A congressional hearing in Washington turned attention to reports involving Iran and Pakistan, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio firmly distancing the administration from the claims.
After two days of discussions in Washington, both sides agreed to continue negotiations, explore security arrangements along the border and strengthen state control in southern Lebanon.
On 22 May 2026, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs issued an eviction order directing the historic 113-year- old Delhi Gymkhana Club to vacate its 27.3-acre Lutyens’ Delhi premises by June 5.
Rubio told lawmakers that Washington has not seen Chinese military involvement in the Iran crisis while warning about Beijing's expanding economic and political influence across Latin America.
Emergency alerts echoed across the Gulf as Kuwait and Bahrain responded to missile and drone threats, while the US and Iran traded sharply differing accounts of the escalating confrontation.
Irked with the uncertainty over membership, Ukrianian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blasted the alliance as it was a personal setback for him; he had harboured hopes that the Vilnius summit would culminate in a concrete invitation for Ukraine to join the alliance. In scathing criticism, Zelensky termed this Nato stance ‘unprecedented and absurd‘ when there is no time frame set ‘neither for the invitation nor for Ukraine‘s membership‘. He was also upset with vague wording about added conditions ‘even for inviting Ukraine‘
The United States on Wednesday said that it supports a direct dialogue between India and Pakistan on issues of concern.
In a move that could benefit Indians, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will hold a second random lottery selection from the previously submitted H-1B visas for fiscal 2024.
The United States Federal Reserves on Wednesday (local time) raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points, the highest in the past 22 years, according to Fox Business.
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM), which is the official export credit agency of the country, named new members, including many Indian-Americans, to its four advisory subcommittees.
