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Rupee falls 3 paise to close at 89.70 against US dollar

Mumbai, Dec 22 (PTI) The rupee pared initial gains and settled for the day in the negative territory, down 3 paise at 89.70 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday, as the support from positive domestic equities was negated by a recovery in crude oil prices. Forex traders said the lack of progress in the US–India trade negotiations weighed on the sentiment, while a weak tone in the US dollar index supported the domestic unit at lower levels. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 89.53 against the US dollar, then touched an intra-day high of 89.45, registering

Justice Department restores Trump photo to public database of Epstein files

NEW YORK, Dec 22 (Reuters) – A photo of U.S. President Donald Trump that had been removed from the cache of Jeffrey Epstein files released by the Department of Justice was restored on Sunday after officials determined none of Epstein’s victims were in the image, the department said. The photo showing a desk with an open drawer containing a photo of Trump with various women was flagged by the Southern District of New York for review to protect potential victims. “After the review, it was determined there is no evidence that any Epstein victims are depicted in the photograph, and

130 schoolchildren and staff abducted in Nigeria last month have been released, police say

ABUJA, Nigeria, December 22, 2025 (AP) — Some 130 schoolchildren and staff abducted from a Nigerian Catholic school last month by gunmen have been released, police said Sunday. Gunmen seized at least 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers in Nigeria’s north-central Niger state when they attacked St. Mary’s Catholic School in the Papiri community on Nov. 21. Fifty escaped in the hours that followed and 100 schoolchildren were freed earlier this month. Niger State police spokesperson Wasiu Abiodun said in a statement that “the remaining batch of the abducted students” has now been released. “A total number of 130 victims including

Top Trump administration official defends partial release of Epstein files as Democrats cry foul

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, December 22, 2025 (AP) — Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday defended the Justice Department’s decision to release just a fraction of the Jeffrey Epstein files by the congressionally mandated deadline as necessary to protect survivors of sexual abuse by the disgraced financier. Blanche pledged that the Trump administration eventually would meet its obligation required by law. But he stressed that the department was obligated to act with caution as it goes about making public thousands of documents that can include sensitive information. Friday’s partial release of the Epstein files has led to a new

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