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
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump salutes at a campaign rally on March 16, 2024, in Vandalia, Ohio. | Photo Credit: AP Donald Trump told a rally in Ohio on Saturday that November’s presidential election will be the “most important date” in U.S. history, painting his campaign for the White House as a turning … Read more
Investors fixated on earnings and monetary policy are starting to factor in another variable that could sway markets this year: the 2024 U.S. presidential election. In his State of the Union address on Thursday, U.S. President Joe Biden proposed raising corporate taxes, whereas his opponent, Republican candidate Donald Trump, signed a 2017 law that slashed … Read more
Adrienne Watson. File | Photo Credit: Photo Credit: X/@NSC_Spox “The execution of Indo-Pacific Strategy has made the United States and the key region more secure and more prosperous and expanded the bilateral partnership with India in unprecedented ways,” the White House said on February 9. Addressing the media on the second anniversary of the launch … Read more
A long-awaited report cleared President Joe Biden of any wrongdoing in his mishandling of classified documents Thursday but dropped a political bombshell by painting the Democrat as a “well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.” The report removed a legal cloud hanging over Biden as he seeks reelection in a contest expected to be against … Read more
Washington : Twenty-eight healthcare companies, including CVS Health, are signing US President Joe Biden’s voluntary commitments aimed at ensuring the safe development of artificial intelligence (AI), a White House official said on Thursday. The commitments by healthcare providers and payers follow those of 15 leading AI companies, including Google, OpenAI and OpenAI partner Microsoft to … Read more
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