WASHINGTON : Major unions and public interest and environmental groups are urging President Joe Biden to reject efforts by the European Union and other foreign governments to revise U.S. electric vehicle tax incentives. The $430 billion U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) passed in August restricts $7,500 consumer tax credits to […]
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KYIV: Kyiv can expect more deliveries of heavy weapons from Western countries soon, NATO said on Sunday (Jan 15), as President Vladimir Putin praised his forces after their claimed capture of a Ukraine town. The death toll from Russian missile strike on a tower block in the eastern city of […]
SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said today he would consider suspending a 2018 inter-Korean military pact if North Korea violates its airspace again, Yonhap news agency reported, citing his press secretary. Yoon made the comment after being briefed on countermeasures to North Korean drones that crossed into the South […]
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday (Dec 30) he was expecting Chinese President Xi Jinping to make a state visit early next year in what would be a public show of solidarity from Beijing as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine falters. But an official Chinese readout of a video […]
WASHINGTON: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to visit the White House and the US Capitol today, though security concerns could force a change in plans, two sources familiar with the planning said yesterday. Punchbowl News first reported the possible trip, which would be Zelensky’s first known visit outside Ukraine […]
TEHRAN: Iran said today that officials from the UN nuclear watchdog would visit the country in the coming days with the aim of resolving “ambiguities” over claims of secret activities. The UN’s Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA, has for months been calling on Iran to explain the presence […]
LONDON: Thousands of homes on the Shetland Islands off Scotland’s northeast coast were without power in freezing temperatures today after “significant” snowfall, the electricity provider said. The Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) said engineers were working to restore supplies to about 2,800 homes but that full restoration was only […]
THE HAGUE: While Ukraine and the West dream of a tribunal that could put Vladimir Putin in the dock for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, experts warn such a court would face formidable challenges. The EU on Wednesday proposed a “specialised court” backed by the UN to prosecute Russia’s “crime of […]
DUBAI: Iran has proof that Western nations were involved in protests that have swept the country, the foreign ministry said today. The protests, sparked by the death of 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini after her arrest for “inappropriate attire”, pose one of the strongest challenges to the country’s clerical […]
Experts say Russia still has to rely on friendly countries for help, despite Finance Minister Anton Siluanov’s claims that it has found an “antidote” against the restrictions MOSCOW: Beer taps are running dry in the Russian capital of Moscow, with fewer foreign beers brought into the country amid sanctions introduced […]