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India, US expected to move forward on set of initiatives in 2022: WH

In 2022, India and the United States are expected to move forward on a wide-ranging set of initiatives, including fight against the pandemic, climate change, QUAD, and new and emerging technologies

US demands immediate release of Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi

US State Department demanded immediate release of Myanmar's democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi in the wake of the second round of verdicts delivered against her on Monday

US Federal Reserve Vice Chair Richard Clarida to resign on Friday

US Federal Reserve Vice Chair Richard Clarida has said that he would resign from the central bank on Friday, shortly before his term will expire at the end of this month.

NASA names Katherine Calvin as new chief scientist, senior climate adviser

NASA has named Katherine Calvin to serve as chief scientist and senior climate adviser, the agency said in a press release.

US Covid-19 case tally crosses 60 million; death toll at 837,594

The total number of COVID-19 cases in the United States surpassed 60 million on Sunday and has killed at least 837,594 people in the US since January 2020

US Defense Secretary Austin Covid negative, to resume office from Monday

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has tested negative for COVID-19, and will be resuming office on Monday (local time).Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin has tested negative for COVID-19 after having contracted the virus earlier this month, said Defense Department spokesperson John Kirby, reported Sputnik."Pleased to note that @SecDef tested negative today for COVID and will be returning to the office tomorrow. He's grateful for the vaccines, which rendered less severe the effects of the virus," Kirby said on Twitter.Austin announced on Twitter on January 2 that he had tested positive for COVID-19 and was showing mild symptoms, reported Sputnik.The Pentagon chief said that he was going to attend key meetings virtually and was going to quarantine himself at home for five days. He specified that the last time he had met with US President Joe Biden was on December 21st.Austin had been vaccinated and got his booster shot in October.

US hopes to thwart the China-Iran alliance by backroom diplomacy

US hopes to thwart the China-Iran alliance by mixing carrots and sticks to draw Tehran into a long-term dialogue on issues of concern to the US and its allies.More dexterous diplomacy towards Tehran should mix carrots and sticks to draw Iran into a long-term dialogue on issues of concern to the United States and its allies, according to National Interest.The policy implication of this view--if one accepts "strategic competition" as the guiding principle on China--is that the Biden administration should "test the opposite premise" of isolating Tehran, "by restoring nuclear diplomacy, lowering regional tensions, and forging new arrangements." Crucially, to accomplish this vision, a "fast timeline" of re-joining the 2015 Iran deal is necessary--but far from sufficient, writes Lyes Mauni Jalali for the National Interest.Earlier, Iran had completely pivoted towards its "Look to the East Policy" after the withdrawal of the US from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in May 2018 and ...

Comedian Bob Saget, beloved TV dad of 'Full House', dies aged 65

Bob Saget, a comedian and actor known for his role as a widower raising a trio of daughters in the sitcom Full House, has died, according to authorities in Florida. He was 65. The Orange County, Florida, sheriff's office was called on Sunday about an unresponsive man in a hotel room at the Ritz-Carlton in Orlando, according to a sheriff's statement on Twitter. The man was identified as Robert Saget" and death was pronounced at the scene, the statement said, adding that detectives found no signs of foul play or drug use in this case. A #BobSaget" concluded the tweet. Saget was in Florida as part of his I Don't Do Negative Comedy Tour", according to his Twitter feed. His publicist didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. Saget was also the long-time host of America's Funniest Home Videos.

Russia, US hold working dinner in Geneva, kicking off talks over Ukraine

Top Russian and US officials held a working dinner in Geneva on Sunday as part of the kickoff to a string of meetings with bilateral ties at a low ebb over Russia's military buildup near Ukraine.

US mulls technology restrictions on Russia to stymie Putin

Moscow strikes tough line on chances for talks with US

Joe Manchin's $1.8-trillion social-spending plan shelved: Report

Manchin is no longer supportive of moving that offer along after the breakdown in the negotiation process with the administration

Iran blacklists 51 Americans over Qasem Soleimani's assassination

Iran's Foreign Ministry has blacklisted 51 more US individuals for their "roles" in the assassination of former military commander Qasem Soleimani.

US says 'deeply disturbed' over attack on Sikh cab driver in New York

The US said it is "deeply disturbed" over the reports of an attack on a Sikh cab driver at New York airport and stressed that the country has the responsibility to hold perpetrators accountable

Experts in Vienna meet for lifting US sanctions on 2015 nuclear deal: Iran

A meeting on lifting sanctions was held in the Austrian capital of Vienna on Saturday with the participation of experts from Iran and other remaining parties to the 2015 nuclear deal

US open to discussions on limiting military exercises, missiles with Russia

The US is open to discussions with Russia on curtailing possible future deployments of offensive missiles in Ukraine and putting limits on US and NATO military exercises in Eastern Europe

Intelligence reports repeatedly failed to forecast US Capitol riot

Intelligence reports compiled by the US Capitol Police in the days before last year's insurrection envisioned only an improbable or remote risk of violence

Washington's NATO commitments complicate US strategic priority in Europe

North Atlantic Treaty Organizations' military commitments may prove costly for US strategic interest as Washington may be entangled in conflicts in Europe.Many of America's so-called allies are major liabilities rather than assets to US foreign policy. Indeed, they are potential snares, ones that can entangle America in unnecessary military confrontations, according to National Interest magazine.In too many cases, the "allies" that Washington touts are small, weak, often militarily useless dependents. Worse, some of them are on bad terms with more powerful neighboring states, writes Ted Galen Carpenter for the National Interest.NATO constitutes a system of collective security, whereby its independent member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party.Earlier, the US along with NATO took part in military operations in Afghanistan and in Libya under the United Nations Security Council-mandated mission.However, NATO's strategic fixation on Russia might ..

Mango, pomegranate exports from India to US to start from Jan-Feb 2022

Exports of mango and pomegranate from India to the US will start from January-February to boost the country's outbound shipments of agri-products, the commerce ministry said on Saturday. Exports of pomegranate aril to the US and imports of Alfalfa hay and cherries from America would also begin from April this year, it added. In pursuant to the 12th India - USA trade policy forum meeting held on November 23, 2021, the Department of Agriculture and farmer's welfare and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) have signed a framework agreement for implementing the "2 Vs 2 agri-market access issues", it said. This access concept includes inspection and oversight transfer for Indian mangoes, pomegranate and pomegranate arils, and market access for US cherries and Alfalfa hay in India. "Mango and pomegranate exports will start from January February 2022 and pomegranate aril from Apr 2022," the ministry said. Further, it said that the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying has conve

Pelosi invites Biden to deliver State of the Union address on March 1

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has invited President Joe Biden to deliver his first State of the Union address on March 1.

Dollar suffers biggest drop in six weeks after US jobs growth report

The dollar index fell 0.546% at 95.734, and was poised for its biggest drop since Nov. 26, when concerns about the Omicron COVID-19 variant began to rattle markets