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Donald Trump says his team is in process of removing over thousand Biden appointees

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his team was in the process of removing over a thousand...

Published 21 Jan, 2025 12:25pm

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Joe Biden US FTC chair to resign commission in coming weeks, memo says

WASHINGTON: Lina Khan, who until Monday was an aggressive enforcer of antitrust law as the head of the US Federal...

Published 21 Jan, 2025 11:28am

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Biden issues pardons to protect Milley, Fauci, others from Trump retaliation

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden issued pre-emptive pardons on Monday for people Republican successor Donald Trump...

Published 20 Jan, 2025 06:40pm

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Donald Trump arrives in Washington as inauguration celebrations begin with Elvis impersonator, fireworks

STERLING: President-elect Donald Trump arrived in the Washington area on Saturday evening for a celebration of his...

Updated 19 Jan, 2025 10:55pm

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Gaza ceasefire delayed over hostage list

Hamas affirms commitment to the Gaza ceasefire deal
The group says the delay in disclosing the names of hostages to be released in first phase was due to technical field reasons

Updated 19 Jan, 2025 12:21pm

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TikTok stops working for US users, disappears from Apple, Google stores

WASHINGTON: TikTok stopped working in the United States late on Saturday and disappeared from Apple and Google app...

Updated 19 Jan, 2025 09:13pm

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Qatar hands Israel, Hamas ‘final’ draft of Gaza ceasefire deal, official tells Reuters

Mediator Qatar has handed Israel and Hamas a “final” draft of a ceasefire and hostage release agreement designed to...

Published 13 Jan, 2025 02:16pm

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Aerial assault aims to stem LA Palisades fire eastward spread

LOS ANGELES: Aircraft dropped water and fire retardant on steep hills to stem the eastward spread of the Palisades...

Updated 12 Jan, 2025 11:21pm

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Wildfire rages in Los Angeles, forcing 30,000 to evacuate

LOS ANGELES: A rapidly growing wildfire raged across an upscale section of Los Angeles on Tuesday, destroying homes...

Published 08 Jan, 2025 11:55am

Markets

Nippon Steel shares down after US government blocks U.S. Steel purchase

TOKYO: Shares in Nippon Steel, fell more than 1% on Monday after U.S. President Joe Biden blocked its proposed $14.9...

Published 06 Jan, 2025 08:19am

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Italian Prime Minister Meloni meets with Trump at his Florida resort

WEST PALM BEACH: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni flew to Florida to meet with President-elect Donald Trump on...

Published 05 Jan, 2025 10:17am

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Biden blocks takeover of US Steel by Nippon Steel

WASHINGTON /TOKYO: US President Joe Biden officially blocked Nippon Steel’s proposed $14.9 billion purchase of US...

Published 04 Jan, 2025 06:30am

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Jimmy Carter’s life ‘measured not by words, but by his deeds’: Biden

SAINT CROIX: Jimmy Carter “lived a life measured not by words, but by his deeds,” President Joe Biden said on Sunday...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 01:06pm

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President Biden to decide fate of Nippon Steel’s $15bn bid for US Steel

WASHINGTON: Nippon Steel’s $15 billion bid for US Steel has been referred to US President Joe Biden, a White House...

Updated 24 Dec, 2024 11:08am

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Biden commutes almost all federal death sentences

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the death sentences of 37 of the 40 federal inmates on death...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 07:13am

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Top US officials in Damascus to meet new Syrian rulers, State Department says

WASHINGTON: Top diplomats from the Biden administration are in Damascus on Friday to meet new Syrian authorities led...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 11:45am

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Lawsuit alleges U.S. failed to evacuate Palestinian Americans trapped in Gaza

WASHINGTON: Nine Palestinian Americans sued the U.S. government on Thursday, alleging that it had failed to rescue...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 08:40am

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Biden to travel to Rome in January to meet with Pope Francis

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to Rome in January to meet with Pope Francis and Italian Prime...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 08:33am

Business & Finance

Fed may cut rates in last meeting of Biden era

WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to announce a quarter point cut to its key lending rate on...

Published 16 Dec, 2024 06:08am

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US officials say most Northeast drone sightings are actually manned aircraft

WASHINGTON: Officials from the White House, FBI and DHS Saturday stressed that most of the recent reported drone...

Updated 15 Dec, 2024 11:50pm

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Donald Trump picks Richard Grenell as envoy for special missions

WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday he was picking Richard Grenell, his former intelligence...

Published 15 Dec, 2024 10:50am

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Biden monitoring ‘extraordinary’ Syrian situation, talking to regional leaders, White House says

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden and his team are monitoring the “extraordinary events in Syria” are in touch with...

Published 08 Dec, 2024 10:32am

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Syrian rebels say they have toppled Assad in state television announcement

Syria's army command informs officers that Assad's regime has ended

Updated 08 Dec, 2024 11:08pm

Business & Finance

World Bank wins pledges for $100bn replenishment of fund for poorest countries

WASHINGTON: Donor countries have pledged a record $100 billion three-year replenishment of the World Bank’s fund for...

Published 06 Dec, 2024 10:48am

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Israeli aggression increases in central Gaza, strikes kill 17 people

CAIRO: Israeli military strikes killed at least 17 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, medics said, as...

Updated 28 Nov, 2024 07:51pm

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Biden to launch Gaza ceasefire drive right away: adviser

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden will launch a renewed drive Wednesday for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release...

Updated 28 Nov, 2024 07:34am

Markets

Oil prices climb 1% to two-week high as Ukraine war intensifies

Oil prices climbed about 1% to a two-week high on Friday as the intensifying war in Ukraine this week boosted the...

Updated 23 Nov, 2024 12:35am

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US Senate rejects bids to block military sales to Israel

WASHINGTON: The US Senate on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to block three resolutions that would have halted the...

Published 21 Nov, 2024 11:03am

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South Korea pledges 45% increase in World Bank fund contribution

SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has pledged a 45% increase in the country’s contribution to the World...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 12:32pm

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Poorest countries: Biden pledges record $4bn to World Bank fund

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden pledged a $4 billion US contribution to the World Bank’s International...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 06:35am