Harry Reid had been treated for pancreatic cancer, which was diagnosed in 2018, but lived to see the Las Vegas airport renamed for him earlier this month. Harry Reid, the Democrat who rose from childhood poverty in the rural Nevada desert to the heights of power in Washington, where he […]
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The US Treasury Department declined to say whether the new license would exempt the proposed UN payments from US sanctions on the Taliban. The United States formally exempted on Wednesday US and UN officials doing permitted business with the Taliban from US sanctions to try to maintain the flow of […]
WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court agreed yesterday to take up disputes over the Biden administration’s nationwide vaccine-or-testing Covid-19 mandate for large businesses and a separate vaccine requirement for healthcare workers. The brief court order said the court will hear oral arguments on January 7 in the two cases, with rulings […]
WASHINGTON: Though he isn’t even a year into his first term, US President Joe Biden says one factor could help convince him to run again in 2024: a rematch against 2020 rival Donald Trump. “That would increase the prospect of running,” Biden told ABC News on Wednesday. When asked about […]
Kim’s comments were conveyed to Li by Choe Ryong Hae, a top official in the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea, state news agency KCNA said. Li also met with North Korean premier Kim Tok Hun, KCNA reported North Korean leader Kim Jong Un praised outgoing Chinese Ambassador Li Jinjun for […]
LIVERPOOL, England : The world’s wealthiest democracies will on Saturday (Dec 11) seek to present a united front against Russian aggression toward Ukraine when Britain hosts a meeting of foreign ministers in the northern English city of Liverpool. The G7 meeting, attended in person by US Secretary of State Antony […]
BEIJING: China branded US democracy a “weapon of mass destruction” today, following the US-organised Summit for Democracy which aimed to shore up like-minded allies in the face of autocratic regimes. China was left out of the two-day virtual summit ― along with countries including Russia and Hungary ― and responded […]
The Texas law enables private citizens to sue anyone who performs or assists a woman in getting an abortion after embryo cardiac activity is detected. The US Supreme Court on Friday left in place a ban on most abortions in Texas but allowed a legal challenge to proceed, with the […]
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden warned Thursday that the United States was preparing “additional measures” against Iran as expectations grow that talks on halting Tehran’s nuclear program are set for failure. “The president has asked his team to be prepared in the event that diplomacy fails and we must turn to […]
MANAGUA: Nicaragua on Thursday broke its longstanding diplomatic ties with Taiwan, switching allegiance to Beijing in a recognition of the Chinese Communist party’s One China policy and reducing Taipei’s dwindling pool of international allies. “The government of the Republic of Nicaragua today breaks diplomatic relations with Taiwan and ceases to […]