amendment of the US Constitution. A proposal to overturn a constitutional amendment requires a two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress and ratification by the legislatures of three-fourths of the 50 US states. Some Trump allies have floated the idea of keeping Trump in the ...

Republican President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was not joking about seeking a third presidential term, which is barred by the U.S. Constitution, but that it was too early to think about doing so. Trump, who took office on January 20 for his second, non-consecutive White House term, has made vague allusions to seeking a third one but addressed it directly on Sunday in a telephone interview with NBC News. "No, I'm not joking. I'm not joking," Trump said, but "it is far too early to think about it." "There are, there are methods which you could do it, as you know," he said. He declined to elaborate on any specific methods. US presidents are limited to two four-year terms, consecutive or not, according to the 22nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) from NDTV News-World-news https://ift.tt/4NLYhts

India on Saturday underscored its swift response to the devastating earthquake in Myanmar, reaffirming its commitment to being the "first responder," highlighting the meaning of "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam" (the world is one family). In a special briefing on Operation Brahma by the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has committed all possible support from India to earthquake-hit Myanmar, adding that India has always been the first responder in such situations. "A massive earthquake struck Myanmar yesterday around afternoon time. We all are aware of the kind of destruction that it has left. Massive loss of life and property has been reported. Soon after the tragedy struck Myanmar, our Prime Minister conveyed his concerns and expressed that India was ready to provide all possible support to the people of Myanmar and the government of Myanmar in this hour of crisis," he said. RandhirJaiswal added tha...

China and Bangladesh on Friday signed nine agreements after Muhammad Yunus' meeting with President Xi Jinping during which the Bangladesh Chief Adviser highlighted student protests that led to regime change in Dhaka and urged Beijing to play a "greater role" in establishing peace and stability. Additionally, Bangladesh secured a commitment of USD 2.1 billion in investments, loans and grants from the Chinese government and its companies, Bangladesh's official news agency BSS reported. Bangladesh welcomed Chinese companies to participate in the Teesta River Comprehensive Management and Restoration Project (TRCMRP), according to a joint statement issued after the meeting between Yunus and Xi. The previous Hasina government wanted India to do the Teesta river basin project. Bangladesh welcomed Chinese companies to also participate in the Mongla Port Facilities Modernisation and Expansion Project, the joint statement said. After his talks with Xi, the two countries si...

British-American novelist Salman Rushdie will publish his first major work of fiction since the brutal stabbing that blinded him in one eye, his publisher said on Thursday. "The Eleventh Hour" is a collection of short stories examining themes and places of interest to Rushdie,who narrowly escaped death during the 2022 attack. It will be released on November 4, 2025. The would-be assassin, Hadi Matar, was convicted of attempted murder at a trial in upstate New York at which Rushdie gave vivid testimony about the incident. "The three novellas in this volume, all written in the last twelve months, explore themes and places that have been much on my mind -- mortality, Bombay, farewells, England (especially Cambridge), anger, peace, America," he said in a statement released by Penguin publishing. "I'm happy that the stories, very different from one another in setting, story and technique, nevertheless manage to be in conversation with one another, and with t...

This year's Arctic sea ice peak is the lowest in the 47-year satellite record, the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) said Thursday. The 2025 maximum sea ice extent was likely achieved on March 22 at 14.33 million square kilometers (5.53 million square miles) -- falling short of the previous low of 14.41 million square kilometers set in 2017. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) from NDTV News-World-news https://ift.tt/9CKQxSh

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that the inclusion of a journalist in group chat on military strikes was a "big mistake" and expected reforms, while highlighting his own limited role. "Obviously, someone made a mistake -- someone made a big mistake -- and added a journalist. Nothing against journalists, but you ain't supposed to be on that thing," Rubio told a news conference in Jamaica. "I think there will be reforms and changes made so this never -- this is not going to happen again," he said. Rubio did not assign blame but quickly noted that he only participated twice in the chat -- once to assign a representative and later after the US government had publicly announced the strikes on Yemen. Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, said he was inadvertently added into the chat on commercial app Signal by Mike Waltz, the national security advisor, and that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth disclosed strike plans throug...

US President Donald Trump will announce tariffs on auto imports to the country Wednesday, the White House said in a move set to fuel tensions with trading partners ahead of further promised levies next week. Since returning to the presidency in January, Trump has already imposed tariffs on major US trading partners Canada, Mexico and China -- but he previously offered automakers temporary reprieve from the levies affecting North America. He has also slapped 25 percent duties on steel and aluminum imports, weighing on manufacturers. On Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told a briefing that Trump will hold a press conference at 4:00 pm (2000 GMT) "to announce tariffs on the auto industry." Additional duties would mark a further blow to businesses reeling from policy uncertainty and earlier waves of levies, which economists warned could add to producers' costs. These costs could eventually be passed on to consumers, if companies are unable to absor...

