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Yellen says Biden COVID bill to fuel ‘very strong’ US recovery
World

Yellen says Biden COVID bill to fuel ‘very strong’ US recovery

  • This is a bill that will really provide Americans the relief they need to get to the other side of the pandemic, and we expect the resources here to really fuel a very strong economic recovery.
  • "If it turns out to be inflationary, there are tools to deal with that, and we'll monitor that closely," Yellen said of the bill's measures.
Published 08 Mar, 2021 08:06pm
Iran casts long shadow over Pentagon nominee's Senate hearing
World

Iran casts long shadow over Pentagon nominee's Senate hearing

  • President Joe Biden’s nominee to become the Pentagon’s top policy adviser faced relentless Republican criticism on Thursday over his support for the Iran nuclear deal, in a confirmation hearing that could foreshadow bigger fights over Biden’s national security agenda.
Published 08 Mar, 2021 07:53pm
Secretary Blinken reveals roadmap for Afghan peace negotiations
World

Secretary Blinken reveals roadmap for Afghan peace negotiations

  • In a letter to President Ashraf Ghani, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken made four key suggestions for the Afghan Peace Process - which has remained in limbo over the past months.
  • Blinken articulated that the United States has not ruled out any option regarding Afghanistan, adding that "We are considering the full withdrawal of our forces by May 1, as we consider other options".
Updated 08 Mar, 2021 11:08am
Oil industry lobby weighs support of carbon pricing
Business & Finance

Oil industry lobby weighs support of carbon pricing

  • The American Petroleum Institute, which includes most of the world's biggest oil companies, is considering endorsing carbon pricing "among other policy solutions to reduce emissions and reach the ambitions of the Paris Agreement,"
  • A draft statement of the policy shift reviewed by the Wall Street Journal said the group does not endorse a specific carbon pricing tool such as a tax on carbon emissions or emissions trading scheme.
Published 02 Mar, 2021 08:46pm
Biden Administration to reportedly initiate dialogue with Taliban
World

Biden Administration to reportedly initiate dialogue with Taliban

  • The Biden Administration's Afghanistan negotiator has begun a diplomatic trip, which will reportedly include the first meeting of the new administration with the Taliban.
  • The State Department did not immediately provide comment on the agenda Zalmay Khalilzad is bringing to the Taliban, which belatedly resumed peace talks with the U.S. client Afghan government last week.
Published 01 Mar, 2021 07:18pm
IPRI hosts distinguished lecture series on Afghan Peace Process
World

IPRI hosts distinguished lecture series on Afghan Peace Process

  • On Friday, the Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) hosted the distinguished lecture series on the "Afghan Peace Process: The Contours, Implementation, and Contemporary Status” by Pakistan’s Ambassador to Afghanistan, Mansoor Ahmad Khan.
  • While discussing the dynamics of the Afghan Peace Process, Ambassador Mansoor Ahmad Khan noted that there are three parties to ensure a durable peace process in Afghanistan, which include the United States, the Taliban and the Afghan Republic.
Updated 26 Feb, 2021 05:07pm
President Biden to focus on COVID-19, China, at his first G7 summit
World

President Biden to focus on COVID-19, China, at his first G7 summit

  • In his upcoming meeting with world leaders from the G-7, President Joe Biden plans to focus on the global response to the pandemic, according to the White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday.
  • The Trump Administration held a volatile relationship with China, placing tariffs on Chinese goods and blocking supplies to Chinese telecommunications companies; while Biden as repeatedly taken aim at China for its treatment of the minority Uyghur community.
Updated 19 Feb, 2021 01:26pm
NATO says will not withdraw forces from Afghanistan ‘before time is right’
World

NATO says will not withdraw forces from Afghanistan ‘before time is right’

  • According to Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of NATO, the multilateral military alliance will not withdraw its forces from Afghanistan "before the time is right", after nearly two decades of involvement in the country's fight against terrorism.
  • The NATO Chief made these comments ahead of a virtual conference this week, which will signify the alliance's highest-level talks with the Biden Administration, after four years of tense relations under President Trump.
Updated 16 Feb, 2021 02:34pm
Iran says it will end snap IAEA inspections if nuclear deal terms not met
World

Iran says it will end snap IAEA inspections if nuclear deal terms not met

  • Iran said on Monday it will block snap inspections by the U.N. nuclear watchdog this month if other parties to the 2015 nuclear deal fail to fulfil their obligations, a challenge to U.S. President Joe Biden’s hope of reviving the accord.
  • The Biden administration aims to return the United States to the nuclear deal, which then-President Donald Trump abandoned in 2018. Under the deal, Iran agreed to curbs on its nuclear programme in return for the lifting of sanctions.
Published 15 Feb, 2021 03:56pm
President Biden will not lift sanctions on Iran to bring them to the negotiating table
World

President Biden will not lift sanctions on Iran to bring them to the negotiating table

  • President Joe Biden has stated that the United States will not lift economic sanctions on Iran, in order to bring Tehran back to the negotiating table for the revival of the Iran Nuclear Deal.
  • While Biden has said that he will seek to revive the deal, he insisted that Iran must first reverse its uranium enrichment, creating a tight contest between the two nations.
Updated 08 Feb, 2021 11:41am
Biden to raise current U.S. refugee cap from historic lows
World

Biden to raise current U.S. refugee cap from historic lows

  • U.S. President Joe Biden plans to raise the refugee cap for the current fiscal year to 62,500, a sharp increase from the 15,000 set by former President Donald Trump, two people familiar with the move told Reuters on Friday.
  • The allocations will create spots for 22,000 refugees from Africa, 6,000 from East Asia, 4,000 from Europe and Central Asia, 5,000 from Latin America and the Caribbean, and 13,000 from South Asia.
Published 06 Feb, 2021 07:12pm
Former Obama aide Malley named Biden's top envoy on Iran: official
World

Former Obama aide Malley named Biden's top envoy on Iran: official

  • President Joe Biden has named Robert Malley as special U.S. envoy for Iran, a senior official said on Thursday, giving the veteran diplomat a leading role in one of most daunting and politically divisive foreign policy challenges facing the new administration.
  • Malley was a key member of former President Barack Obama’s team that negotiated the 2015 nuclear accord with Iran and world powers.
Published 29 Jan, 2021 10:00am