US president Donald Trump formally declared a national emergency on Friday to fund his long-promised border wall. read more

The United States continued to press Pakistan on terrorism in the aftermath of the Pulwama attack and signalled its recognition of India’s right to self-defense. read more

A protester jumps over a burning barricade during a protest against the government in the streets of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

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US National Security Adviser John Bolton told his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval on Friday that America supports India’s right to self-defense. read more

Whatever the political ideology of those in power may be, it is irresponsible for them to be facetious about looming disasters read more

Bipartisan congressional negotiators announced that they had reached an “agreement in principal” to avoid another round of government shutdown. read more

In a chat with the Hindustan Times, Grishma Niranjan spoke about her immediate future plans, the improvements in her game in the last NBA women’s camp and more. read more

A new Avengers: Endgame theory claims to have figured out the reason behind Hawkeye’s terrified expression in the latest trailer. Hint: it could be because an old villain is returning. read more

IIM Calcutta placements 2019 : IIM Calcutta repeated its feat of 100% placement for the 54th batch of its flagship PGP program that had 441 students in the fray. read more

Google has added a new Playmoji character of Childish Gambino for Pixel users. read more

At the recently held New York Pet Fashion Show, now in its 16th year, pets were dressed head-to-paw in masquerade masks and costumes. The theme for this year’s show was Masquerade Ball for Animal Rescue. read more

A popcorn company has shared an official promo pic for Avengers: Endgame, leaking the heroes’ outfits from the movie. read more

India could lose a vital U.S. trade concession, under which it enjoys zero tariffs on $5.6 billion of exports to the United States, amid a widening dispute over its trade and investment policies, people with close knowledge of the matter said. read more

Soldiers cut opium poppies as they destroy a field of illegal plantation in the Sierra Madre del Sur, in the southern state of Guerrero, Mexico. The area of Mexico that illegally farms opium poppies grew by more than one-fifth last year, to an area of 30,600 hectares, according to a UN-backed study published in November.

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New details about Rocket Raccoon’s location in the latest Avengers: Endgame trailer have been revealed, and they suggest that he will be meeting up with the Avengers in an unexpected place. read more