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US and South Korea agree on new cost-sharing deal for troops

US STOCKS-Wall St set to open higher ahead of Yellen speech; spotlight on earnings

8:42 pm January 19, 2021

Washington: Wall Street was set to open higher on Tuesday after upbeat earnings from big U.S. banks and Halliburton, while investors awaited a speech from U.S. Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen that is expected to advocate hefty fiscal spending. Shares of Goldman Sachs Group Inc added 2.5% as its fourth-quarter profit more than doubled, dwarfing estimates after another blowout performance at its […]

Third time lucky: Joe Biden to be sworn in as US President on Wednesday

8:37 pm January 19, 2021

Washington: With a promise to ‘heal’ America, which in recent months witnessed a chaotic election and messy transition of power, Joseph R Biden will take the oath to become the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday. Biden, who is known around the world for his stint as the vice president during the Obama administration, will be the oldest person ever sworn […]

‘Clear the Capitol,’ Mike Pence pleaded, timeline of riot shows

US Capitol briefly put under lockdown due to ‘external security treat’

11:52 pm January 18, 2021

Washington : The Capitol Hill, the complex comprising of US Congress and its buildings, was briefly put under lockdown on Monday due to ”an external security treat”, local police said after a fire was reported a few blocks away. ”All buildings within the Capitol Complex: External security threat, no entry or exit is permitted, stay away from exterior windows, doors. […]

Netanyahu's prospects bolstered amid Israel-Hamas fighting

Israel OKs hundreds of settlement homes in last-minute push

11:40 pm January 17, 2021

Jerusalem: Israeli authorities on Sunday advanced plans to build an additional 780 homes in West Bank settlements, an anti-settlement monitoring group said, in a last-minute surge of approvals before the friendly Trump administration leaves office later this week. Peace Now said that over 90 per cent of the homes lay deep inside the West Bank, which the Palestinians seek as the heartland […]

US military says its troop removal from Somalia is complete

11:08 pm January 17, 2021

Washington: The US military says its troop withdrawal from Somalia is complete, in one of the last actions of President Donald Trump’s presidency. Some experts have warned that the withdrawal of an estimated 700 U.S. military personnel comes at the worst possible time for Somalia, as the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group improves its bomb-making skills and continues to attack military and civilian […]