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America Freezes Passport Applications With ‘X’ Sex Markers After Trump Order

January 24, 2025 admin

Washington: Following a recent executive order signed by President Donald Trump, passport applications with “X” sex markers and changes to gender identity on existing passports have been frozen, since the order states that the US recognises only two sexes: male and female. This move has been met with swift implementation by the US State Department,…

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India, U.S. ink pact for cooperation in cybercrime investigations

January 18, 2025 admin

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in Washington DC on January 17, 2025 by Indian Ambassador Vinay Kwatra and Acting U.S. Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) Kristie Canegallo, the MEA said. | Photo Credit: ANI India and the U.S. have inked an agreement to enhance cooperation in cybercrime investigations, according to the Ministry…

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Joe Biden considers preemptive pardons for allies before Trump takes office

December 6, 2024 admin

U.S. President Joe Biden | Photo Credit: AP President Joe Biden is weighing whether to issue sweeping pardons for officials and allies who the White House considers could be targeted by President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, a preemptive move that would be a controversial use of the president’s extraordinary constitutional power. The deliberations so far are…

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Trump’s defense pick Pete Hegseth faces deepening scrutiny in Senate

December 5, 2024 admin

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Defense Secretary, spent a second day on Capitol Hill, meeting privately with Republican senators amid rising questions about his ability to effectively lead the Pentagon. Mr. Hegseth told reporters Tuesday that he was planning to sit down with senators, even with those potentially skeptical of his nomination. “We’re…

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Trump may better ties but unlikely to lift curbs on Russia, says CEO of VTB

December 3, 2024 admin

CEO of VTB bank Andrei Kostin. File photo | Photo Credit: REUTERS The next U.S. administration may make an effort to ease tensions with Moscow but Western sanctions are unlikely to be lifted any time soon, Andrei Kostin, the CEO of Russia’s second-largest bank, VTB, has said. Mr. Kostin, one of Russia’s most influential bankers…

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Donald Trump Cabinet: From vaccine sceptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr to Elon Musk

November 15, 2024 admin

After being elected as the 47th President of the United States Donald Trump is filling key posts in his second administration, putting an emphasis so far on aides and allies who were his strongest backers during the 2024 campaign President-elect Mr. Trump has turned to a head-spinning mix of candidates, many of whom are his personal…

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Trump picks Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to head US’ department of government efficiency

November 13, 2024 admin

File picture of Elon Musk with Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday (November 12, 2024) Elon Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will lead the newly created Department of Government Efficiency. Mr. Musk and Mr. Ramaswamy “will pave the way…

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Trump expected to pick Marco Rubio for U.S. Secretary of State

November 12, 2024 admin

File picture of Donald Trump and Senator Marco Rubio in Raleigh, North Carolina | Photo Credit: Reuters Donald Trump is expected to tap U.S. Senator Marco Rubio to be his Secretary of State, sources said on Monday (November 11, 2024), putting the Florida-born politician on track to be the first Latino to serve as America’s…

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