Third judge blocks Trump's order ending birthright citizenship for kids of people in US illegally The U.S. is among about 30 countries where birthright citizenship — the principle of jus soli, or “right of the soil” — is applied. World 10 Feb, 2025
State Department freezes new funding for nearly all US aid programs worldwide The U.S. provides more foreign aid globally than any other country, budgeting about $60 billion in 2023, or about 1% of the U.S. budget. World 26 Jan, 2025
Russia and Iran sign a partnership treaty to deepen their ties in the face of Western sanctions Russia built Iran’s first nuclear plant that was launched in 2013 and is building two more nuclear reactors there. World 17 Jan, 2025
Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, has died at 100 Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling defeat after one tumultuous term and then redefined life after the White House as a global humanitarian, has died. He was 100 years old. World 30 Dec, 2024
Israel's strikes are shifting the power balance in the Middle East, with US support Israeli military strikes are targeting Iran's armed allies across a nearly 2,000-mile stretch of the Middle East and threatening Iran itself. World 08 Oct, 2024
Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Presidents Nixon and Ford, dies at 100 Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, the diplomat with the thick glasses and gravelly voice who dominated foreign policy as the United States extricated itself from Vietnam and broke down barriers with China, died Wednesday, his consulting firm said. He was 100. World 30 Nov, 2023
Transitional justice in limbo: Callous injustice to the victims In 2021, Prime Minister (PM) Pushpa Kamal Dahal had claimed the responsibility of killing 5,000 people during the decade-long Maoist-led armed conflict. Opinion 24 Apr, 2023
Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan martial ruler in 9/11 wars, dies Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the U.S. war in Afghanistan against the Taliban, has died, an official said Sunday. He was 79. World 05 Feb, 2023
US Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland to meet PM, other top leaders US Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland has arrived in Kathmandu. She is in Nepal for a two-day visit and is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and other top leaders tomorrow. Nepal 30 Jan, 2023
US undersecy of state arriving tomorrow The States Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland is arriving in Nepal on January 29 on a two-day visit. The United States Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland is arriving in Nepal on January 29 on a two-day visit. Nepal 28 Jan, 2023
Key moments from decades of climate conferences This year’s U.N. climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, marks the 26th time since 1995 that world leaders have gathered to confront global warming. But the realization that industrial activity was causing climate change, and discussions about what to do about it, began much earlier. World 25 Oct, 2021
America's longest war: 20 years of missteps in Afghanistan And now, the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on New York and Washington will be marked with the Taliban back in power. World 16 Aug, 2021