As China and India push to mend ties, strained for nearly half a decade, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said that "what happened in 2020 was not the way to address issues". The minister's remarks recalled the way China had unilaterally tried to change the status quo along the Line of Actual Control or LAC. Mr Jaishankar also acknowledged that India and China will continue to have issues in the "foreseeable future", but said that "there are ways of addressing them" without getting into a conflict. "We know that, between India and China, at least in the foreseeable future, there will be issues, but there are ways of addressing those issues, and what happened in 2020 was not the way," External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said in a conversation with non-profit Asia Society. The minister was speaking about the way ties between India and China have evolved over the years. After China's unilateral decision to alter the status quo is eastern ...

The president of Signal defended the messaging app's security on Wednesday after top Trump administration officials mistakenly included a journalist in an encrypted chatroom they used to discuss a looming US attack on Yemen's Houthis. Signal's Meredith Whittaker did not directly address the blunder, which Democratic lawmakers have said was a breach of US national security. But she described the app as the "gold standard in private comms" in a post on X, which outlined Signal's security advantages over Meta's WhatsApp messaging app. "We're open source, nonprofit, and we develop and apply (end-to-end encryption) and privacy-preserving tech across our system to protect metadata and message contents," she said. Signal has been growing in popularity in Europe and the United States as an alternative to WhatsApp because it collects very little data about its users. According to data from Sensor Tower, a market intelligence firm, U.S. downloads o...

A 46-year-old doctor was arrested on Monday for allegedly attempting to murder his 36-year-old wife, Arielle Konig, a nuclear engineer, at the Pali Lookout in Oahu, Hawaii. According to police, Gerhardt Konig attacked his wife with closed fists and a rock, then tried to shove her off the hiking trail, leaving her in critical condition. During the alleged assault, he also pulled out two syringes and attempted to use them to harm his wife. Reports suggest that the incident occurred after Ms Konig refused to take a picture with her husband.  According to Hawaii News,  she was hospitalised in serious condition with multiple facial and head injuries. Meanwhile, Gerhardt Konig was taken into custody near Pali Highway following a brief foot chase around 6:45 p.m. on Monday, approximately eight hours after the alleged assault on his wife. Notably, Konig, a doctor with the Anesthesia Medical Group, provided medical services to facilities on Maui, including Maui Me...

Israel's military said its forces operating in Rafah in southern Gaza on Monday fired at a Red Cross building after mistakenly "identifying suspects inside and feeling a threat to the force". "After an investigation, it was determined that the identification was incorrect and that the building belonged to the Red Cross. The force was unaware of the building's affiliation at the time of the shooting," the military said in a statement, adding there were no casualties and the incident would be investigated. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) from NDTV News-World-news https://ift.tt/3c5iLIv

US Vice President JD Vance recently said that "A green card does not give an individual an indefinite right to stay in the United States" - a statement that has become a cause of much anxiety and stress for millions of immigrants of Indian origin. Over the past few weeks, US immigration rules have been tightened significantly, prompting immigration attorneys to issue travel risk advisories for Indian Green Card and H-1B holders. Due to the Trump Administration's massive crackdown on immigrants - both illegal and legal - key immigration agencies of the US have enhanced scrutiny of those travelling abroad and even more greatly heightened checks for those who return to the country. The agencies that keep a check of who is leaving or entering the United States include: US Citizenship and Immigration Services or USCIS Immigration and Customs Enforcement or ICE Department of Homeland Security or DHS Customs and Border Protection or CBP Millions of Indians living, worki...

Russia is developing "privileged strategic partnership" with India, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday. Lavrov said at an event that Russia is actively expanding ties with countries like China, India, Iran, North Korea and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries, the state-run TASS news agency reported on Monday. "We prioritize boosting ties with the majority of global states," he said at a meeting of the board of trustees of the Alexander Gorchakov Public Diplomacy Fund. "The relations of comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation with the People's Republic of China boast an unprecedented level of mutual trust. Particularly privileged strategic partnership is developing with India," the top Russian diplomat said. Lavrov added that serious progress has been reached in expanding and deepening of friendly ties with such states as Iran and North Korea. Moscow puts special emphasis on strengthening of all areas o...

Golf legend Tiger Woods has confirmed his relationship with Vanessa Trump , the former daughter-in-law of US President Donald Trump. "Love is in the air and life is better with you by my side," Mr Woods posted on X, alongside two photos with Vanessa Trump. The announcement follows weeks of speculation. Vanessa Trump, the ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr, also shared a similar post on Instagram. Mr Woods, known for fiercely guarding his private life, had his affairs thrust into the spotlight in 2009 during a scandal that ended his marriage to Elin Nordegren. Who is Vanessa Trump? She was born Vanessa Kay Haydon on December 18, 1977, in Manhattan, New York City. Ms Trump is an American socialite, actress, and former model. She attended The Dwight School, a private institution. Her mother, Bonnie Haydon, ran a modelling agency. Vanessa Trump began modelling during her youth and was signed by Wilhelmina Models. As an actress, she appeared in the 2003 film ' Something's Got...

Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu has predicted that artificial intelligence (AI) will take over 90 per cent of programming work by eliminating repetitive tasks. "When people say 'AI will write 90 per cent of the code' I readily agree because 90 per cent of what programmers write is 'boiler plate'," wrote Mr Vembu on X (formerly Twitter). "There is "essential complexity" in programming and then there is a lot of "accidental complexity" (that is the boiler plate stuff) and this is very old wisdom from the Mythical Man Month," he added. According to Mr Vembu, while AI effectively removes accidental complexity, human expertise remains essential for tackling core challenges. "In essence, AI can make mincemeat of patterns already discovered (by humans). Can it find totally new patterns?" When people say "AI will write 90% of the code" I readily agree because 90% of what programmers write is "boiler plate". ...

A Wisconsin man who voted for President Donald Trump says he does not regret his decision, even after federal immigration authorities arrested his wife upon their return from their honeymoon. Bradley Bartell's wife, Camila Munoz, a Peruvian citizen, overstayed her visa but was working toward obtaining permanent residency in the US. Despite their ordeal, Mr Bartell still supports Trump, who has pledged the largest mass deportation effort in US history. "I don't regret the vote," Mr Bartell told Newsweek . "He didn't create the system, but he does have an opportunity to improve it. Hopefully, all this attention will bring to light how broken it is," he said. Ms Munoz arrived in Wisconsin Dells in 2019 on a work-study visa, which expired as COVID-19 halted international travel. She worked in farming and hospitality, where she met Mr Bartell. After initially losing his phone number, she later reconnected with him on Facebook, and they began a serious rel...

Usha Vance, the wife of US Vice President JD Vance, will travel to Greenland on Thursday as President Donald Trump clings to the idea of a US annexation of the strategic, semi-autonomous Danish territory. She will visit Greenland with a US delegation to tour historical sites, learn about the territory's heritage and attend the national dogsled race, the White House said in a statement. The delegation will return to the US on March 29. White House national security advisor Mike Waltz and Energy Secretary Chris Wright will visit a US military base in Greenland as part of the trip, a US official said. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Trump has made US annexation of Greenland a major talking point since taking office for a second time on January 20. Greenland's strategic location and rich mineral resources could benefit the US It lies along the shortest route from Europe to North America, vital for the US ballistic missile warning system. Th...

A woman on TikTok has come forward and alleged Impractical Jokers star Joe Gatto sexually assaulted her. A TikTok user, joozyb, has accused the actor of sexually assaulting her when she was 19 in 2023. In a video posted on Thursday (March 20), she alleged: "I got sexually assaulted by Joe Gatto, the Impractical Joker." In a follow-up video, she detailed meeting Gatto while he was performing in Milwaukee in September 2023. She first encountered him at brunch with her mother and sister, where she asked for a photo. Later, she messaged Gatto, then 46, on Instagram, hoping for free tickets to his show. He responded by giving her two show tickets and meet-and-greet passes for his performance at the Pabst Theater on September 8, 2023. She attended the show alone, took a photo with Gatto, and then left the venue. Later, she claims she was drinking with her roommate while exchanging Instagram messages with him. In her TikTok video, she stated: "I was drunk, whatever, and he w...

A mother who is suing Google and Character.ai over the death of her son has been 'horrified' to find that artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots based on her late son are being hosted on the platform. Megan Garcia's 14-year-old son, Sewell Setzer III, died by suicide last year after talking to an AI bot based on the Game of Thrones character Daenerys Targaryen and hosted on Character.ai where users can create chatbots based on real-life or fictional people. However, earlier this week, Ms Garcia discovered that the platform was hosting several bots, based on her late son. As per Ms Garcia's lawyers, a simple search on the company's app led to the discovery of several chatbots, based on Setzer's likeness, according to a report in Fortune . “Our team discovered several chatbots on Character.AI's platform displaying our client's deceased son, Sewell Setzer III, in their profile pictures, attempting to imitate his personality and offering a call feature wit...

Elon Musk has suggested that transgender people were behind the recent attacks on Tesla, blaming “hormone injections" for "extreme emotional volatility" among them. On X, Musk reshared a post that claimed three of the four people arrested for "vandalising Teslas" were transgender or non-binary. "What are the statistics on trans violence? The probability of a trans person being violent appears to be vastly higher than non-trans. Hormone injections cause extreme emotional volatility. That is simply a fact." What are the statistics on trans violence? The probability of a trans person being violent appears to be vastly higher than non-trans. Hormone injections cause extreme emotional volatility. That is simply a fact. https://t.co/MSvft9fZgb — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 20, 2025 In a subsequent post, the entrepreneur reposted an infographic, dated 2023, writing, "Wow, trans violence is EXTREMELY FAR above normal levels!!" Wow, tran...

