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Strikes and a $100 million heist push the Louvre into historic crisis

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- The ongoing strike at the Louvre is no longer just a labor dispute. It has become a test of how securely, credibly and competently the world's most visited museum is being run. ... Read More


The oil blockade threat creates anxiety in Venezuela but people stick to their daily lives

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to cut off Venezuelan oil sales could devastate a country already wrangling with years of spiraling crises. The prospect added to Venezuelan... Read More


Louvre workers vote to extend a strike as the museum partially reopens

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- Employees at the Louvre Museum voted to extend a strike that has disrupted operations at the world's most visited museum, though the venue partially opened Wednesday to allow vis... Read More


US government sues US Virgin Islands and accuses officials of violating the Second Amendment

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- A Second Amendment clash has erupted between the federal government and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The U.S. government sued the U.S. territory, its police department and Police Co... Read More


India accelerates free trade agreements to counter US tariffs and expand exports

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- India has accelerated a push to finalize several free trade agreements over the next few months to offset the impact of steep U.S. import tariffs and widen export destinations du... Read More


House rejects resolutions to limit Trump's campaign against Venezuela and drug cartels

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- House Republicans rejected a pair of Democratic-backed resolutions Wednesday that would have put a check on President Donald Trump's power to use military force against drug cart... Read More


UK to rejoin EU's student exchange program in a step toward closer ties after Brexit

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Britain will rejoin the European Union's flagship Erasmus student-exchange program, it was announced Wednesday, in a major step for efforts to reset the U.K.'s post-Brexit relati... Read More


India's Modi visits Ethiopia and calls for renewed bilateral relations

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- The Indian prime minister called for a strategic relationship with Ethiopia Wednesday during his first visit to the country, one of Africa's most populous. "The Global South is ... Read More


Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent Peter Arnett, who reported on Vietnam and Gulf wars, has died

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Peter Arnett, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who spent decades dodging bullets and bombs to bring the world eyewitness accounts of war from the rice paddies of Vietnam to th... Read More


US announces massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- The Trump administration has announced a massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion that includes medium-range missiles, howitzers and drones, a move... Read More