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CIA nominee pledges to provide ‘unvarnished’ intelligence
Washington: President Joe Biden’s nominee to run the CIA told lawmakers Wednesday that he would keep politics out of the job and deliver unvarnished intelligence to politicians and policymakers. I’ve learned…
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Senate confirms Biden’s choice for UN ambassador
Washington: The Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s choice to lead US diplomacy at the United Nations on Tuesday. The vote for Linda Thomas-Greenfield reflected a divide between the Biden administration’s determination…
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Middle East
State TV: Iran imposes curbs on UN nuclear inspections
Tehran: Iran officially has begun restricting international inspections of its nuclear facilities, state TV reported Tuesday, a bid to pressure European countries and U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration to lift crippling…
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Biden rolls back Trump-era difficult citizenship test
Washington: US President Joe Biden’s administration on Monday announced reversal of former President Donald Trump’s policy by moving to an earlier 2008 civics test to make the path to US…
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Biden to hold candle lighting ceremony in memory of COVID-19 victims today
Washington: US President Joe Biden will deliver remarks on Monday on the lives lost to the coronavirus pandemic and will hold a moment of silence and candle lighting ceremony at…
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Does Erdogan truly want to mend ties with US?
Nicosia: While Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is supposed to be trying to mend ties with the United States, his Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu last week told Hurriyet newspaper that…
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Biden’s gift to immigrants
Kalyani Shankar The U.S. President Joe Biden brings cheers to Indian Americans with his liberalized immigration policy as promised in his campaign agenda. For many Indians, especially those in the…
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Hollywood
Cardi B addresses backlash ‘WAP’ received on its release
Washington: American rapper-songwriter Cardi B has addressed the backlash that she and fellow collaborator Megan Thee Stallion received after the release of their song ‘WAP’ back in August of 2020.…
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Joe Biden sends letter to Jacinda Ardern wishing Kiwis well for Waitangi Day
By Syed Mujeeb Auckland: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has today described arriving home from Waitangi to find a letter from US President, Joe Biden, wishing the country well…
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World
Biden administration reviewing Trump order to withdraw US troops from Germany
Washington: US President Joe Biden-led administration is currently reviewing former President Donald Trump’s order to withdraw US troops from Germany, European Command (USEUCOM) chief General Tod Walters told reporters on…
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UN court says it can hear case brought by Iran against US
The Hague: The United Nations’ highest court ruled Wednesday that it can hear a case brought by Iran against the United States in a bid to end sanctions the Trump administration…
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President Biden threatens sanctions on Myanmar after coup
Washington: Calling the military’s seizure of power in Myanmar a direct assault on its transition to democracy, US President Joe Biden on Monday threatened to slap new sanctions on the country…
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Palestine welcomes US announcement on restoring ties
Ramallah, Jan 28 : A senior Palestinian official welcomed the announcement of the new US administration under President Joe Biden on restoring ties with the state. Sabri Seidam, deputy Secretary-General…
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Biden takes steps to put US on irreversible path to net zero economy by 2050
Washington: Setting ambitious goals that will ensure that the US can meet the urgent demands of the climate crisis, President Joe Biden will take steps which will put the country…
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China hopes Joe Biden will ‘learn a lesson’ from Trump’s wrong policies
Beijing: Day after the White House said that US President Joe Biden is committed to stopping China’s economic abuses, Beijing on Tuesday said that it “hopes” that the new US…
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Middle East
The possible changes in the Middle East to watch for
Talmiz Ahmad During his first day in office, US President Joe Biden reversed visa restrictions that had been imposed on citizens of several Muslim countries by his predecessor, Donald Trump.…
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