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz threatened Friday to annex parts of the Gaza Strip unless Hamas militants release the remaining Israeli hostages held in the war-battered Palestinian territory. The warning came as Israel stepped up the renewed assault it launched on Tuesday, shattering the relative calm that had reigned in the war-battered territory since a January 19 ceasefire. Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli strikes killed 11 people on Friday -- three in pre-dawn strikes and eight more during the daytime.  On Thursday, it reported a death count of 504 since the bombardment resumed, one of the highest since the war began more than 17 months ago with Hamas's attack on Israel. "I ordered (the army) to seize more territory in Gaza... The more Hamas refuses to free the hostages, the more territory it will lose, which will be annexed by Israel," Katz said in a statement. Should Hamas not comply, Katz also threatened "to expand buffer zones around Ga...

US President Donald Trump will sign an order Thursday to start dismantling the Department of Education, fulfilling an election campaign pledge and a long-held dream of American conservatives. The Republican will issue the order during a White House ceremony -- one of the most drastic steps yet in the brutal overhaul of the government that he is carrying out with the help of tech tycoon Elon Musk. Trump has cast the move as necessary to save money and improve educational standards in the United States, saying they are lagging behind those in Europe and China. But education has been a battleground for decades in America's culture wars, and Republicans have long wanted to remove control of it from the federal government. "He is saving America's children with this action," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News ahead of the signing at 4:00 pm (2000 GMT). "The Department of Education has never educated a child. All it has ever done is stolen m...

US President Donald Trump has pledged to help Ukraine get more air defence equipment from Europe as Kyiv's forces battle Russia, the White House said Wednesday. In a phone conversation Tuesday, Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky also agreed that their defence staffs will "share information closely" as the battlefield situation evolves, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told a briefing. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) from NDTV News-World-news https://ift.tt/XOSWRTU

Even as the Quad steadily strengthens its hold across the Indo-Pacific region, India may soon consider being a part of another key multilateral alliance that focuses on the South China Sea. The group in question is the 'Squad' - whose members currently include Japan, Australia, the US, and the Philippines. The group now plans to invite India and South Korea to join it. Philippines and Japan, which face challenges with China's growing military presence in the South China Sea, aim to counter Beijing and keep it in check, said General Romeo S. Brawner, the Philippines' Armed Forces chief. Though Squad is still an informal grouping, member states have conducted joint maritime activities in South China Sea for over a year. "Together with Japan and our partners we are trying to expand the squad to include India and probably South Korea," General Brawner said at the Raisina Dialogue - a multilateral conference in New Delhi. Interestingly, the General's comment...

US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin spoke for over two hours during a phone-call , discussing ways to end the ongoing war in Ukraine and ways to establish "lasting peace". Kremlin's Full Statement On Trump-Putin Call The leaders continued a detailed and frank exchange of views on the situation around Ukraine. Vladimir Putin expressed gratitude to Donald Trump for his desire to help achieve the noble goal of ending hostilities and human losses. Having confirmed his fundamental commitment to a peaceful resolution of the conflict, the Russian President declared his readiness to work together with his American partners to thoroughly explore possible ways of resolving the conflict, which should be comprehensive, sustainable and long-term. And, of course, to take into account the absolute need to eliminate the root causes of the crisis, and Russia's legitimate interests in the area of security. In the context of the US President's in...

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday branded Israel a "terror state" following the most intense Israeli airstrikes in Gaza since a fragile ceasefire took effect. "The Zionist regime has once again shown that it is a terror state that feeds on the blood, lives and tears of the innocent with its brutal attacks on Gaza last night," Erdogan said at a Ramadan fast-breaking dinner.  (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) from NDTV News-World-news https://ift.tt/I48viqr

Missing Indian-American student Sudiksha Konanki and Joshua Riibe, the person of interest in the case, were seen together at an outdoor bar before she vanished from a Dominican Republic beach on March 6. A new footage, obtained by local outlet Noticia SIN, shows Ms Konanki at the bar with friends. At one point, she puts her hand over her mouth, steps away, and hunches over a patch of grass before returning to the bar. She then rejoins her friends, jumps in excitement and hugs a female companion. In the same footage, a man, believed to be Joshua Riibe, is seen outside the bar, seemingly drunk. Another young man appears to comfort him as Mr Riibe stumbles backwards.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Noticias SIN (@sin24horas) Both Ms Konanki and Mr Riibe appear to be wearing the same outfits seen in previously released surveillance footage - Ms Konanki in a white dress with her hair in a ponytail and Mr Riibe in the same c...