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Trump delays immediate China tariffs, pushes for global trade reforms: Report

President Trump delays imposing China-specific tariffs, focusing instead on global trade practices and compliance with previous agreements. 

US President Donald Trump during a signing ceremony in the President's Room during the 60th presidential inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Bloomberg)
Published on Jan 21, 2025 04:49 AM IST
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Pete Hegseth grilled by senators over ‘racist extremist tattoo’; What is it?

Pete Hegseth has several tattoos on his bodies. While some are dedicated to his service in the military, others are related to his faith.

Pete Hegseth speaks during a Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on January 14, 2025 in Washington, DC.(Getty Images via AFP)
Published on Jan 15, 2025 04:34 PM IST

Quad members eye next Leaders’ Summit in September

India was slated to host the Quad Summit in 2024, but it was swapped with the US, as Biden was unable to travel due to the 2024 US presidential election.

PM Narendra Modi with US President Joe Biden, Australian PM Anthony Albanese and Japan’s former PM Fumio Kishida ahead of the Quad Leaders’ Summit, at Wilmington in September.(HT_PRINT)
Updated on Dec 26, 2024 05:03 AM IST

Trump accuses Panama of exploiting US vessels, threatens to capture the canal

Donald Trump threatened to reclaim the Panama Canal, accusing Panama of exploiting American vessels with high fees. 

Donald Trump criticized the 1977 treaty that transferred control to Panama and stated that if unfair practices continue, the U.S. would demand the canal's return.(AP)
Published on Dec 22, 2024 01:37 PM IST

Taiwan in panic mode as journalist makes ‘very serious’ comments against Trump

Following Trump's presidential win in the US, a journalist in Taiwan dubbed the President-elect as a “convicted felon”, causing an uproar in the island nation.

The US has been playing the role of Taiwan's most significant ally, but Trump, during his campaign, claimed that Taipei was stealing Washington's semiconductor industry and suggested that it should pay the US in exchange for its defense.(AP/X)
Published on Nov 12, 2024 05:33 PM IST

Indo-Pacific Biden’s imp, least talked about success: Blinken, Austin, Sullivan

In a joint piece in The Washington Post, Antony J Blinken, Lloyd Austin, and Jake Sullivan cited the elevation of Quad and the US and India “investing together”

Blinken, Austin and Sullivan claimed that American standing was among the lowest in the region when Biden took office. (Reuters)
Updated on Aug 06, 2024 09:06 AM IST

India defends ties with Russia amid criticism from US officials

Donald Lu, the assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia, this week joined other American officials who criticised Modi’s trip to Moscow

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Russian President Vladimir Putin (File Photo)
Updated on Jul 25, 2024 06:48 PM IST

Unacceptable, says India on US remarks on Kejriwal’s arrest, Cong’s ‘funds freeze’

The US state department on Wednesday doubled down on its call for fair legal processes in the context of Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest

Delhi chief minister and AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal comes out of the Rouse Avenue Court after he was produced by the Enforcement Directorate in the excise policy-linked money laundering case in New Delhi (PTI)
Updated on Mar 28, 2024 05:43 PM IST

US senator links drone deal nod to Pannun probe

Cardin took over the committee after the last chair, Bob Menendez, a Senator from New Jersey, was charged with corruption allegations

In November, the US Department of Justice unsealed an indictment against a Nikhil Gupta, who, it was alleged, was deployed by a serving government of India official to assassinate Gurpatwant Singh Pannun (AP)
Updated on Feb 04, 2024 09:16 AM IST
By, Washington

Protesters gather outside WH to condemn Biden's bombing on Yemen

Fumed over the US military's retaliatory airstrikes across Yemen, protestors gathered outside the WH, urging the Biden administration to "stop bombing Yemen".

Demonstrators at Times Square and White House raised slogans such as
Published on Jan 12, 2024 05:31 PM IST

What if ChatGPT pens US's State of Union speech?

ChatGPT rendered Shakespeare's State of the Union speech in rhyme. The version channeling comedian Jerry Seinfeld captured his signature phrasings.

Teachers are seen behind a laptop during a workshop on ChatGpt bot organised for by the School Media Service (SEM) of the Public education of the Swiss canton of Geneva, on February 1, 2023. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)(AFP)
Updated on Feb 06, 2023 11:28 PM IST
AP | | Posted by Singh Rahul Sunilkumar

US President Joe Biden says 90% of adults eligible for vaccine from April 19

Joe Biden made the announcement Monday afternoon at the White House, marking April 19 as a new milestone in the vaccination effort.

President Joe Biden doubled his goal for vaccines last week after the US reached his initial target six weeks early.(Bloomberg)
Published on Mar 30, 2021 01:01 AM IST
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Saudi Arabia optimistic, expects 'excellent relations' with Biden administration

Biden pledged on the election campaign trail to reassess ties with Saudi Arabia, a state he described as a "pariah" in 2019.

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud attends a news conference following talks with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia January 14, 2021. Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS/Files(via REUTERS)
Published on Jan 23, 2021 07:25 PM IST
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America is ready to lead, says Biden as he unveils his foreign policy team

Biden’s nominee for ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, an African American diplomat with 35 years in the foreign service, summed up the new team’s ethos and purpose with a similar sentiment: “America is back. Multilateralism is back. Diplomacy is back.”

President-elect Joe Biden stands with his nominees for his national security team at his transition headquarters in the Queen Theater in Wilmington, Delaware, US on November 24.(Reuters)
Updated on Nov 25, 2020 11:37 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington | ByYashwant Raj , edited by Vinod Janardhanan
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