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Biden 'personally' understands impact of layoffs on family: WH
In the last several weeks, major IT behemoths like Google, Microsoft, and Amazon have fired thousands of tech professionals, a significant number of whom are either Indian-Americans or Indian IT professionals. Most of these professionals, who are on H-1B visa, have to leave the country in 60 days if they are unable to find another alternative to sustain.
Balakot Strike: Former US Secy of State Mike Pompeo claims India informed him Pakistan was preparing for nuclear attack
According to Pompeo, he was in Hanoi for the US-North Korea Summit when he was awakened to speak to his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj, who informed him that Pakistan was preparing for a nuclear attack in the wake of the Balakot surgical strike, and India was preparing its own escalatory response.
Germany allocates massive $43 Billion for sixth-gen fighter jet project FCAS
This German-French project aims to create a sixth-generation aircraft by bringing together Dassault Aviation, the developer of the Rafale fighter, and Airbus, one of the firms behind the Eurofighter Typhoon. The two leaders, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron, will discuss the FCAS initiative when they meet on January 22 in Paris
23-year-old Indian student dies in US after being shot in chest during armed robbery
Devsish Nandepu, 23, was shot on Sunday night during an incident in Princeton Park on the South Side of the city. Despite being rushed to hospital in critical condition, he sadly passed away just after 4am on Monday morning at Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.
IAEA deploys permanent mission at Ukraine's Khmelnytsky nuclear plant
The mission's main tasks are to maintain nuclear and radiation safety at the facility amid the Russia-Ukraine war, Xinhua news agency reported, citing a statement by the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine. Last week, the IAEA established its missions at three other nuclear plants, namely Rivne in western Ukraine, Pivdennoukrainsk in the south, and Chernobyl plant in the north, the statement said.
'Doomsday Clock' set at 90 seconds to midnight amid Ukraine crisis
The Doomsday Clock's time is set by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists' Science and Security Board with the support of the Bulletin's Board of Sponsors, which includes 10 Nobel Laureates. The new Clock time is the closest to midnight since it was established in 1947. Previously, the Doomsday Clock had been set at 100 seconds to midnight since 2020.
Chris Hipkins sworn in as New Zealand Prime Minister
The swearing-in ceremony held in Parliament saw Hipkins officially taking up the top job and Carmel Sepuloni becoming the deputy Prime Minister, Xinhua news agency reported. Prime Minister Hipkins will reshuffle the cabinet next week. Besides the top leadership role, Hipkins himself will be the minister of national security and intelligence.
Shooting at Washington state convenience store kills 3
The shooter is still at large, and the motive remains unknown, local police was quoted by Xinhua news agency as saying. Yakima Police Chief Matt Murray said a man walked into a Circle K convenience store in Yakima early Tuesday morning and killed three people. The shooter took a car after shooting at the driver and then drove away.
Turkey postpones trilateral meeting with Sweden, Finland after Quran burning
The decision came a day after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Sweden not to expect Turkey's support on its NATO bid after Rasmus Paludan, the head of the Danish far-right political party Hard Line, burned a copy of the Quran on Saturday outside the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden.
Classified documents found at ex-US Vice President Pence's home
The documents, discovered by a lawyer last week at Pence's Indiana home, have been handed over to the FBI, the BBC reported. However, the former Vice President's representatives have said that the FBI collected the documents, bypassing 'standard procedures' and requesting 'direct possession' of them. Representatives for Pence have also sent a letter to the National Archives alerting them to the documents.
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