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Tuesday, February 24, 2026
TopicUnited States of America

Topic: United States of America

UN says it could have zero cash by July as Trump’s US withholds dues

The US is traditionally responsible for 22% of the organisation’s budget. It still owes the UN about $1.4 billion in arrears, on top of a $767 million bill for this year’s budget.

What is the polar vortex sending an Arctic blast into the US?

Polar vortexes are girdles of swirling cold air and low pressure surrounding the Earth’s poles. The Arctic one can cause frigid weather in the US and portions of Europe and Asia.

Go ahead and resent boomers, but do it for the right reasons

Younger generations have ample reason to be upset with boomers — for getting bigger retirement benefits and leaving behind lots of debt. But these issues do not elicit much anger.

Greenland PM tells people to prepare for possible invasion

Trump has said he needs to own Greenland for security reasons and had earlier posted an AI image of himself planting a US flag on the island.

South Korea kicks off AI Squid Game to find the best & compete with US, China

The format, like the Netflix show that became a symbol of Korea’s cultural soft power, is ruthless: the teams’ AI foundation models face evaluation and elimination every six months by a panel of judges

Designed to oversee corn & crude futures, Wall Street regulator grapples with crypto, sports gambling

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is on the precipice of gaining new crypto oversight as lawmakers continue to negotiate major legislation.

Trump tariffs, import dependence are holding back America’s manufacturing renaissance

Better tax, regulatory, and monetary policy should indeed provide a tailwind for manufacturing, but the sector will probably continue to struggle.

Maduro ‘captured’ by US forces, Trump says ‘we will run’ Venezuela till safe, proper transition

After extracting Maduro, Trump said US will deploy American oil companies to the Venezuela. 'Very large oil companies will go in, spend billions and start making money,' he says.

‘71% of H-1B visas go to India, 12% to China’ — what are the allegations & the controversy

These allegations only add to an already politically charged, anti-immigration sentiment. They could also reshape how the US government evaluates visa requests.

How much of Silicon Valley is built on Chinese AI?

Speculation has been stirring that low-cost, open-source Chinese AI models could lure users away from US offerings. It appears they are also winning over Silicon Valley.

On Camera

Life in Delhi isn’t easy for Northeast Indians. Racism is always round the corner

Racism is a problem for privileged mainlanders only when it's meted out to them abroad. In their own backyard, it's normalised as 'I was just kidding. Chill yaar'.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

IAF’s Tejas fleet undergoes ‘maintenance check’, decision on airframe yet to be taken

The 7 February incident involving Tejas aircraft caused severe damage to its frame. IAF and HAL are working together as part of the Board of Inquiry (BoI) to probe the incident.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.