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Blinken calls North Korea missile tests 'profoundly destabilizing'

WASHINGTON: North Korea's missile tests are profoundly destabilizing and dangerous, US Secretary of State Antony...

Published 13 Jan, 2022 08:58pm

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Biden administration: CPJ to publish report and host press briefing on press freedom

NEW YORK: The Committee to Protect Journalists will release “‘Night and day’: The Biden administration and the...

Published 13 Jan, 2022 07:17am

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US to give additional $308mn in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration plans to donate an extra $308 million in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan,...

Published 11 Jan, 2022 06:52pm

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US, Russia set for Jan 10 security talks amid Ukraine tensions

WASHINGTON/MOSCOW: US and Russian officials will hold security talks on Jan. 10 to discuss concerns about their...

Published 29 Dec, 2021 06:57am

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US to lift travel curbs on eight African countries

NEW YORK: The Biden administration will lift travel restrictions on eight southern African countries imposed last...

Published 25 Dec, 2021 05:02am

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90% of US federal employees have received at least one COVID-19 dose

WASHINGTON: The White House is set to announce Monday that more than 90% of 3.5 million federal employees covered by...

Published 22 Nov, 2021 05:32pm

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US House passes Biden's $1.75-trillion social spending bill, sending to Senate

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden's $1.75 trillion bill to bolster the social safety net and fight climate change...

Updated 19 Nov, 2021 09:25pm

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No understanding in place with US on use of airspace: FO

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office on Saturday stated that there was no understanding in place with United States for the use...

Published 24 Oct, 2021 04:53am

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White House lays out plan to vaccinate kids ages 5 to 11

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration on Wednesday outlined its plan to vaccinate millions of kids ages 5 to 11 as...

Published 20 Oct, 2021 06:17pm

BR Research

No more tax havens?

For a better part of last decade, leading Western scholars have been trying to understand the root-cause behind the...

Published 13 Oct, 2021 07:35am

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Biden sanctions cryptocurrency exchange over ransomware attacks

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration on Tuesday will unveil sanctions against a cryptocurrency exchange over its...

Published 21 Sep, 2021 08:14pm

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US has no plans to release billions in Afghan assets, Treasury says

Much of the Afghan central bank's $10 billion in assets are parked overseas

Updated 03 Sep, 2021 08:13pm

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At the Pentagon, US military officials bitter as they watch chaos in Kabul

Videos posted on social networks showed scenes of panic and fear in Kabul, including crowds running next to a US military transport plane as it taxies to take off, with some trying to desperately cling to its sides

Updated 17 Aug, 2021 10:37pm

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Big Tech rolls on as investors shrug off regulatory pressure

WASHINGTON: Pressure is rising on Big Tech firms, signaling tougher regulation in Washington and elsewhere that ...

Published 16 Aug, 2021 07:02am

BR Research

Towards economic security

While the realization that economic imperatives should drive foreign policy and internal security has been present...

Published 13 Jul, 2021 08:10am

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One million US vaccine doses due in Malaysia on Monday

The doses are from an initial batch of 80 million US-made vaccines the Biden administration pledged last month to share globally amid concern about the disparity in vaccination rates between advanced and developing countries.

Updated 03 Jul, 2021 05:38pm

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US targets five Chinese companies over alleged forced labour in Xinjiang

The US Department of Labor separately added polysilicon produced with forced labor in China to its "List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor".

Updated 24 Jun, 2021 05:29pm

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Trump to visit 'lawless' Texas-Mexico border

Texas "will do what Biden REFUSES to do - protect our citizens along the southern border," Abbott tweeted Tuesday.

Published 16 Jun, 2021 12:22pm

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Biden administration sets up 'strike force' to go after China on trade

"Semiconductors are the building blocks that underpin so much of our economy, and are essential to our national security, our economic competitiveness, and our daily lives."

