North America Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Sat, 20 Sept 2025

• The Commerce Ministry said on 20 September 2025 that a delegation led by Piyush Goyal would visit the United States for trade talks on 22 September, aiming at early conclusion of a mutually beneficial trade agreement.

Fri, 19 Sept 2025

• US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on 19 September 2025 restricting entry of H-1B specialty-occupation workers unless their petitions carry a $100,000 payment; India's MEA said on 20 September that the full implications were being studied.

Tue, 16 Sept 2025

• A USTR team led by Brendan Lynch, Chief Negotiator for the India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement, held talks with the Department of Commerce in India on 16 September 2025, and both sides agreed to intensify efforts for an early conclusion of the deal.

Wed, 10 Sept 2025

• Responding to a post by US President Donald Trump on X on 10 September 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called India and the US close friends and natural partners and said teams were working to conclude trade negotiations at the earliest.

Sun, 07 Sept 2025

• World number one Aryna Sabalenka beat Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 7-6 (3) in the US Open 2025 women's singles final in New York (early 7 September IST) to win her second straight US Open title.

Sat, 06 Sept 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on 6 September 2025 that he deeply appreciates and fully reciprocates US President Donald Trump's sentiments and positive assessment of India–US ties.

Fri, 05 Sept 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Dr. Andrew Holness on 5 September 2025 on leading his party to victory in Jamaica for the third consecutive time.

Wed, 03 Sept 2025

• A team led by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru, reported the strongest observational evidence yet of how interstellar dust grains align with magnetic fields, using observations of the star-forming cloud G34.43+0.24, PIB said on 3 September 2025.

Mon, 01 Sept 2025

• Indian Navy stealth frigate INS Trikand called at Alexandria, Egypt, on 1 September 2025 to take part in Exercise Bright Star 2025, a US Central Command exercise hosted by Egypt from 1 to 10 September.
• An Indian Army contingent departed on 1 September 2025 for Fort Wainwright, Alaska, for the 21st edition of the India–USA joint military exercise Yudh Abhyas, scheduled from 1 to 14 September.

Sun, 31 Aug 2025

• The Department of Posts announced on 31 August 2025 that it had completely suspended booking of all categories of mail to the United States, including letters, documents and gifts up to USD 100.

Wed, 27 Aug 2025

• An additional 25% US ad valorem duty on products of India, imposed by Executive Order 14329 over India's import of Russian oil, took effect at 12:01 a.m. EDT on 27 August 2025, on top of the duty already imposed under EO 14257.
• More than 700 personnel of the Indian Armed Forces and HQ Integrated Defence Staff are set to take part in the multilateral Exercise Bright Star 2025, hosted by Egypt with the US, from 28 August to 10 September 2025.

Sat, 23 Aug 2025

• The Department of Posts announced on 23 August 2025 that it would temporarily suspend booking of all postal articles to the USA from 25 August, except letters/documents and gifts up to USD 100, after a US order withdrawing the de minimis exemption.

Sat, 16 Aug 2025

• US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska on 15 August 2025 (US time; early 16 August IST) but announced no agreement to end the war in Ukraine.

Wed, 13 Aug 2025

• Para table tennis player Bhavina Patel won the gold medal in Women's Singles Class 4–5 at the ITTF World Para Elite event held in Spokane, USA from 9 to 13 August 2025.

Wed, 06 Aug 2025

• US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on 6 August 2025 imposing an additional 25% tariff on Indian goods over India's imports of Russian oil, and India's Ministry of External Affairs called the move 'unfair, unjustified and unreasonable'.

Thu, 31 Jul 2025

• On 31 July 2025, US President Donald Trump signed the executive order 'Further Modifying the Reciprocal Tariff Rates', which lists India at 25%, effective seven days later (7 August 2025).

Wed, 30 Jul 2025

• On 30 July 2025 at 17:40 IST, ISRO's GSLV-F16 launched NISAR, the first joint satellite of ISRO and NASA, from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, in GSLV's first mission to a Sun-synchronous polar orbit.

Tue, 15 Jul 2025

• On 15 July 2025, the Axiom-4 SpaceX Dragon carrying ISRO Gaganyatri Shubhanshu Shukla splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California shortly after 3 PM IST.

Mon, 14 Jul 2025

• On 14 July 2025 at 16:45 IST, the Crew Dragon carrying Gaganyatri Shubhanshu Shukla and three other crew members undocked from the International Space Station.

Sun, 13 Jul 2025

• On 13 July 2025 at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, Chelsea beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 in the final of the first expanded FIFA Club World Cup.
• On 13 July 2025 at about 19:25 IST, a formal farewell ceremony for the Axiom-4 crew, including ISRO Gaganyatri Shubhanshu Shukla, was held aboard the International Space Station.

Sat, 12 Jul 2025

• On 12 July 2025 at Wimbledon, London, Poland's Iga Swiatek beat Amanda Anisimova of the US 6-0, 6-0 to win her first Wimbledon title and sixth Grand Slam.

Fri, 11 Jul 2025

• On 11 July 2025, Indian Coast Guard ship Rajveer towed the disabled US sailing vessel 'Sea Angel' and its two crew to Campbell Bay, Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

Fri, 04 Jul 2025

• On 4 July 2025 in Port of Spain, President Christine Carla Kangaloo conferred 'The Order of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago' on PM Narendra Modi, the first foreign leader to receive it, and Modi became the first Indian PM to address the Joint Assembly of T&T's Parliament.
• On 4 July 2025, India and Trinidad & Tobago signed six MoUs/agreements, PM Modi announced extension of the OCI card facility to the 6th generation of the Indian diaspora in T&T, and T&T joined CDRI and the Global Biofuel Alliance.

Thu, 03 Jul 2025

• On 3 July 2025 in Port of Spain, PM Narendra Modi arrived on a State Visit to Trinidad & Tobago, the first bilateral visit by an Indian PM since 1999, was received at the airport by PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar, and addressed the Indian diaspora.

Mon, 30 Jun 2025

• On 30 June 2025, the Coast Guards of India, Japan, the US and Australia launched the first-ever 'QUAD at Sea Ship Observer Mission' under the Wilmington Declaration, with officers embarked on USCGC Stratton sailing to Guam.

Thu, 26 Jun 2025

• On 26 June 2025 (IST), the SpaceX Dragon carrying Axiom Mission 4, with India's Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, docked with the International Space Station.