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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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US President-elect Donald Trump has been named Time magazine’s ‘Person of the Year,’ underscoring the continuing centrality of his personality in shaping US politics and global discourse. This was the second time he got this recognition. It was inevitable, of course, given the nature of his victory in the November Presidential elections. The liberal media…
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US President-elect Donald Trump has been named Time magazine’s ‘Person of the Year,’ underscoring the continuing centrality of his personality in shaping US politics and global discourse. This was the second time he got this recognition. It was inevitable, of course, given the nature of his victory in the November Presidential elections. The liberal media…
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Washington: President Joe Biden is closely monitoring the situation in Bangladesh and the United States will hold the Bangladeshi interim government accountable for ensuring the protection of religious and ethnic minorities in the country, the White House has said. “The security situation in Bangladesh has been difficult following the ouster of the former prime minister….
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