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Friday, August 22, 2025
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Topic: United States

97% of wildfires in the US are started by people

Summer and fall are wildfire seasons across the western US. And they are only increasing now.

Pompeo expresses concern over Turkey’s actions in Eastern Mediterranean

Tensions flared after Turkey resumed gas exploration in an area contested by Cyprus and began naval exercises in waters where exclusive economic rights are asserted by Greece as well.

Why Trump’s TikTok ban leaves Apple and Google stuck in the middle

Trump administration can order American companies like Google & Apple to stop carrying the app, but can't stop American teens from finding workarounds to access the website.

China delays accreditation for journalists with US media outlets in tit-for-tat reprisals

Journalists in Beijing were told their residence permits will be extended until 6 November, coinciding with when the 90-day visas given to Chinese press in US will be renewed.

Kamala Harris can be both 100% Black and Asian. But Americans still don’t get it

The Indian food that Harris eats speaks volumes about the ethnic influences she embraces, as does the Black sorority she pledged.

With some 100 cancelled meetings and talks, US-China ties sink as Trump-Xi rift widens

Almost all dialogues have now died, meaning that senior, mid-level officials on both sides are increasingly operating in the dark about their opposite numbers’ activities & intentions.

Near-record violence in Afghanistan risks derailing peace talks between govt & Taliban

The planned negotiations stem from a landmark pact the US signed with the Taliban in February to promote a peaceful settlement to the Afghan war.

‘Extremely dangerous’ Hurricane Laura makes landfall in Louisiana with winds gusting at 240kmph

Laura, a category 4 hurricane, brings with it storm surge that is expected to reach levels not seen in Louisiana since Hurricane Audrey in 1957.

India gets second shipment of 100 ventilators from US

US President Donald Trump had announced in May that the US will donate ventilators to India. The first batch of 100 ventilators had arrived on 14 June.

Iranian forces boarded a tanker ship in international waters, US says

The ship was most recently near the Strait of Hormuz, a critical trade choke-point that borders Iran and accounts for about one-third of the world’s seaborne oil flows.

On Camera

Tariffs, chips, and China — how Trump’s trade playbook affects India

Trump’s OBBB is framed to augment domestic semiconductor production and enhance trade protection, even at the expense of certain social programs such as Medicaid, food stamps, and student loans, as well as a projected ballooning federal deficit from US$2.8 to 3.3 trillion

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Indian firm joins hands with US manufacturer to locally develop all-terrain vehicles for armed forces

Under joint venture, JSW Sarbloh Motors will indigenise and manufacture TX range ATVs in Chandigarh. The first India-assembled unit is expected by early 2026.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?