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United States

Elaine Chao, wife of Republican Senator Mitch McConnell, faces fresh scrutiny over reported CCP and UFWD-linked roles

OpIndia Staff - 9 September, 2026

Chao was appointed to several positions by Chinese authorities, including roles linked to organisations associated with the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) United Front Work Department (UFWD).

Trump turns the screws on Canada: US to ban billions of dollars worth of Canadian alcohol, dairy, motorcycles and more

OpIndia Staff - 9 September, 2026

The trade dispute has also been accompanied by increasingly sharp rhetoric from Trump. The US president has repeatedly suggested that Canada could become the 51st US state.

News Reports

US votes against an ‘Equal World Map’ at the United Nations: Read how the old world map misrepresented the sizes of continents

Aditi - 6 September, 2026

To address the distortion in the sizes of continents, a team of cartographers created the Equal Earth projection in 2018.

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Iranian Oil tanker hit by 4 US missiles near Kharg Island, Tehran’s crucial oil export hub

OpIndia Staff - 5 September, 2026

An Iranian tanker was hit by four U.S. missiles near the critical Kharg Island oil export hub in the Gulf, Iranian state-linked media reported on Saturday.

Crime

Who is Manjit Singh Bedi, wanted by the FBI in $ 600,000 fraud case, now arrested in Punjab

Divya Bharti - 5 September, 2026

According to the FBI, Bedi was involved in a scheme between March 2024 and June 2025 that caused a loss of at least $600,000 to the US government. His store dealt with customers who used Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards to access SNAP benefits.

Hindu American PAC raises alarm about US political candidates being coerced into not accepting donations from Hindus by far-left outfits: Details

OpIndia Staff - 4 September, 2026

"It is plainly discriminatory, mimicking horrific antisemitic tropes to subject American Hindus to a loyalty test," stated Hindu American PAC.

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India signs Javelin missile deal with the US, co-production possibility on the table

OpIndia Staff - 28 August, 2026

India and the US have signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance to supply the Indian Army with Javelin anti-tank guided missiles, a government-to-government agreement that also opens pathways for future bilateral defence co-production.

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Are Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses a privacy nightmare? Secret filming, data misuse and what you need to know

Divya Bharti - 27 August, 2026

The AI-powered Meta smart glasses face growing criticism after reports revealed Kenyan contractors reviewed intimate footage for AI training. Meanwhile, rising incidents of covert street recordings highlight systemic risks to bystander consent and public privacy.

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