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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
U.S. to drop Houthi terrorist designation due to Yemen crisis
World

U.S. to drop Houthi terrorist designation due to Yemen crisis

  • The United States intends to revoke the Houthi movement’s terrorist designation in response to Yemen’s humanitarian crisis, reversing one of the Trump administration’s most criticised last-minute decisions.
  • The move, confirmed by a State Department official on Friday, came a day after President Joe Biden declared a halt to U.S. support for the Saudi Arabia-led military campaign in Yemen, which is widely seen as a proxy conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Updated 06 Feb, 2021 07:04pm
Enemy attacks on civilians, Afghan forces "much higher" than last year: Report
World

Enemy attacks on civilians, Afghan forces "much higher" than last year: Report

  • According to a report by the Special Investigator General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), the frequency of enemy attacks in Kabul was significantly higher than in the same quarter last year.
  • The quarterly report articulated that "recent heavy fighting between American, Afghan and Taliban forces in the Helmand and Kandahar Provinces has forced thousands of Afghan civilians to flee their homes", as the peace negotiations continue to stall.
Updated 02 Feb, 2021 03:24pm
United States warns Myanmar over reports of arrest of leader
World

United States warns Myanmar over reports of arrest of leader

  • "The United States opposes any attempt to alter the outcome of recent elections or impede Myanmar's democratic transition, and will take action against those responsible if these steps are not reversed," White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a statement, adding that President Joe Biden has been briefed on the situation.
Published 01 Feb, 2021 09:10am
Osama Bin Laden supported, funded Nawaz Sharif, reveals Abida Hussain
Pakistan

Osama Bin Laden supported, funded Nawaz Sharif, reveals Abida Hussain

  • Osama used to extend financial assistance to Nawaz Sharif, says former envoy
  • Abida says intelligence agencies used to spy on her in the US, but she was not involved in any suspicious activity which could be used against her by the intel officials
  • As the nuclear programme was under the purview of the president, most of my conversation used to be with Ishaq Khan and not the prime minister (Nawaz): Abida
Updated 31 Jan, 2021 02:12pm
IPRI hosts a webinar on Social Media in the Times of War and Peace
World

IPRI hosts a webinar on Social Media in the Times of War and Peace

  • The Islamabad Policy Research Institute held a webinar on "Social Media in the Times of War and Peace" on the 27th of January, featuring a prestigious panel comprising of cyber-security, defense and diplomatic experts.
  • The panel featured James P. Farwell, expert in information warfare and former advisor to the U.S. Department of Defense, and Emerson T. Brookings, Resident Senior Fellow of Digital Forensic Research Lab at the Atlantic Council.
Updated 29 Jan, 2021 11:09am
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
House Democrats deliver Trump impeachment charge to Senate
World

House Democrats deliver Trump impeachment charge to Senate

  • he U.S. House of Representatives delivered to the Senate on Monday a charge that former President Donald Trump incited insurrection in a speech to supporters before the deadly attack on the Capitol.
  • Trump, a Republican, is the only U.S. president to have been impeached by the House twice and is set to become the first to face trial after leaving office. His term ended last Wednesday.
Published 26 Jan, 2021 08:24pm