VIENNA: The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) and its allies, including Russia, believe oil markets do not need more oil than they plan to release in the coming months, despite US pressure to add supplies to check an oil price rise, four sources told Reuters. The price of international benchmark Brent crude has … Read more
Despite the chaos in Kabul, US President Joe Biden has said he stands firm behind the decision to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan and blamed the Afghan army and leaders for the current situation. While breaking the silence on the withdrawal of US troops after several days of televised scenes, he blamed the Taliban’s occupation … Read more
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan accused the United States of seeing his country as useful only in the context of the ‘mess’ it is leaving behind in Afghanistan after 20 years of fighting, Reuters reported. Washington has been pressing Pakistan to use its influence over the Taliban to broker an elusive peace deal as negotiations … Read more
WASHINGTON: The US Senate on Tuesday approved a long-awaited bipartisan infrastructure bill after months of strenuous negotiations, though analysts are concerned that this legislation falls short of its promise to be fully paid for. In a rare stroke of bipartisanship, more than a dozen Republicans joined Democrats to back the legislation. The final vote was … Read more
The state’s attorney general says a five-month investigation has found that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed several women in violation of state and federal laws and created an “atmosphere of fear” in the office. ۔ According to the report, Letitia James told a news briefing that an independent investigation showed that Cuomo had … Read more
According to a German magazine, the foreign minister of Germany is signaling growing impatience with Iran, saying that reviving the country’s broken nuclear agreement with international powers won’t be feasible “forever.” During six rounds of negotiations in Vienna, the remaining parties to the deal — Russia, China, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and Iran — … Read more
NEW YORK: The biggest threat to Western democracy comes from within, not China, said an article published by the Vox news site this week. Blaming China for the reason why Western democracy is currently under threat is “not only wrong, but potentially dangerous,” said the article. One of the emerging tenets of US President Joe … Read more
US experts are busy gathering reasons for the failure of the war in Afghanistan. According to them, pride, arrogance, lies and self-deception can be the main reasons. U.S. experts in international affairs believe that in the context of the Vietnam War experience, the United States did not see good luck in Afghanistan either. These experts … Read more
The US has stated that the country will not lift the current travel restrictions “at this point” due to the rising concerns over the highly contagious COVID-19 Delta variant and the rising number of U.S. coronavirus cases, the White House. The decision comes after a senior-level White House meeting late on Friday. It means that … Read more
BADHDAD: US President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al—Kadhimi sealed an agreement formally ending the US combat mission in Iraq by the end of 2021, more than 18 years after US troops were sent to the country. Coupled with Biden’s withdrawal of the last American forces in Afghanistan by the end of August, the Democratic president is completing … Read more
US President Joe Biden has announced the end of the war in Iraq. Biden met with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi at the White House, who said relations with Iraq were entering a new phase. He said security cooperation between the United States and Iraq would continue, and that the Iraqi army would continue to … Read more
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will become the first member of President Joe Biden’s cabinet to visit Southeast Asia this week, seeking to emphasise the importance Washington places on fortifying ties in the region while pushing back against China, agencies quoted as saying on Monday. The United States has put countering China at the heart … Read more
US President Joe Biden says Cuba is a ‘failed state’, oppressing its citizens, communism is a failed system, and is considering possible steps to restore the Internet outage there. In a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, US President Joe Biden said that sending troops to Haiti was not on the US agenda … Read more
The US announced on Sunday that it launched another wave of airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran-backed militias, this time in response to drone assaults by the Iran-backed militia on US people and installations in Iraq. In a statement, the US military said that it targeted operational and weapons storage facilities at two locations … Read more
US President Joe Biden held a meeting with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his former political foe, Abdullah Abdullah, on Friday at the White House. He called on the Afghans to decide on their future as the last US troops are set to leave Afghanistan after 20 years of war. Biden said that US support … Read more
Ibrahim Raisi, President of Iran, supported the talks between Iran and six world powers to revive a 2015 nuclear project. However, he rejected meeting Joe Biden despite Washington removed all sanctions. After winning the presidential elections, in his first meeting, Ibrahim Raisi said that his first priority would be to strengthen the relations with Gulf … Read more
The US military might slow down its withdrawal from Afghanistan as the Taliban arise, Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said. Kirby added that the date for the complete withdrawal of the military by President Joe Biden will remain the same. However, the pace of withdrawal could be adjusted based on the conditions. “The situation in Afghanistan … Read more
Two people are facing charges after purportedly trying to break into a Toronto mosque in Scarborough. Toronto police were called to the Islamic Institute of Toronto near Finch Avenue East and Neilson Road shortly before noon. According to police, two people believed to be under the effect of illegal drugs tried to gain entry into … Read more
The Us President Joe Biden seeks ‘ US- Russia predictable and stable relations’. In the summit communique, Nato leaders also cautioned Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, whom Biden will meet on Wednesday in Geneva, that his country’s military build-up and challenging behavior on Nato’s eastern boundary “contribute to instability along Nato borders and beyond”. Biden further … Read more
Beijing accuses Nato of exaggerating the threat from China and “creating confrontation”, after a vow from the Western associates to work together to counter the “systemic challenges” modeled by its policies. Nato leaders made the commitment on Monday, as US President Joe Biden renewed Washington’s long-haul ties at his first summit with the allies. The leaders … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden departs for Britain on Wednesday on his first outing abroad since getting to work, an eight-day mission to revamp overseas ties stressed during the Trump period and to rethink relations with Russia, as the G7 summit approaches. The excursion addresses a trial of the Democratic president’s capacity to oversee and fix … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he is optimistic to mend Russia’s smashed relations with the US when he will hold his first summit with President Joe Biden. The face-to-face meeting in Geneva on June 16 occurs amid the biggest crisis in ties between the two countries in years, with tensions high over invocations of … Read more
President Joe Biden on Thursday laid out a plan for the US to distribute 25 million surplus coronavirus vaccines globally and stated the country might raise a few regulations to permit different international locations to buy US-made components for vaccine manufacturing more easily. President Joe Biden stated the US might share the vaccines without expectation … Read more
KABUL: The US military will hand over its main Bagram airbase to Afghan forces in 20 days, according to an official. This vast base was built by the Soviet Union in 1980 and is the largest military facility in Afghanistan used by US and NATO forces, and at the height of the Afghan war, millions … Read more
The President of Russia Vladimir Putin has formally accepted his US counterpart Joe Biden’s invitation to a one-on-one summit. According to the media reports, the invitation was accepted via Putin’s representatives during a high-level diplomatic meeting in Geneva. Russia’s Secretary of the Security Council of Russia Nikolai Patrushev met with the Assistant to the President … Read more
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a meeting with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Iceland and underscored President Joe Biden’s resolve to protect US citizens and act firmly in defense of US interests in response to actions by Russia that harm us or its allies. According to the details, Blinken also discussed Russia’s continued … Read more
The Authorities in the United States (US) announced that fully vaccinated people do not need to wear masks. According to the media reports, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that fully vaccinated people can avoid wearing masks both for indoors and outdoors. In its latest guidelines, the CDC said fully vaccinated … Read more
The State Department on Tuesday, April 27, ordered some of its remaining staff to leave its embassy in Kabul. The United States is currently preparing to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan. Ross Wilson, the US ambassador to Afghanistan, said in a tweet that In light of increasing violence & threat reports in Kabul, the State … Read more
