Trump, who has openly campaigned for the Nobel Peace Price, had been heavily favoured to win the newly created FIFA prize. He and FIFA president Gianni Infantino are close allies, and Infantino had made clear that he thought Trump should have won the Nobel for his efforts to broker a ceasefire in Gaza.
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US: Indian-origin man charged with homicide after fatal semi-truck crash in Oregon, DHS says
An Indian-origin man who authorities say entered the United States illegally has been charged with homicide and reckless endangering following a fatal crash involving a semi-truck in Deschutes County
Indian national sentenced to two years in US for USD 1.17 million Medicare fraud
An Indian national convicted of health care fraud was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to two years in prison
H-1B approvals for Indian IT firms plunge to decade low of 4,573
First-time H-1B approvals for major Indian IT companies have plunged to just 4,573
Trump admin hikes entry fee at national parks for foreign visitors in ‘America First’ move
The US Department of the Interior announced on November 25 that nonresidents will have to pay USD 250 for an annual parks pass, more than three times the USD 80 rate charged to American citizens and permanent residents.
Trump’s preventative MRI shows no issues, says White House physician
The Republican president said Sunday during an exchange with reporters as he travelled back to Washington from Florida that the results of the MRI were “perfect”.
Washington DC shooting: Trump announces death of National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom
Trump on Thursday announced that one of the National Guard members, who was shot by a gunman in Washington DC, close to the White House has died
Man who shot National Guard members close to White House had past service with US-backed Afghan forces: Sources
Man arrested for shooting two West Virginia National Guard soldiers near the White House had previously served alongside US forces
G20 kicks off with focus on climate, debt and inequality in South Africa
Leaders and top government officials from the richest and leading emerging economies will come together at an exhibition centre near the famous Soweto township in South Africa — once home to Nelson Mandela — to try and find some consensus on the priorities set out by the host country.
North Korea’s secret hacker army crashed: $15M in crypto confiscated by US
The U.S. Justice Department has obtained five guilty pleas and moved to seize over USD 15 million linked to North Korea’s covert IT-worker schemes and crypto thefts
