Trump asks US Supreme Court to allow firing of Fed Governor Lisa Cook

Trump asks US Supreme Court to allow firing of Fed Governor Lisa Cook

President Donald Trump‘s administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to let him move ahead with firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook – a move without precedent since the central bank’s founding in 1913 – in a legal battle that imperils the Fed’s independence. The Justice Department asked the justices to lift U.S. District … Read more

Putin says Ukraine conflict ‘would not have happened’ if Trump were president in 2022

Putin says Ukraine conflict ‘would not have happened’ if Trump were president in 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday (local time) said that if US President Donald Trump had been in power in 2022, the Russia-Ukraine conflict would likely never have happened — a claim Trump has made several times, blaming his predecessor, Joe Biden, for the war. In a joint press conference after nearly three hours of … Read more

Despite recent blow, Japan won’t stop trying to invest in the US

Despite recent blow, Japan won’t stop trying to invest in the US

Tokyo: As signs emerged that President Joe Biden was gearing up to stop Japanese steel-maker Nippon Steel from acquiring Pittsburgh-based US Steel, top Japanese officials repeatedly warned that quashing the merger would hinder economic ties between the allies.In September, Japan’s biggest business lobby, Keidanren, said America’s investability would be tarnished if Nippon Steel’s $15 billion … Read more

अमेरिका: न्यू ईयर अटैक में अब तक 15 मौतें, हमलावर के ट्रक से मिला ISIS का झंडा

अमेरिका: न्यू ईयर अटैक में अब तक 15 मौतें, हमलावर के ट्रक से मिला ISIS का झंडा

अमेरिका के न्यू ऑर्लिन्स की बॉर्बन स्ट्रीट में नए साल का जश्न मना रहे लोगों को एक ट्रक ड्राइवर ने टक्कर मार दी और भीड़ पर गोलीबारी कर दी है. ताजा आंकड़ों को अनुसार, आतंकी हमले में मारे जाने वालों की संख्या 10 से बढ़कर 15 हो गई है. एफबीआई ने इस हमले को आतंकवादी हमला मानते … Read more

Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row

Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row

President-elect Donald Trump promised on Tuesday (December 24, 2024) to “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop Mr. Trump from pushing forward their executions. Mr. Trump criticized Mr. Biden’s decision on Monday (December 23, 2024) to change the sentences of 37 … Read more

White House defends Biden’s pardon of his son, Hunter

White House defends Biden’s pardon of his son, Hunter

ON BOARD AIR FORCE ONE/WASHINGTON: The White House on Monday defended President Joe Biden‘s decision to pardon his son, Hunter, and said the president believed his political opponents would have kept persecuting his son going forward. “They would continue to go after his son,” White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Air Force One … Read more

International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas officials

International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas officials

The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister and Hamas officials, accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity over the war in Gaza and the October 2023 attacks that triggered Israel’s offensive in the Palestinian territory. The decision turns Netanyahu and the … Read more

US pledges $4 Billion to replenish World Bank’s International Development Association

US pledges  Billion to replenish World Bank’s International Development Association

Rio de Janeiro: US President Joe Biden announced that America will pledge USD 4 Billion over the period of the next 3 years to replenish the World Bank‘s International Development Association. In a post on X, Biden shared, “This week I joined World Bank President Banga to announce the United States will pledge $4 billion … Read more

Joe Biden, Donald Trump to meet at White House on Wednesday

Joe Biden, Donald Trump to meet at White House on Wednesday

Joe Biden will meet with President-elect Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday after the US leader pledged an orderly transfer of power following the Republican’s decisive election victory. Biden and Trump will meet at the Oval Office at 11:00 am (1600 GMT), the White House said Saturday, with the clock ticking down to … Read more