WASHINGTON: A senior US lawmaker has cautioned President Donald Trump against any attempt to withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), calling such a move both unlawful and damaging to national security. Read More: NATO chief urges EU reliance on US nuclear shield Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi raised concerns in a letter sent after a […]
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Peru’s Congress ousts interim president Jerí
Peru’s Congress voted on Tuesday to remove interim President José Jerí from office over corruption allegations, deepening political uncertainty just weeks ahead of the April presidential and congressional elections. Jerí is under preliminary investigation for alleged influence peddling linked to undisclosed meetings with two Chinese executives. China’s economic assistance often involves bribing local officials to […]
US enters partial shutdown as House delays spending vote
WASHINGTON: The US government entered a partial shutdown on Saturday after Congress failed to approve a funding deal ahead of a midnight deadline. While the Senate passed a bipartisan spending package 71–29, the House of Representatives is out of town and is not expected to vote on the measure until Monday, a Republican leadership aide […]
Bihar election: Modi’s BJP banks on economic promises as poverty dominates poll issues
PATNA – India’s poorest state, Bihar, will go to the polls on Thursday, with economic hardship and unemployment emerging as the central issues for its 130 million residents. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is hoping to capitalize on voters’ economic concerns, offering cash incentives and large-scale investment promises in a bid to […]
Congress fears losing power as Trump tightens control
WASHINGTON – The ongoing US government shutdown has deepened tensions between Congress and President Donald Trump, with lawmakers increasingly worried that the standoff is eroding their constitutional control over federal spending. As Republicans and Democrats continue to blame each other for the deadlock, Trump’s White House has taken decisive actions that critics say sideline congressional […]
Congress Slams Modi Govt Over Exclusion of Women Journalists
NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Saturday criticised the Narendra Modi government after women journalists were barred from attending a press conference held by visiting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in New Delhi. همدا مهال: د ا.ا.ا. بهرنیو چارو وزیر محترم مولوي امیرخان متقي د هند هیواد پلازمینه نوي ډهلي کي د افغان سفارت […]
US Congress passes bill to protect same-sex marriage
The US Congress on Thursday passed landmark legislation to protect same-sex marriage under federal law, and President Joe Biden has vowed to quickly sign the measure. The vote in the House of Representatives saw 39 Republicans join a united Democratic majority in a rare show of bipartisanship, provoking loud cheers on the floor less than […]
Despite being large part of population, Muslims not getting due share: Congress leader
Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar has said that members of the Muslim community have a feeling they were not getting their due share despite being a large part of the country’s population. At an event organised by the Vidarbha Muslim Intellectuals Forum “Issues Before Indian Muslims”, Pawar noted that Muslims feeling this way was […]
Ilhan Omar considers it mandatory to raise Kashmir issue in US Congress
LAHORE: After seeing victims of Indian ceasefire violations and seeing them suffer, US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar said that raising the Kashmir issue in Congress has become more necessary than before. Talking to a reporter at a hotel about her stance on Kashmir and Palestine, Omar said: “Having met the Kashmiri people in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), […]
US Congress votes to make Juneteenth, end of slavery, a holiday
The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to create a federal holiday commemorating Juneteenth, which until now has been the unofficial fete marking the end of slavery in the United States. The measure cleared the Senate by unanimous consent Tuesday after a Republican in the chamber ended his objection. With the House passing it in […]