The US Congress passed this month a legislation, the Resolve Tibet Act, calling for a peaceful resolution of the dispute over the status and governance of Tibet. It also calls on Beijing to resume dialogue with the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. Watch in for more details!

US lawmakers pass Tibet policy bill promoting talks between China & Dalai Lama

The pastor of a megachurch in the US state of Texas said on Tuesday (Jun 18) that he had resigned after admitting to sexually abusing a child in the 1980s. This was after a woman had recently come forward publicly with her account and said that Robert Morris, a senior pastor, had sexually abused her on multiple occasions when she was 12 years old.

Pastor of Texas megachurch and ex-Trump adviser resigns after admitting he sexually abused 12-year-old girl

A bipartisan delegation of US lawmakers, including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, met the Dalai Lama, in India. Reaffirming American support for Tibetan autonomy, the lawmakers warned China that the U.S. will not allow Beijing to influence the choice of his successor. The lawmakers comments are expected to anger China as it views the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader as a "separatist."

Gravitas: China seethes as US lawmakers meet Dalai Lama, vow support for Tibetan autonomy

Close to 120 civilians were killed over a fortnight, across the troubled province of North Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Reportedly, Islamic State-linked Allied Democratic forces are to be blamed for the recent spate of attacks. ADF has been present in Democratic Republic of Congo for three decades and frequently carries out attacks in the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri against the Congolese army and villagers. The central African nation, rich in valuable mineral resources, has been plagued by 120 rebel groups in its east, fighting with National armed forces for power, land & mineral resources. The violence has uprooted nearly 7 million people, with aid inaccessible to many of them. Jyotsna Kumar brings you the details.

DR Congo: Islamic state-linked ADF blamed for carnage

With the Russian invasion of Ukraine last year, the world already witnessed how fault lines that existed for a long time between different power blocs bore prominence and continued to shape and reshape.

In a transitioning world order, what are India's chances?

Former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has arrived at Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra airport to meet Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama in Dharamshala. Pelosi is part of a six-member high-level US delegation that has come to India to meet the Dalai Lama. Watch in for more details!

US delegation- Dalai Lama meet: China urges Biden not to sign Tibet bill

Ukrainian officials are pressing the U.S. and other countries to ramp up their F-16 pilot training, saying the current pipeline isn’t producing enough aviators to fly the jets that will be soon donated to Kyiv. Watch in for more details!

Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv says US, allies delaying pilot training

India and the US have seen a steady growth in the space sector ties in with recent decades and now India and the US are contemplating human Le lunar exploration.

India & US planning a human-led lunar exploration?

The American state of Los Angeles is considering banning smartphones at schools and weather phones should be stored in pouches or lockers during school hours.

US: Los Angeles considering ban on smartphones in school

Joe Biden has announced a citizenship pathway for half a million immigrants married to US nationals, in a counterweight to his recent crackdown on illegal border crossers. Watch in for more details!

Joe Biden relaxes immigration rules

The Philippine military, on Wednesday (Jun 19) said that the Chinese coast guard rammed and boarded Filipino navy boats and seized guns from their personnel during the latest confrontation between Manila and Beijing in the disputed South China Sea.

South China Sea ‘ramming’ incident: Philippines says Chinese coast guard boarded its navy boats, seized guns

President Joe Biden attempted a political high-wire act Tuesday by announcing a citizenship pathway for half a million immigrants married to US nationals, in a counterweight to his recent crackdown on illegal border crossers.

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The White House has cancelled a major meeting between US and Israeli security officials in Washington, DC, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blasted the Biden administration for halting arms supply to Israel. Watch in for more details!

White House cancels high-level Israel-US meeting on Iran

White House cancels high-level US-Israel meeting plan

US delegation-Dalai Lama meet: US hardens stance on Tibet?

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US delegation meets Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, China fumes as US delegation reaches India

US lawmakers discuss Tibet-China dispute bill, Nancy Pelosi calls meeting with Dalai Lama 'blessing'

A bipartisan group of US lawmakers met the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama in India. US lawmakers said they would not allow China to influence the choice of his successor. Watch this video for all details.

US lawmakers meet Tibet's Dalai Lama, warn China on choice of successor

TikTok is facing a fresh investigation in the US into potential violations of children’s privacy. Federal Trade Commission also investigating Chinese video app over potential breaches of act outlawing ‘unfair practices’. Watch in for more details!

FTC probes TikTok over child privacy

US: Thousands of migrants to get citizenship, decision comes ahead of Presidential polls

The Israeli military announced Tuesday that it has approved "operational plans" for an offensive against the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.

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The Biden administration on Tuesday approved a new USD 360 million weapons sale to Taiwan, sending the island hundreds of armed drones, missile equipment and related support material, the State Department said in a statement that is sure to draw condemnation from China.

Taiwan thanks US for latest arms sale at a time of growing US-China tensions

In 2019, TikTok agreed to pay $5.7 million to settle FTC allegations that it illegally collected personal info from children, which the agency said was the largest civil penalty ever obtained in a children's privacy case.

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