Published 08 Jun, 2021 08:06pm

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Biden's defense budget seeks greater China deterrence and nuclear funding

There will also be money to further develop and test of hypersonic weapons and other "next-generation" weapons systems as the military aims to build capabilities to counter Russia and China

Published 28 May, 2021 10:25am

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U.S. to complete Afghan withdrawal by mid-July ahead of Biden’s September deadline, reports NYT

The United States and their NATO allies have accelerated their withdrawal from Afghanistan, intending to be out of the war-torn country as early as mid-July, which is significantly earlier to their original September 11 deadline.
The Pentagon has yet to determine how terrorist threats like an Al Qaeda resurgence could be contained in the absence of American military presence.

Updated 26 May, 2021 12:56pm

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Blinken says US to provide $75mn in assistance to Palestinians

Speaking after his meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, Blinken said the United States would also provide $5.5 million in immediate disaster assistance for Gaza and $32 million to United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).

Published 25 May, 2021 08:21pm

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US to waive sanctions on firm, CEO behind Russia's Nord Stream 2 pipeline

The department's review, required by Congress, concludes that Nord Stream 2 AG and CEO Matthias Warnig, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, engaged in sanctionable activity but that it was in the US national interests to waive the sanctions, the source said.
Russian officials on Wednesday signaled that the move could help mend Washington's fraught ties with Moscow.

Published 19 May, 2021 06:48pm

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House Democrats question Biden Administration's $735 million arms sale to Israel amidst crisis in Gaza

The Biden Administration has formally approved the sale of $735 million worth of precision-guided weapons technology to Israel, drawing the ire of House Democrats who are questioning the government's support of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
At least 200 Palestinians in Gaza, including 58 children, have been killed by Israeli strikes since the beginning of this crisis on the 10th of May.

Updated 18 May, 2021 03:33pm

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Biden administration approved $735 million arms sale to Israel

Three congressional aides said Congress was officially notified of the intended commercial sale on May 5, as part of the regular review process before major foreign weapons sales agreements can go ahead.
The sale of Joint Direct Attack Munitions, or JDAMs, made by Boeing Co, was considered routine at the time, before the start last week of the fiercest hostilities in the region in years.

Published 17 May, 2021 09:38pm

Business & Finance

Tesla seeks entry into US renewable fuel credit market

NEW YORK: Tesla Inc is seeking to enter the multi-billion dollar US renewable credit market, hoping to profit from...

Updated 17 May, 2021 09:57am

Markets

Fuel shortages worsen on sixth day of top US fuel pipeline outage

A ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline last week halted 2.5 million barrels per day of fuel shipments in the most disruptive cyberattack on US energy infrastructure. The pipeline stretches 5,500 miles (8,850 km) from US Gulf Coast oil refineries to consumers in Mid-Atlantic and Southeast states.

Published 12 May, 2021 06:51pm

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Pakistan rules out providing military bases to U.S. for future counterterrorism efforts in Afghanistan

Pakistan has ruled out the possibility of providing its military bases to the United States, for any future counterterrorism operations in Afghanistan.
The Biden Administration has been in talks with several Central Asian countries to reposition its troops, to prevent the landlocked Afghanistan from becoming a base for terrorist groups.

Updated 12 May, 2021 05:03pm

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National Security Experts Warn U.S Troop Pullout Will Spark Taliban, Al Qaeda Resurgence in Afghanistan

National security experts are raising concerns about the Biden Administration's incoming troop withdrawal from Afghanistan in September, fearing that it could lead to heightened national security concerns in the future.

Updated 10 May, 2021 03:53pm

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European allies urge U.S to delay Afghanistan withdrawal, amid heightened security concerns

European allies are pushing the United States to delay its withdrawal from Afghanistan, in order to give NATO more time and support to leave, according to American officials.
Officials from the United States have mentioned that their departure could be delayed by two weeks or longer, in an effort to accomodate their allies' requests.

Updated 08 May, 2021 08:17pm