Biden picks career diplomat for top posting in Pakistan WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden plans to nominate Donald Blome, currently ambassador to Tunisia, as his top... Published 21 Oct, 2021 03:53am
World Biden says he's concerned about Chinese hypersonic missiles WASHINGTON: U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he is concerned about Chinese hypersonic missiles, days after... Updated 21 Oct, 2021 01:40am
Pakistan Biden picks career diplomat Donald Blome for top posting in Pakistan WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has nominated Donald Blome, currently ambassador to Tunisia, as his top diplomat... Published 20 Oct, 2021 10:13am
Markets Asian markets rise further on more earnings joy as Fed mulls taper HONG KONG: Asian markets advanced further on Wednesday, joining a global rally fuelled by strong earnings, while... Published 20 Oct, 2021 09:40am
Pakistan Maryam steps up criticism of PTI govt LAHORE: Rejecting hike in the prices of petroleum products, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice president... Published 17 Oct, 2021 04:41am
World Biden signs debt increase bill into law WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden signed into law Thursday a bill to lift the nation's borrowing authority, ... Published 15 Oct, 2021 09:54am
Print IMF, G20 fret over supply chain bottlenecks, inflation fears WASHINGTON: Global finance officials gathered in Washington on Wednesday were focused on finding a way to alleviate... Updated 15 Oct, 2021 09:25am
World Biden to meet with Kenyatta, first African leader to visit WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden is slated to meet Thursday with his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta, the first... Published 14 Oct, 2021 10:09am
World Israel, UAE ministers in US as Biden seeks to expand normalization WASHINGTON: The top diplomats from Israel and the United Arab Emirates are set to hold three-way talks in Washington... Published 14 Oct, 2021 04:14am
World Interpreter who helped rescue Biden in 2008 escapes Afghanistan WASHINGTON: An interpreter who helped rescue US President Joe Biden in a 2008 Afghan snowstorm has escaped... Published 12 Oct, 2021 04:44am
World Haiti condemns Trump's 'racist' comments toward migrants PORT-AU-PRINCE: Haiti has denounced what it said were "racist" remarks from former US president Donald Trump that... Published 10 Oct, 2021 04:26am
World Global tax deal seeks to end havens, criticized for ‘no teeth’ PARIS: A group of 136 countries on Friday set a minimum global tax rate of 15% for big companies and sought to make... Published 10 Oct, 2021 04:26am
Print Pakistan for ties anchored in economic cooperation, US official told ISLAMABAD: Pakistan conveyed to Biden administration's top visiting diplomat Friday that it wants a broad-based,... Updated 09 Oct, 2021 10:23am
Print Milestone global corporate tax deal finally gets agreement PARIS: A milestone global deal to ensure big companies pay a minimum tax rate of 15% and make it harder for them to... Updated 09 Oct, 2021 09:43am
World Biden to restore national monument protections slashed by Trump WASHINGTON: Three national US monuments will have their protected status restored Friday, continuing Joe Biden's... Published 08 Oct, 2021 12:39pm
Opinion The 'leaks' In The Panama Papers, the leaked data covered nearly 40 years, from the late 1970s throughout the end of 2015. It... Published 08 Oct, 2021 04:30am
World US to stay in Syria, says top Kurdish politician LONDON: A leading Syrian Kurdish politician said on Thursday the United States will stay on in Syria to destroy... Published 08 Oct, 2021 04:30am
World Biden, Xi plan US-China virtual summit before year's end ZURICH/WASHINGTON: The United States and China have agreed in principle for their presidents to hold a virtual... Published 08 Oct, 2021 04:30am
World South Africa's 'moral compass' Tutu feted on his 90th birthday CAPE TOWN: Desmond Tutu, South Africa's anti-apartheid icon, Nobel peace laureate and a man dubbed the "moral ... Published 08 Oct, 2021 04:30am
Markets Oil resumes rally, US reserve release seen as unlikely BENGALURU: Oil futures rebounded on Thursday, as the market deemed it unlikely that the United States would release... Published 08 Oct, 2021 04:30am
Markets Oil resumes rally, U.S. reserve release seen as unlikely BENGALURU: Oil futures rebounded on Thursday, as the market deemed it unlikely that the United States would release... Updated 07 Oct, 2021 11:25pm
Markets Asian markets track Wall St rally as US default averted, for now HONG KONG: Asian markets rallied Thursday as investors breathed a sigh of relief that the United States looked set ... Published 07 Oct, 2021 09:53am
World Iran expects nuclear talks in Vienna to restart within days MOSCOW: Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said in Moscow on Wednesday that he expects negotiations... Published 07 Oct, 2021 04:25am
Opinion South Dakota, one of the US states to match the world’s top tax havens Far from the mountains of Switzerland or the beaches of the Caribbean, South Dakota has become a poster child for ... Published 07 Oct, 2021 04:25am
World Mooted US expulsion of Russian diplomats would mean US embassy closure, says Moscow MOSCOW: A Congressional proposal to expel 300 Russian diplomats from the United States would lead to the closure of... Published 06 Oct, 2021 02:44pm
World U.S. Senate to vote on debt ceiling, Republicans say they will oppose WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden's Democrats planned a Wednesday vote in the Senate to suspend the U.S. debt ceiling,... Published 06 Oct, 2021 01:15am
World Biden congratulates Japan's new PM Fumio Kishida WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden offered his congratulations Monday to Japan's new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida,... Published 05 Oct, 2021 10:09am
Markets Short-end yields spike amid debt ceiling conflict CHICAGO: U.S. Treasury yields rose on Monday, spiking sharply on the shortest end of the yield curve as Washington... Published 05 Oct, 2021 01:41am
World Biden to Republicans: 'Get out of the way' in debt-ceiling crisis WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden said on Monday the federal government could breach its $28.4 trillion debt limit in ... Updated 05 Oct, 2021 01:41am
Markets Wall Street tumbles as rising Treasury yields sink Big Tech Wall Street tumbled on Monday as investors dumped Big Tech and other growth stocks in the face of rising Treasury... Published 05 Oct, 2021 12:03am