Mother’s intake of paracetamol during pregnancy does not raise the risk of autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and intellectual disability in children, according to a new study on Saturday, which further refutes claims made by US President Donald Trump about the common painkiller. Speaking at a White House event in
18 January,2026 11:22 AM IST | New Delhi | IANSIndian-American President of the World Bank Group, Ajay Banga, and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio are among the leaders named to the ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza redevelopment under President Donald Trump’s comprehensive plan to end the conflict on Friday. The list of appointed members to the founding Executive Board of the Board
18 January,2026 07:55 AM IST | New York | AgenciesIran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday branded US President Donald Trump a "criminal" for supporting protesters in Iran, and blamed demonstrators for causing thousands of deaths. In a speech broadcast by state television, Khamenei said the protests had left "several thousand' people dead, the first indication from an Iranian lead
17 January,2026 11:25 PM IST | Dubai | APPresident Donald Trump issued a flurry of pardons in recent days, including for the father of a large donor to his super PAC, a former governor of Puerto Rico and a woman whose sentence he commuted during his first term but who ended up back in prison for a different scheme. Trump commuted the sentence of Adriana Camberos just before his first stin
17 January,2026 10:22 AM IST | Washington | AP | PTIUnited States President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) reiterated his claim of having stopped a war between India and Pakistan, while also saying that Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif thanked him for saving at least 10 million lives. He made the remarks at the renaming of Southern Boulevard to Donald J Trump Boulevard. "In a year, we made eight pe
17 January,2026 09:38 AM IST | Washington DC | ANIWhite House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Thursday (local time) said that the US President Donald Trump and his team were "closely monitoring the situation in Iran. Addressing a press briefing, White House Press Secretary said, "all options remain on the table for the President". "The President and his team have communicated to the Iranian r
16 January,2026 09:01 AM IST | Washington | ANIThe United States and Taiwan reached a trade deal on Thursday that cuts tariffs on Taiwanese goods in exchange for USD 250 billion in new investments in the US tech industry. The deal is the latest President Donald Trump has struck ' such as those with the European Union and Japan ' since he unveiled a sweeping tariff plan last April to address tra
16 January,2026 08:58 AM IST | Hong Kong | APAmid the nationwide unrest in Iran, the United States is sanctioning several Iranian security officials, including Ali Larijani, the Secretary of the Supreme Council for National Security (SCNS), the US Department of State said in a statement. The statement noted that, "As the brave people of Iran continue to fight for their basic rights, th
16 January,2026 08:54 AM IST | Washington | ANIVenezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado met US President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday (local time), marking their first face-to-face encounter since Trump directed a US military operation to seize Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Al Jazeera reported. Leaving the White House after meeting with Trump, Machado said, "We ar
16 January,2026 08:50 AM IST | Washington | ANIThe US Defence Headquarters, The Pentagon has stated that it is redeploying a US carrier strike group from the South China Sea to the US Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility, which includes the Middle East, as tensions escalate between the Trump administration and Iran as the Islamic Republic deals with widespread anti-government rallie
16 January,2026 07:34 AM IST | Washington | AgenciesAn Iranian man arrested during a wave of protests, who NGOs and Washington had warned faced imminent execution, has not been sentenced to death and is not facing charges that risk the death penalty, the judiciary said on Thursday. Erfan Soltani is imprisoned in Karaj outside Tehran after his arrest and is facing charges of propaganda against Iran'
15 January,2026 07:04 PM IST | Paris | AFPADVERTISEMENT
