Syria’s government signs breakthrough deal with Kurdish-led authorities in the northeast

Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Commander of Syrian Kurdish-led forces Mazloum Abdi shake hands, after Syria reached a deal to integrate the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) with state institutions, the Syrian presidency said on Monday, in Damascus, Syria on March 10, 2025. | Photo Credit: via Reuters Syria’s interim government signed a deal … Read more

Majority of Indian-Americans feel U.S.-India relationship would have been stronger under Harris: survey

A majority (53%) of Indian-Americans feels that U.S.-India ties would have become stronger or much stronger under a Kamala Harris administration in Washington, according to a new study published by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Also Read |Transactional turn: On India and the new U.S. administration This is in contrast to 40% who feel … Read more

U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard to visit India

Tulsi Gabbard, U.S. Director of National Intelligence. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Monday (March 10, 2025) said she will visit India as part a “multi-nation” trip to the Indo-Pacific she is undertaking with the aim of building strong relationships and open lines of communication to achieve President Donald … Read more

Former Philippine President Duterte arrested on an ICC warrant over drug killings

Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte. | Photo Credit: Reuters Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested at Manila’s international airport on Tuesday (March 11, 2025) on order of the International Criminal Court in connection with a case of crime against humanity filed against him, the Philippine government said. Duterte was arrested after arriving from Hong … Read more