The United States of America, a Western nation with a powerful economy, is situated in North America and is more often referred to as the United States or the US or America. The country became distinctly characterised by a myriad population given its history of mass migration that dates way back to the 17th century. A relatively young nation by world standards (less than 250 years old), the US was the first European colony to gain freedom. It rose to prominence as a world power gradually in the 20th century, and their position was strengthened further by the two world wars. By the end of World War II, the United States along with the Soviet Union had emerged as superpowers, and their positions were only strengthened by the Cold War that could see itself play out in other smaller nations, without the Soviet or the US ever engaging in direct military conflict. The high-octane competition that lasted for years took both nations to space and saw rapid scientific advancement in their mutual zeal to outperform each other. In the end, the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, establishing America as the sole superpower of the world. The United States is now a founding member of the United Nations, World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. The current president of the United States is Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris became the first woman to be elected to the post and also the first woman of colour and first person of Indian origin to rise to the rank. They were elected to power in November 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic. More
The lawmakers expressed concern that Trump’s decision to raise tariffs on Indian imports -- with some duties reaching as high as 50 percent -- has negatively affected both nations’ economies.
The law allows public schools and community colleges to close for Diwali. State employees can choose to take the day off, and public school students will receive an excused absence to celebrate.
A draft White House memo hints that some furloughed workers might not be entitled to compensation once the shutdown concludes.
In their previous meeting between the two leaders in May, Carney had bluntly told Trump that Canada would never be for sale in response to Trump's repeated threats to purchase or annex Canada.
A recent notification by the United States Department of War (DoW), formerly the Department of Defence, included Pakistan among several countries listed as recipients of the AIM-120 missiles.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has repeatedly alleged that the U.S. is hoping to drive him from power.
Asked by reporters at the White House whether he had decided about supplying Ukraine with Tomahawks, Trump did not rule it out and said he had "sort of made a decision" on the matter.
“We have an Insurrection Act for a reason. If I had to enact it I would do that," Donald Trump said.
According to the document, Jack Smith’s team could see which phone numbers senators called, and the origin and destination locations of the calls, Fox News Digital reported.
Lawyers for Maxwell, a British socialite, argued that she never should have been tried or convicted for her role in luring teenage girls to be sexually abused by Epstein, a New York financier
Universities were asked to sign a “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” committing them to adopt the White House's vision for America's campuses.
The US president Donald Trump said that climate change is “not a legitimate idea", speaking at UNGA.
The recommendation was included in the US Department of State's 2025 Fiscal Transparency Report, released on Friday.
The strong criticism followed US President Donald Trump’s proclamation on Friday, which raised the H-1B visa fee to USD 100,000 annually.
According to the report, Kaur has lived in California’s East Bay for more than 30 years, has no criminal record, and was known locally as a longtime seamstress at Sari Palace in Berkeley.
Lutnick claimed "in a month or two months, India's going to be at the table and they're going to say they're sorry."
Elon Musk's remarks, sometimes sparked by provocative or inflammatory clips, have amplified debate over whether population decline and migration could reshape Western societies.
The strike lands soon after Washington expanded its maritime presence off Venezuela, adding seven warships and a nuclear-powered fast attack submarine, with more than 4,500 sailors and Marines.
The United States, which accuses Maduro of leading a drug cartel, has announced a deployment of warships to the southern Caribbean in an anti-drug trafficking operation.
Fellow inmate Bill Noguera, who befriended Naso over more than a decade at San Quentin prison, says Naso claimed to have murdered 26 women in total.
Lee, who took office in June following the impeachment of his conservative predecessor Yoon Suk Yeol for briefly imposing martial law, is making his first trip to Washington as president.
The screwworm is not actually a worm, but a fly whose larvae feed on the living flesh of animals and, in rare cases, humans. They burrow into open wounds and eat tissue from the inside, which can be fatal if untreated.
PM Modi has made it clear that India will not compromise on the interests of farmers, livestock rearers and fishermen, asserting that he is standing like a wall to protect them.
According to the statement, the group’s operations target only “the Pakistan Army, Frontier Corps, intelligence networks, so-called death squads, and their collaborator gangs” inside Balochistan.
The row comes amid escalating trade tensions, with US President Donald Trump announcing tariffs totalling 50 per cent on India.