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Drill, Baby, Drill: Will Trump’s ‘Emergency’ Plan To Make Oil Cheap Work?

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Drill, Baby, Drill: Will Trump’s ‘Emergency’ Plan To Make Oil Cheap Work?

US President Donald Trump, on the very first day of assuming office, laid out a sweeping plan to maximise oil and gas production, including declaring a national energy emergency to speed the permitting of projects, rolling back environmental protections, suspending new federal offshore wind leasing proposals pending an environmental and economic review, and withdrawing the…

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What Trump Said On Melania Taking “More Public-Facing Role”

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What Trump Said On Melania Taking “More Public-Facing Role”

New Delhi: US President Donald Trump said his wife Melania Trump has always been “front of the scenes” person, in response to a reporter’s question on board the Air Force One. The President was asked if the First Lady seems to be taking on a “more public-facing role”, days after she attended Trump’s inauguration in…

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Trump Vows Tariffs On Nations That “Harm” US

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Trump Vows Tariffs On Nations That “Harm” US

Washington: The United States will impose tariffs on the countries that “harm” America, President Donald Trump has said, as he named China, India and Brazil as high-tariff countries. “We’re going to put tariffs on outside countries and outside people that really mean harm to us. Well, they mean us harm, but they basically want to…

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Trump’s Top Picks For His Cabinet

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Trump’s Top Picks For His Cabinet

Washington: More of President Donald Trump’s picks for his cabinet are expected to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate in the coming days after the Republican-controlled chamber began approving them last week. Hearings for other nominees are scheduled for this week as well, including Trump’s nominees for FBI director, director of national intelligence and secretary…

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Is Trump Serious About Annexing Canada? Or Is He Just Being Trump?

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Is Trump Serious About Annexing Canada? Or Is He Just Being Trump?

Years ago, during my one and only trip to Pakistan to report on the 50th anniversary of independence for a Western media outlet, I had the pleasure of meeting some bright, articulate students at the famed Government College in Lahore. Feeling magnanimous (and admittedly swept by their genuine warmth), I decided to drop a bombshell…

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US Extends Greetings To India On 76th Republic Day

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US Extends Greetings To India On 76th Republic Day

Washington, United States: The United States extended greetings to India on Republic Day, and said Washington joins New Delhi on the occasion to recognize its “enduring significance as the foundation of the world’s largest democracy.” US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, in a statement, said the India-US relationship continues to reach new heights and will…

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US Extends Greetings To India On 76th Republic Day

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US Extends Greetings To India On 76th Republic Day

Washington, United States: The United States extended greetings to India on Republic Day, and said Washington joins New Delhi on the occasion to recognize its “enduring significance as the foundation of the world’s largest democracy.” US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, in a statement, said the India-US relationship continues to reach new heights and will…

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US Freezes Almost All Foreign Aid Except For Israel, Egypt

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US Freezes Almost All Foreign Aid Except For Israel, Egypt

Washington: The United States, the world’s biggest donor, froze virtually all foreign aid on Friday, making exceptions only for emergency food, and military funding for Israel and Egypt. Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent an internal memo days after President Donald Trump took office vowing an “America First” policy of tightly restricting assistance overseas. “No…

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Trump Says Will “Obviously” Appeal Birthright Citizenship Ruling

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Trump Says Will “Obviously” Appeal Birthright Citizenship Ruling

US President Donald Trump said Thursday his administration would appeal a federal judge’s ruling. Washington: US President Donald Trump said Thursday his administration would appeal a federal judge’s ruling that temporarily blocks his attempt to restrict birthright citizenship. “Obviously we will appeal it,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked about the ruling…

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US Senate Confirms Trump Nominee John Ratcliffe As CIA Director

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US Senate Confirms Trump Nominee John Ratcliffe As CIA Director

Washington: The US Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe with overwhelming bipartisan support as director of the CIA, filling a key post in President Donald Trump’s national security team. The upper house of the US legislature voted 74-25 to approve Ratcliffe, who served as the director of national intelligence from 2020-2021 during Trump’s first term…

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