Tag: America
Tensions Rise In Gulf As Iran Strikes US Airbase In Iraq
Tensions in the Middle East reached a new high on Wednesday after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it launched a missile attack on the US airbase of Ain al-Asad in Iraq in retaliation against the death of Major General Qasem Soleimani in an American drone attack on January 3.....
Trump's Impeachment Trial In Senate Officially Begins
The impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump officially kicked off in the Republican-majority Senate with the reading of the two articles of impeachment the Democrat-majority House of Representatives approved last month.....
Ashraf Ghani, Amrullah Saleh Can Return To Afghanistan: Senior Taliban Leader
The Taliban have extended their amnesty to deposed Afghan President and Vice President Ashraf Ghani and Amrullah Saleh, respectively, allowing the two to return to Afghanistan if they so wished. ....
CIA Chief Met Top Taliban Leader In Kabul
CIA Director William Burns secretly met the top Taliban figure in Kabul on Monday amid a chaotic US effort to evacuate American citizens and Afghans allied with the US in advance of an August 31 deadline, US officials said, the Wall Street Journal reported. ....
Americans Warned To Get Away From Kabul Airport Over IS Threat
Americans in Afghanistan are being warned to stay away from the Kabul airport due tothreats tied to the Islamic State (IS) terror group. ....
US President Biden Vows Retribution As Death Toll Rises To 103 In Kabul Bombings
US President Joe Biden has said that he will avenge the twin bombings at the Kabul airport that have killed at least 103 people, including 13 American service member, adding the ongoing evacuation in Afghanistan will continue uninterrupted. ....
Quad Will Bring Peace And Prosperity To Indo-Pacific, World: PM Narendra Modi
Quad will bring peace and prosperity to the Indo-Pacific region and the world with its positive approach, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said at the start of the summit of its four leaders in Washington. ....
Four Protests Held Outside United Nations As PM Narendra Modi Spoke
Four separate sparsely-attended protests were held outside the UN on Saturday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the the United Nations General Assembly.....
Facebook To Pay $4.79mn Fine For Discriminating In Favour Of Foreigners Against US Citizens
In a case that turns on its head the common perception of foreigners suffering bias in the US, Facebook is to pay a fine of $4.75 million for discriminating in favour of foreign workers on H1-B visas and against American citizens and permanent residents, according to the Justice Department. ....
PM Modi To Meet Entrepreneurs, CEOs, Think Tanks During US Visit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet eminent people representing several fields like economists, scholars, entrepreneurs, scientists and academicians during his US visit.....
