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US cops adopt face-recognition tech used in wars
SAN DIEGO (TIP): Facial recognition software, which American military and intelligence agencies used for years in Iraq and Afghanistan to identify potential terrorists, is being eagerly adopted by dozens of police departments around the country […]
United States
Business & Economics
Transnationals | Tax Havens | Terrorism
“Westphalian sovereignty is the principle of international law that each nation state has sovereignty over its territory and domestic affairs, to the exclusion of all external powers. The principle of non-interference in another country’s domestic affairs, […]
Europe
Saud al-Faisal, former Saudi foreign minister, dies
RIYADH (TIP) (Saudi Arabia): Saudi Arabia’s prince Saud al-Faisal, who was the world’s longest-serving foreign minister with 40 years in the post until his retirement this year, has died, the ministry spokesman said July 9. […]
Europe
Indians in UK face risk of radicalization by terrorists, says British Parliament
LONDON (TIP): Indian youngsters in UK face real time risk of being radicalized by Islamic terrorist organizations and handlers, says Britain’s House of Commons. Keith Vaz, Britain’s longest-serving Indian-origin MP who was recently re-elected as […]
India
TERROR TALKS TOP PM’S CENTRAL ASIA VISIT
NEW DELHI (TIP): As Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads for Central Asia, the first PM to visit all the five ‘Stans’ in one shot, India is hoping political outreach, counter-terrorism cooperation, energy and soft power […]
India
India ranks 143rd on global peace index topped by Iceland
India ranks a lowly 143rd on a global peace index, lagging way behind the likes of Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh with Iceland emerging as the most peaceful nation in the world. According to […]
United States
$9BN-MAN DONALD TRUMP JOINS WHITE HOUSE RUN
WASHINGTON (TIP): “In America, anybody can be president. That’s one of the risks you take,” joked American politician Adlai Stevenson, sometimes described as the greatest president US never had. An already packed field of White […]
Europe
Islamic State says shot down Iraqi fighter plane
BAGHDAD (TIP): Islamic State said on June 18 it had shot down an Iraqi fighter plane north of the city of Ramadi in Anbar Province. It was not immediately possible to independently confirm the claim […]
United States
India
OIL PRICES FALL AS WORLD BANK CUTS ECONOMIC GROWTH OUTLOOK
SINGAPORE (TIP): Crude oil futures fell on Thursday as the World Bank cut its global economic growth forecast, ending a two-day rally triggered by a sharp US inventory drawdown. In its twice-yearly Global Economic Prospects […]
United States
UN appeals for $497 million of humanitarian aid for Iraq
BRUSSELS (TIP): The United Nations launched an appeal on Thursday for half a billion dollars in international aid to help tackle a worsening humanitarian crisis in Iraq triggered by the conflict with Islamic State militants. […]
United States
Featured
Secrets of the bin Laden ‘treasure-trove’ – 106 documents released
In his final years hiding in a compound in Pakistan, Osama bin Laden was a man who at once showed great love and interest in his own family while he coldly drew up quixotic plans […]
India
Two Indian cities at high risk of terror strike
LONDON (TIP): Two Indian cities -Imphal (ranked 32) and Srinagar (ranked 49) have been named to be at “extreme risk” of a terrorist attack, mainly aiming to cause mass casualty and destroy public transport networks. According […]
Europe
Europe
Asia
US arms Pakistan with combat aircraft, trainer jets
WASHINGTON (TIP): As the United States withdraws its forces from Afghanistan, the Obama administration has armed Pakistan with 14 combat aircraft, 59 military trainer jets and 374 armored personnel carriers, an internal Congressional report has […]
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Decline of American clout – Gulf countries ”loss of trust in the leadership and credibility of the US”
A near unanimous decision by the six heads of state of the Gulf Cooperation Council not to personally attend the meeting convened by the American President is a most dramatic demonstration of the decline of American clout […]
India
All 39 Indian IS hostages alive, says Sushma
NEW DELHI (TIP): India was informed by “eight different sources” that 39 citizens of the country abducted in Iraq 11 months ago were still alive, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on May 14. Swaraj, […]
Europe
Europe
United States
US is often unsure about who will die in drone strikes
WASHINGTON (TIP): Barack Obama inherited two ugly, intractable wars in Iraq and Afghanistan when he became president and set to work to end them. But a third, more covert war he made his own, escalating […]
United States