On January 6th, the outgoing president Joe Biden condemned the Capitol attack which happened the same day in 2021. “We should be proud that our democracy withstood this assault…And we should be glad we will not see such a shameful attack again this year,” Biden wrote,…
Biden Remembers US Capitol Attack, Assures Peaceful Transition Of Power To Trump
Washington DC: The outgoing US President Joe Biden has condemned what he called the “unrelenting effort” to downplay the January 6 Capitol attack, when a mob of Donald Trump supporters overran the US Senate building in an attempt to block certification of the 2020 election. In…
Lionel Messi, Hilary Clinton, Michael J Fox Awarded US’ Highest Civilian Honour
Washington: Outgoing President Joe Biden has presented the US’ highest civilian award to 19 people, including former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, football superstar Lionel Messi, controversial philanthropist George Soros and actor Denzel Washington, for their contributions to America and the world. The Presidential Medal of…
Trump On Flags Flying At Half-Mast During Inauguration
Washington, United States: Donald Trump said Friday “no American can be happy” that flags will be at half-mast when he is inaugurated this month, claiming Democrats were delighted about the downbeat optics. President Joe Biden ordered US flags lowered for a customary 30 days on federal…
Joe Biden Blocks US Steel Sale To Japan’s Nippon
Washington, United States: US Steel and Nippon Steel threatened legal action Friday after President Joe Biden blocked a controversial $14.9 billion deal for the Japanese company to buy its American rival. Biden cited a strategic need to protect domestic industry – but the move drew sharp…
US Appeals Court Blocks Biden Administration’s Net Neutrality Rules
Washington: A US appeals court on Tuesday ruled the Federal Communications Commission did not have the legal authority to reinstate landmark net neutrality rules. A three-judge panel of the Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the FCC lacked authority to reinstate the rules initially…
US NSA Jake Sullivan Set To Visit India Early Next Week
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan is set to visit India early next week to take stock of the India-US Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET). The iCET represents a landmark initiative between the two countries in areas of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence,…
New Orleans Attacker Acted Alone, Had Strong Support For ISIS: Biden
Washington: New Orleans attacker Shamsud-Din Jabbar acted alone even though there are indications that he had strong support for ISIS, US President Joe Biden has said. At least 14 people were killed and 35 others were injured after Jabbar drove his pickup truck into a crowd…
Lockheed Martin, Boeing Defense Among 45 US Entities Penalised By China
Washington: China has escalated its counter-offensive against the United States by intensifying its sanctions on American defence firms. In less than a week, Beijing today announced a second round of sanctions on ten US companies. The reason – sale of arms to Taiwan. With this, China…
Trump Refuses To Wish Clemency Recipients ‘Merry Christmas’
US President-elect Donald Trump has made headlines with his stark Christmas Day message, refusing to extend holiday wishes to federal death-row inmates and criminals whose sentences were commuted by President Joe Biden this month. Instead, Trump took to Truth Social to declare, “Go to hell!” Donald Trump…