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Top Republican wants Biden admin to enter into a trade deal with India

A top Republican lawmaker has welcomed India signing a trade deal with Australia, and urged the Biden administration to enter into a similar arrangement with New Delhi that can advance Washington's strong economic agenda in the strategically vital Indo-Pacific region. I'm pleased to see #Australia & #India sign a strong trade deal, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch said in a tweet. The US needs to do the same and advance a strong economic agenda in the #IndoPacific. The Biden Admin's failure to lead hurts US growth and our partnership in the region, Risch said in another tweet. On April 2, India and Australia entered into an Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement. The agreement was signed virtually by Australian Trade Minister Dan Tehan and his Indian counterpart Minister of Commerce & Industry, Piyush Goyal in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison. Under the pact, Australia is offering zero duty .

Imran Khan playing 'US card' to build political support: US expert

As Pakistan continues to stare at a pronged political and constitutional crisis, a US expert explained how Imran Khan is trying to play a "US card" to build up his support base.

Encouraged by India's effort to diversify its military articles: Pentagon

The United States is encouraged by Indian efforts to diversify the purchase of its military or defense articles, the Pentagon has said.

Is the US interfering in Pakistan's internal matter to overthrow Imran Khan

The United States supports peaceful upholding of constitutional and democratic principles in Pakistan, its official has said. As you heard from me last week, we support the peaceful upholding of constitutional and democratic principles in Pakistan, State Department Spokesperson Ned Price told reporters at his daily news conference. It is the case around the world. We do not support one political party over another. We support the broader principles, the principles of rule of law, of equal justice under the law, he said. Price reiterated that there is no truth in the allegations that the United States is interfering in the internal affairs of Pakistan and tried to topple the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan. There is absolutely no truth to the allegations, Price said in response to a question. According to Aparna Pande, an expert in South Asia Foreign Policy Defense Strategy at Hudson Institute, Imran Khan's speeches and rants accusing the US government for his loss of ...

Imran asks oppn to accept snap polls instead of supporting 'foreign plot'

His statement comes as opposition cried foul after the government dissolved assemblies and called early elections

Imran says he had reports that dissidents frequented US embassy

Khan revealed that the US had sent a threatening message through Pakistan's envoy.

US budget seen rising $2 bn annually by end century due to climate change

The Office of Management and Budget assessment, tasked by President Joe Biden last May, found the upper range of climate change's hit to the budget by the end of the century

US-funded labs around Russia work to create bio-weapons: Kremlin

Russian lawmakers have formed a commission to investigate US-controlled biological laboratories in Ukraine, Xinhua news agency reported.

President Biden says submarine he commissioned will enhance US security

First lady Jill Biden is the submarine's sponsor, a role meant to bring a vessel luck.

US investigators fly to China to aid in Boeing plane crash probe

As part of that assistance, the plane's cockpit voice recorder is being downloaded and analysed at a US lab in Washington, federal officials said Friday

Lavrov bats for actively developing Russia-India-China trilateral mechanism

"This is especially true given that all the three countries - Russia, India and China - are now members of the UN Security Council. So we have a lot of plans," said Lavrov

January 6 riots panel puts Garland in 'precarious' spot, ups pressure

Lawmakers investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol are increasingly going public with critical statements, court filings and more to deliver a blunt message

US has clearly distanced itself from Pak: Ex-American military chief Mullen

The US has "clearly distanced" itself from Pakistan, ex-American military chief Mike Mullen said as the White House and the State Department rejected claims of their involvement in Islamabad politics

California sees driest spring in decades as data says drought to deepen

California is experiencing one of the driest starts to spring in decades, data showed Friday, and absent a heavy dose of April and May showers the state's drought will deepen

Alaska Airlines cancels dozens of flights along West Coast as pilots picket

Dozens of flights along the West Coast were canceled Friday as Alaska Airlines pilots picketed during an impasse in contract negotiations with the airline that have lasted nearly three years.

Former US ambassador pleads guilty to defrauding Sri Lankan government

A former Sri Lankan ambassador has pleaded guilty to diverting and attempting to embezzle $332,027 from the Sri Lankan government during its 2013 purchase of a new embassy building in Washington

Politically charged US-Iran in first Middle East World Cup in Qatar

A World Cup buildup laced in controversy and geopolitical undertones has conjured up the most politically charged of matchups on the field in Qatar. Just like at the FIFA showpiece in 1998, the United States will play Iran with diplomatic relations yet to be restored between the nations since being severed in the 1970s. The Mother of All Games Part II. (A) political group, but I'm not political, Iran's Croatian coach, Dragan Skocic, said. I focus on football. I think this is the best way in sport and also we should give people the chance to make the situation better. The hope will be for a repeat of the tranquility around the 1998 encounter in France where the Iranians brought white roses for their American opponents before winning 2-1. It's 24 years later from 1998 and further removed from the 70s and both nations have evolved tremendously since then, U.S coach Gregg Berhalter said. For us, it's a soccer game. But if Group B needed any more intrigue it was provided in Friday's

Judge rules California landmark diversity law is unconstitutional

A Los Angeles judge has ruled that California's landmark law mandating that corporate boards have minority or LGBT members violates the state Constitution.

US providing Ukraine $300 mn more in military equipment to fight Russia

The US Defense Department says it is providing an additional $300 million in military equipment to Ukrainian forces defending the country from Russian troops.

Andrew Cuomo files suit against New York ethics board over book profits

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo filed a lawsuit against the state's ethics commission, the latest move in an ongoing dispute over his earnings from a book about his efforts during Covid pandemic.