Washington: Days of China investing in Pakistan is now a thing of the past, a senior administration official has told the lawmakers noting that the United States is the future. “China is the past in terms of investments in Pakistan, we are the future,” Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Donald Lu … Read more
Moscow: Ahead of his two-day visit to North Korea beginning Tuesday, Russian President Vladamir Putin has said that the two countries will together build the security architecture in Eurasia, counter Western sanctions, and establish independent transaction systems. Putin said this in his article for North Korea’s Rodong Sinmun, published on the Kremlin website, state news … Read more
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan speaks during a press briefing at the White House. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The White House has said U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan is scheduled to visit India to engage the new government in New Delhi on shared U.S.-India priorities as Narendra Modi prepares to take oath as … Read more
Frankfurt: Finance officials from the Group of Seven rich democracies said they had moved toward agreement on a US proposal to squeeze more money for Ukraine from Russian assets frozen in their countries. But the ministers left a final deal to be worked out ahead of a June summit of national leaders. “We are making … Read more
New York: China-based ByteDance Ltd. asked an appeals court to speed up its lawsuit challenging a US law that would force it to sell the TikTok video-sharing app or face a ban. “Prompt consideration of these cases is needed to avoid irreparable harm,” lawyers for ByteDance and TikTok said Friday in a filing in the … Read more
The United States doesn’t believe that Israeli actions in Gaza amount to “genocide” but wants Tel Aviv to do more to ensure the protection of innocent civilians, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on Monday (local time), as reported by CNN. “We believe Israel can and must do more to ensure the protection and … Read more
Washington: US President Joe Biden has called two of his QUAD partners – India and Japan – and two of his adversaries – Russia and China – “xenophobic” nations, asserting that none of these countries, unlike the United States, welcome immigrants. “This election is about freedom, America and democracy. That’s why I badly need you. … Read more
U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller on April 16, 2024. Photo: YouTube/@StateDept Quizzed about reported statements by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on crossing borders to kill terrorists, the Biden administration said the U.S. would not involve itself on the matter but “encouraged India and Pakistan to avoid any escalation and … Read more
Washington: Strong economic activity in the United States and emerging markets is projected to help drive global growth by about 3% this year, the International Monetary Fund’s chief said Thursday, below the annual historic average and a warning sign about potential lackluster performances through the 2020s. “Without a course correction, we are indeed heading for … Read more
President Joe Biden threatened on Thursday to condition support for Israel‘s offensive in Gaza on it taking concrete steps to protect aid workers and civilians, seeking for the first time to leverage U.S. aid to influence Israeli military behavior. Biden’s warning, relayed in a call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, followed a deadly … Read more