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US tells Russia it won’t rejoin Open Skies arms control pact

11:58 pm May 27, 2021

Washington: The Biden administration informed Russia on Thursday that it will not rejoin a key arms control pact, even as the two sides prepare for a summit next month between their leaders. US officials said Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman told the Russians that the administration had decided not to reenter the Open Skies Treaty, which had allowed surveillance flights over military facilities in both countries […]

Biden to meet Putin in Geneva on June 16: White House

8:48 pm May 25, 2021

Washington: US President Joe Biden will meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Geneva on June 16 to discuss a full range of issues, a first face-to-face interaction between the two leaders amid escalating US-Russia tensions. ”President Biden will meet with President Putin in Geneva, Switzerland on June 16, 2021,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Tuesday. ”The leaders will discuss the full range […]

Floyd family meets with Biden as Congress mulls police bill

8:36 pm May 25, 2021

Washington: President Joe Biden will meet with the family of George Floyd at the White House Tuesday on the one year anniversary of his death. But beyond the meeting, Biden has yet to offer concrete action for the family of the man whose death at the hands of a white Minneapolis police officer sparked a global reckoning over systemic […]

Union chief says flight attendant lost 2 teeth in assault

8:29 pm May 25, 2021

Dallas: A Southwest Airlines flight attendant was assaulted by a passenger and lost two teeth in the attack last weekend, according to a union president, who complained to the airline’s CEO about unruly passengers. “Unfortunately, this is just one of many occurrences,” said the union president, Lyn Montgomery. She said there were 477 incidents of […]

Indian American NGO to build 100 oxygen generation plants in India

8:25 pm May 25, 2021

Washington : An Indian American non-profit body on Tuesday announced plans to build 100 oxygen generation plants in India to enhance the country’s capacity to face the COVID-19 crisis. The first 15 plants, for which orders have been placed, will be set up in the next 90 days at an estimated cost of USD 1.6 million, Sewa International USA said. Sewa […]