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Washington: The US House of Representatives voted Friday to avert a government shutdown with just hours to spare, with Democrats joining Republicans to advance a funding bill keeping the lights on through mid-March. Lawmakers sent a package to the Senate that would keep federal agencies running through mid-March — but the upper chamber only has…
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India has been accorded the status of Major Defence Partnership by the United States. Washington: The defence relationship between India and the United States is accelerating and advancing in terrific and exciting ways, the Pentagon has said amidst the transition from the Joe Biden administration to that of President-elect Donald Trump. “The US-India defence relationship…
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Washington: The US House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly rejected a Republican-led funding bill aimed at averting a government shutdown, with federal agencies due to run out of cash on Friday night and cease operations starting this weekend. The contentious legislation would have suspended the country’s borrowing limit for President-elect Donald Trump’s first two years…
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Washington: The US government is hurtling towards a shutdown ahead of the Christmas holiday, after President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk scuppered a cross-party deal to keep federal agencies running. What happens if Congress fails to pass a spending bill to keep the lights on past a Friday night deadline? – Who is impacted –…
US official said that Pakistan’s new missile could allow it to strike targets outside of South Asia. Washington: A senior White House official on Thursday said nuclear-armed Pakistan is developing long-range ballistic missile capabilities that eventually could allow it to strike targets outside of South Asia, including the United States. Deputy national security adviser Jon…
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Few could have foreseen Bashar al-Assad’s dramatic ouster as 2024 drew to a close. For years, Syria’s battle lines had been frozen under a fragile ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey in 2020. Yet, Assad’s downfall—after his family’s iron grip over Syria for over five decades—has shaken the region to its core. Lina Khatib of…
Washington: The US sanctioned four entities that were contributing to Pakistan’s Ballistic Missile Program on Wednesday (local time). The State Department Spokesperson, Matthew Miller announced that the US has been consistent about their concerns. In a post on X, Miller said, “Today, the United States is designating four entities that are contributing to Pakistan’s ballistic…
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US President-elect Donald Trump has reiterated his intention to impose reciprocal tariffs in retaliation for the “high tariff” imposed by New Delhi on import of certain American products. “Reciprocal. If they tax us, we tax them the same amount. They tax us. We tax them. And they tax us. Almost in all cases, they’re taxing…
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US President Joe Biden condemned shooting at a school in Wisconsin on Monday. Washington: US President Joe Biden condemned a “shocking and unconscionable” shooting at a school in Wisconsin on Monday, saying the incident underscored yet again the need for tighter gun laws. “We need Congress to act. Now,” Biden said in a statement after…
TikTok and ByteDance on Monday filed the emergency motion with the U.S. Court of Appeals. Washington: A U.S. appeals court on Friday rejected an emergency bid by TikTok to temporarily block a law that would require its Chinese parent company ByteDance to divest the short-video app by Jan. 19 or face a ban. TikTok and…
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