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Panel probing Jan 6 riots sets contempt vote for 2 former aides pf Trump

The House committee investigating the Capitol riot said Thursday that it had set a vote for next week to consider contempt of Congress charges for two aides of former President Donald Trump. The committee will meet Monday to discuss whether to recommend referring for potential prosecution Trump's former trade adviser, Peter Navarro, and Dan Scavino, the onetime chief of staff for communications. The committee subpoenaed Navarro for his testimony in early February, seeking to question the Trump ally who promoted false claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election. Though Navarro sought to use executive privilege to avoid cooperation, the Biden administration this month denied claims from him and another onetime Trump aide, former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Scavino, who was subpoenaed last September, called the committee vote an unprecedented partisan assault on executive privilege. The committee knows full well that President Trump has invoked executive privilege and it i

United States to welcome up to 100,000 refugees from war-torn Ukraine

The official spoke on the condition of anonymity ahead of the announcement later Thursday

Dollar firms on hawkish Fed remarks, yen hits lowest since 2015

Equity markets were volatile, struggling to make gains in the Asian session, after more hawkish comments from the U.S. Federal Reserve made investors more cautious

Moderna to seek FDA approval for vaccinating against Covid kids under 6 yrs

US drug maker Moderna said it will request the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to grant emergency use authorization for its Covid-19 vaccine to inoculate children under 6 years of age.

Omicron subvariant infections on rise in US, coinciding with allergy season

The BA.2 sub-lineage of the Omicron variant has made up over one-third of new Covid-19 infections in the US

Ex-prosecutor: Donald Trump 'guilty of numerous felony violations'

A prosecutor who had been leading a criminal investigation into Trump before quitting, said in his resignation letter that he believes the former president is guilty of numerous felony violations.

US, world leaders mourn former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright

Reaction to the death of Madeleine Albright, the first female US secretary of state. Albright's family said Wednesday that she had died of cancer at age 84.

China, India and Russia have advantages on hypersonic, says US Senator

The US is no longer dominating several advanced technologies, an influential American Senator has observed here, saying that China, India and Russia have advantages on hypersonic.

Russia expels several American diplomats, declares them 'persona non grata'

Russia has expelled several American diplomats from the US Embassy in Moscow and declared them "persona non grata", a State Department spokesperson has said

Ukraine invasion: US considers freezing Russia's gold reserves

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was set to meet with US lawmakers Wednesday to discuss a possible freeze on Russian reserves of gold.

US dislikes quick success in Russia-Ukraine peace talks: Sergei Lavrov

The US would not like to see a rapid completion of the Moscow-Kiev peace talks but hopes that Russia is mired in prolonged hostilities, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said.

Russian troops have committed war crimes in Ukraine: White House

The Biden administration made a formal determination that Russian troops have committed war crimes in Ukraine and said it would work with others to prosecute offenders, Antony Blinken said.

Madeleine Albright, 1st female US Secretary of State, dies at 85

Madeleine Albright, the first female US secretary of state, has died of cancer, her family said Wednesday. She was 85. President Bill Clinton chose Albright as America's top diplomat in 1996, and she served in that capacity for the last four years of the Clinton administration. At the time, she was the highest-ranking woman in the history of US government. She was not in the line of succession for the presidency, however, because she was a native of Czechoslovakia.

Foreign Secretary Shringla arrives in US as UN to vote on Ukraine crisis

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla arrived in New York a day before the UN General Assembly and the Security Council are expected to vote on draft resolutions on humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.

India an essential partner for the US in QUAD: Biden admin official

India is an essential partner for the US in the QUAD in realising the shared vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific region, a top Biden administration official has said.

Hillary Clinton, former US presidential candidate, tests positive for Covid

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday said that she had contracted Covid-19.

Omicron subvariant now comprises 35% of new Covid-19 infections in US

The BA.2 sub-lineage of the Omicron variant now makes up about 35 per cent of new Covid-19 infections in the US, according to the data updated Tuesday by the US CDC

US agrees to lift Donald Trump era taxes on British steel, aluminum

The United States has agreed to lift tariffs on British steel and aluminum, mending a rift between allies that dates back to the Trump administration.

US monitoring China over possible supply of military weapons to Russia

US national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Tuesday said that the US is closely monitoring China over possible weapon supply to Russia.He also added that the US administration has not seen China provide military equipment to Russia since President Joe Biden spoke with China's President Xi Jinping last Friday."I can't make predictions going forward. What I can tell you is we have not seen since those meetings or since the President's conversation with Xi, the provision of military equipment by China to Russia, but of course, this is something we are monitoring closely," Sullivan told reporters, reported CNN News.This comes in the backdrop of talks held between Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday. During the talks Biden sought to dissuade Xi from assisting Russia, warning his Chinese counterpart during a 110-minute long video call of the "implications and consequences" for Beijing if it were to provide material support to Moscow.Sullivan asserted, "We will continue to ...

US administration to send out nearly $3 bn in disaster relief grants

The Biden administration is allocating nearly $3 billion in disaster relief funding to cover recovery efforts by multiple state and local governments.