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Biden Says “Russia Won’t Prevail” As He Hosts Zelensky In White House

September 26, 2024 admin

Washington: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met Joe Biden at the White House Thursday to present his wartime “victory plan,” after the US president announced an $8 billion surge in military aid for Kyiv’s fight against Russia. But Zelensky’s visit was clouded by a blazing row with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump that underscored how November’s…

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U.S. Federal Reserve makes half-point cut in first rate reduction since 2020

September 18, 2024 admin

People look toward the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) before the Federal Reserve announcement in New York City, U.S., on September 18, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. Federal Reserve cut its key lending rate by half a percentage-point Wednesday (September 18, 2024) in its first reduction since the pandemic, sharply lowering borrowing costs…

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Head Of US Secret Service To Trump

September 18, 2024 admin

The meeting between Trump and head of the Secret Service held after apparent assassination attempt. Washington: The head of the Secret Service told Donald Trump in a private meeting that significant new security arrangements will be needed if he wants to keep playing golf, The New York Times reported on Tuesday. Trump asked Ronald Rowe,…

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UN Says Lebanon Pager Blasts ‘Extremely Concerning Escalation’

September 17, 2024 admin

At least 2,800 people injured in pager explosionsacros in Lebanon on Tuesday Beirut: The United Nations said pager explosions that killed nine people and wounded 2,800 across Lebanon Tuesday marked “an extremely concerning escalation” nearly one year into the Gaza war. “The developments today mark an extremely concerning escalation in what is an already unacceptably…

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US Woman Died After Abortion Ban Delayed Her Medical Care: Report

September 16, 2024 admin

Accoring to report, this was the first abortion-related death officially. Washington: Reproductive rights groups erupted in outrage Monday after ProPublica revealed that a Georgia woman died from delayed medical care caused by the US state’s restrictive abortion law. Amber Nicole Thurman, 28, developed a rare complication from abortion pills and died during emergency surgery in…

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Suspected Donald Trump Gunman Fired No Shots: US Secret Service

September 16, 2024 admin

The suspect Ryan Routh who has been charged with illegal firearms possession in the case. West Palm Beach, United States: The man arrested on suspicion of seeking to assassinate Donald Trump in Florida had no clear line of sight on the former president and did not fire his weapon, the US Secret Service said Monday….

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What We Know About US Vice President Kamala Harris’ Gun

September 14, 2024 admin

In 2019, Kamala Harris told reporters “I am a gun owner”. Washington: Democrat Vice President Kamala Harris said during Tuesday’s debate with Republican Donald Trump that she owns a gun, a revelation that surprised some voters but carried a deliberate political message. Harris owns a handgun for personal safety reasons, and it is stowed away…

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Trump says Would Order “Large Deportations” From Ohio Amid Migrant Row

September 13, 2024 admin

Rancho Palos Verdes, United States: Donald Trump said Friday that if elected president again he would initiate “large deportations” from the Ohio city that has seen a recent influx of Haitian migrants, whom he has baselessly accused of eating cats and dogs. “We will do large deportations from Springfield, Ohio,” Trump told reporters in California…

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US To Sell Anti-Submarine Sonobuoys To India, Pentagon Tells Congress

September 12, 2024 admin

The move will enhance India’s capacity to conduct anti-submarine warfare operations. Washington: The US has decided to sell High Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare (HAASW) sonobuoys worth USD 52.8 million to India, a move that would enhance New Delhi’s capacity to conduct anti-submarine warfare operations. Sonobuoys are air-launched, expendable, electro-mechanical sensors designed to relay underwater sounds to…

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Ex-CIA Officer Gets 10 Years In Prison For Spying For China

September 11, 2024 admin

A former CIA officer was sentenced on Wednesday to 10 years in prison. Washington: A former CIA officer was sentenced on Wednesday to 10 years in prison after pleaded guilty to spying for China, the U.S. Justice Department said. Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, 71, reached a plea agreement with prosecutors in May in exchange for…

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