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Trump nominee hearing pulled amid furor over Islam remarks

11:32 pm July 30, 2020

Washington: A Senate committee abruptly cancelled a confirmation hearing on Thursday on a controversial former general’s nomination to a top Pentagon post, amid continued furor over offensive remarks he made about Islam and other inflammatory comments. The nomination of retired Army Brig. Gen. Anthony Tata to be the Pentagon’s under secretary for policy was already under fire […]

Biden admin rolls back Trump-era citizenship test, reverts to 2008 version

Trump, Biden try to outdo each other on tough talk on China

8:19 pm July 12, 2020

Washington: China has fast become a top election issue as President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden engage in a verbal brawl over who’s better at playing the tough guy against Beijing. The Trump campaign put out ads showing Biden toasting China’s Xi Jinping, even though Trump did just that with Xi in Asia and hosted the Chinese leader at his Florida club. […]

Trump lags Biden on people of colour in top campaign ranks

11:49 pm July 11, 2020

Washington: Amid a summer of racial unrest and calls for more diversity in leadership, President Donald Trump lags Democratic rival Joe Biden in the percentage of people of colour on their campaign staffs, according to data the campaigns provided to The Associated Press. Twenty-five percent of the Republican president’s senior staff are nonwhite, compared to 36 per cent of Biden’s senior […]

Russia skeptical about nuclear pact extension prospects

8:50 pm July 10, 2020

Moscow: Russia’s top diplomat said Friday he’s not very optimistic about prospects for an extension of the last remaining U.S.-Russia arms control agreement because of Washington’s focus on making China sign up to the pact. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned that Russia only wants to keep the New START treaty as much as the U.S. does and will protect its security […]

Influential US senator says America supports India against Chinese aggression

10:58 pm July 3, 2020

Washington DC: An influential American Senator on Friday said that the US stands with India against the Chinese aggression in eastern Ladakh along the Line of Actual Control, commending the Indian government for the continued efforts to negotiate a peaceful resolution to the boundary issue. Republican Senator Rick Scott, in a letter dated July 2 to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, expressed his condolences on the loss of lives […]