Shalanda Young, Director of the Office of Management and Budget. | Photo Credit: REUTERS The White House budget chief warned the U.S. Congress on December 4 that failure to agree on fresh funds for Ukraine by the end of the year would “kneecap” Kyiv on the battlefield. In a letter to the House Speaker, the … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden has been interviewed as part of an independent investigation into his handling of classified documents, the White House said late on Monday. It’s a possible sign that the investigation is nearing its end. Special counsel Robert Hur is examining the improper retention of classified documents by Mr. Biden from his time … Read more
Billionaire investor turned philanthropist George Soros is ceding control of his USD 25 billion empire to a younger son, Alexander Soros, according to an exclusive interview with The Wall Street Journal published online Sunday. Soros’ business holdings include his nonprofit Open Society Foundations, which is active in more than 120 countries around the world and … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Joe Biden ahead of a G7 working session in Hiroshima, Japan. File | Photo Credit: PTI The upcoming Official State visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the U.S. will affirm the deep and close partnership between the two countries and the warm bonds of family and friendship … Read more
A bipartisan deal to raise the $31.4 trillion US debt ceiling faces its first test in Congress on Tuesday, setting up what could be a nail-biting week of voting before the United States runs out of money to pay its bills. The House of Representatives Rules Committee is due to consider the 99-page bill at … Read more
CNN — Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Saturday that the United States should stop “encouraging” the war in Ukraine. “The United States needs to stop encouraging war and start talking about peace; the European Union needs to start talking about peace so that we can convince Putin and Zelensky that peace … Read more
Dublin, Ireland CNN — Like so many Americans do each year, President Joe Biden returned to Ireland this week in search of his roots, seeking some connection and some answers in the land his people left so many years ago. He found it in pubs, priests and Parliament, which he said (in the Irish language) … Read more
U.S. Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti will be leading an ambitious effort to deepen America’s cooperation with India, including in defence and economic sectors, according to the White House. Mr. Garcetti, the former Mayor of Los Angeles, was officially sworn in as the U.S. Ambassador to India on March 24 by Vice President Kamala Harris … Read more
Donald Trump, the former president and front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records after an investigation into hush money paid to a porn star. Wearing a dark blue suit and red tie, Trump, 76, exhibited little emotion on his face when he waved … Read more
Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN — Turkey’s persecuted pro-Kurdish party has emerged as a kingmaker in the country’s upcoming election, playing a decisive role that may just tip … Read more