Gupta was arrested in Prague late last year & is now facing trial in a US court on charges of murder-for-hire relating to the assassination attempt on Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.
Trump administration had warned that invalidating tariffs could jeopardise fragile trade truce with China & destabilise diplomatic efforts elsewhere, but court dismissed these arguments.
The lawsuit accuses Greenpeace International, Greenpeace USA, and its funding arm, Greenpeace Fund Inc, of trespass, nuisance, civil conspiracy and other offenses.
A judge in Baltimore ruled 18 agencies violated regulations, while another San Francisco court ordered reinstatement of those fired from departments of defense & agriculture, among others.
US is concerned that spread of cyber-espionage tools can undermine decisive edge its intel services currently enjoy, an expert says. Threat extends from personal data to govt secrets.
Google was found to have monopoly over general search services in August. Judge has allowed DOJ & Google to file suggestions before end of year, with final decision likely in August 2025.
Nearly 3 yrs ago, in January 2022, Jagdish Patel, his wife & 2 kids were found dead at the border, exposing an international trafficking racket. 2 accused are Harshkumar Patel, Steve Shand.
During a three-hour hearing, Assange pled guilty to conspiring to disclose classified US defence documents but said he believed the Constitution's First Amendment protected his actions.
Assange was indicted during Trump's administration for WikiLeaks' release of secret US documents leaked by Chelsea Manning, a former US military intelligence analyst.
The participation of middle powers in platforms such as the G20, ASEAN, AUKUS dialogues, and regional security forums positions them as brokers between competing interests.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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