Washington: Washington and London have chosen the port city of Baltimore — just an hour’s drive from the US capital — as the site of Monday’s talks on deepening their economic relationship. The United States is Britain’s biggest trade partner, and the two countries are particularly interconnected when it comes to services trade and direct […]
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Biden concedes voting rights agenda may fail
Washington: President Joe Biden appeared to admit defeat Thursday in his bid to get major voting rights laws passed in Congress after he failed to persuade his own Democratic party to give full backing. In another blow to his presidency, the Supreme Court also ruled against his Covid-19 test-or-vaccine mandate on large businesses, a key […]
Biden marks World AIDS Day with plan to eradicate disease
President Joe Biden will mark World AIDS Day on Wednesday with a speech laying out his vision for ending the epidemic in the United States by 2030. The White House said Biden will deliver a speech outlining the plan for “redoubling efforts to confront the HIV/AIDS epidemic.” The target is for a 75 percent reduction […]
Stability in Afghanistan is an elusive concept
Defining the future of Afghanistan after post-exit U.S forces is a difficult proposition. The Biden government has started withdrawing its forces, and the aim is to move it to zero troops this year. “This is not condition-based. The president has judged that a conditions-based approach. . . is a recipe for staying in Afghanistan forever. He has […]
Killing of Pakistani family in Canada – social discrimination and white supremacy
The recent killing of four Pakistani-Canadian family members has triggered the debate of white supremacy and Islamophobia among social circles. Lets go back to 2016 when the 2016 US elections brought forth an unexpected result for the entire world, due to the fact that the candidate who achieved victory represented openly racist, sexist and diversionist […]
PM thanks China for offering support to combat environmental challenges
Prime Minister Imran Khan has thanked China for offering support to step up cooperation in restoration of ecosystem to combat environmental challenges. I thank 🇨🇳 President Xi’s strong message on World Environment Day 2021 hosted by 🇵🇰 reflecting our commitment to counter environment degradation. We laud Pres Xi’s ldrship in combatting climate change & biodiversity […]
Markets wobble in Asia as blockbuster data fan taper fears
Hong Kong: Asian markets fluctuated Friday after another set of bumper US economic data reinforced recovery optimism but added fuel to concerns that the Federal Reserve will be forced to tighten its ultra-loose monetary policies sooner than expected. Wary traders were also keeping tabs on China-US relations after Joe Biden almost doubled the number of […]
Rehman urges world powers to win hearts, minds of Afghan people
ISLAMABAD: Institute of Research and Reforms (IRR) Chairman Senator Rehman Malik urged US President Joe Biden and world powers to play their role in bringing peace in Afghanistan to win hearts and minds of Afghans in particular and the world in general. In an open letter to US President Joe Biden, he suggested that the […]
Asian, European markets boosted by rising recovery optimism
Hong Kong: Asian and European markets mostly rose Friday to end a broadly upbeat week, with traders welcoming another forecast-beating reading on US jobless claims that reinforced optimism about the recovery in the world’s top economy. There was also some cheer from reports that President Joe Biden is planning a $6 trillion budget proposal […]
First US-Russia meet since Biden took office
The US and Russian foreign ministers are meeting in Iceland on Wednesday evening to gauge the enormous gulf between the rival powers and confirm a potential summit between presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin. Statements preceding the face-to-face talks on the sidelines of the Arctic Council meeting in Iceland do not bode well for the […]