Indian-American Neera Tanden is likely to be named as Joe Biden’s Director of the Office of Management and Budget and will be responsible for managing the administration’s budget. Several US media publications are backing Neera to take the top job. The 50-year-old, who is currently the chief executive of …
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Joe Biden is a disaster, corrupt politician: Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump attacked his Democratic challenger Joe Biden saying he is a “disaster” and a “corrupt” politician, and urged his supporters in Florida and Georgia to give him a thumping victory in the November 3 presidential elections. He also alleged that left-controlled media and big tech companies are …
Read More »Dollar firms as Sino-US trade deal day draws near
The dollar began the week supported by optimism on the Sino-U.S. trade front, while the pound wobbled lower after weekend hints at an interest rate cut from a Bank of England policymaker. A U.S.-China trade deal is due to be signed at the White House on Wednesday, though talks on …
Read More »Qatari leader ready to mediate between US, Iran
The ruler of Qatar, one of the handful of Arab nations on good terms with Tehran, met with President Donald Trump for talks expected to touch on Doha`s offer to help ease tensions between the US and Iran. Two years after siding with Saudi Arabia in a diplomatic and economic …
Read More »Why Pakistan PM Imran Khan wants to avoid pricey hotels during Washington trip
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has expressed his desire to stay at the country`s ambassadors official residence in Washington instead of an expensive hotel during his three-day visit to the US starting on July 21, the media reported on Monday. While staying at the Ambassador Asad Majeed Khan`s residence can …
Read More »Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron discuss Iran, DPRK over phone
US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed over phone issues concerning Iran and the Democratic People`s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the White House has said. The two leaders on Monday discussed the Iran`s decision to surpass the limit of the low-grade enriched uranium stockpile under the Iran …
Read More »US launches economic formula for Middle East peace, Palestinians unhappy
The Trump administration launched a $50 billion economic formula for Israeli-Palestinian peace on Tuesday, saying an investment-driven pathway forward for the Palestinians was a necessary precondition for ending the decades-old conflict. Opening a two-day international meeting in the Gulf kingdom of Bahrain, U.S. President Donald Trump`s son-in-law and senior advisor …
Read More »Blow to Tayyip Erdogan as opposition wins big in Istanbul
Turkey`s main opposition claimed a decisive victory on Sunday in Istanbul`s re-run election, dealing one of the biggest blows to President Tayyip Erdogan during his 16 years in power and promising a new beginning in the country`s largest city. Ekrem Imamoglu, mayoral candidate of the secularist Republican People`s Party (CHP), …
Read More »Turkey, US to discuss S-400 deal at G20 summit: Tayyip Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that he would discuss Ankara`s purchase of the Russian S-400 missile defence system with his US counterpart Donald Trump at the upcoming G20 summit in Japan later this month. “I will meet President Donald Trump in Japan at the end of the month. …
Read More »Boris Johnson plays down no-deal Brexit as he launches bid to become British PM
Boris Johnson said Wednesday he would only take Britain out of the EU without a deal as a “last resort”, officially launching his campaign to be prime minister with a promise to unify a country still deeply divided over Brexit. The former foreign minister is the favourite among 10 candidates …
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