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The US has announced it will provide employment authorisation cards to some non-immigrant categories, including those waiting for green cards, for five years. This move will benefit tens of thousands of Indians living in the US. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said they increased the maximum validity period of Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) to 5 years, and renewal EADs for certain non-citizens, who should apply… read-more

R Praggnanandhaa is still ahead on time against Magnus Carlsen in the first tie-breaker of the FIDE Chess World Cup 2023 final. But both players have lost their queens, The winner of the contest will take home $1,10,000 while the runner-up will take home $80,000. The tie-breaker has been divided into three stages, with the first two rapid games fetching each player 25 minutes, with a 10-second increment per move.

Russia is investigating the role of Western intelligence agencies in the Wagner mutiny that erupted before ending abruptly on June 24. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov addressed the media and said, that the investigation was underway since Belarus struck a peace deal with Wagner PMC chief Yevgeny Prigozhin. This comes despite President Joe Biden reiterating that the U.S. and the allies had no role in the coup bid.

After days of search and rescue operation, the US Coast Guard confirmed that pilot and four passengers in the lost Submarine Titan are dead. On June 23, John Mauger of the US Coast Guard said, "Our most heartfelt condolences go out to the friends and loved ones of the crew." The submarine Titan went underwater to your wreck site of Titanic lost contact on June 18, following which rescue started.

US’ nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan along with South Korean warships launched a new round of naval drills on October 7. The drills are being carried out in Korean Peninsula. This has come a day after North Korea fired more ballistic missiles and flew warplanes in an escalation of tensions. We will continue to be ready to “respond to any provocations by North Korea,” said a South Korean statement.