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Biden lost temper with Zelenskyy during June phone call: report

US President Joe Biden lost his temper with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in June during a phone conversation when he asked for more military aid, NBC News reported on Monday, citing sources familiar with the call.

2022-10-31T14:52:20.069517+00:00 IST

New evidence firmly revives Wuhan lab origin theory: Report

Based on the analysis of the publicly available information, it appears reasonable to conclude that the COVID-19 pandemic was, more likely than not, the result of a research-related incident. New information, made publicly available and independently verifiable, could change this assessment, the report said.

2022-10-31T14:41:40.642310+00:00 IST

Musk denies sharing links of false news sites to NYT

Elon Musk, who purchased Twitter on Sunday (local time) denied sharing links to sites known to publish false news to New York Times (NYT).

2022-10-31T04:30:58.640027+00:00 IST

Indian Americans celebrate Chhath Puja across US

Hundreds of Indian-Americans gathered at river banks, lakes and makeshift water bodies across the United States to worship the Sun God as they celebrated the popular Hindu festival of Chhath Puja on Sunday.

2022-10-31T02:01:49.371064+00:00 IST

Lula da Silva defeats Bolsonaro to return as Brazil's President

Brazil's Lula da Silva emerged as the country's new president on Sunday after he defeated incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro in fierce voting which was a tight race between the two politicians.

2022-10-31T00:26:47.394178+00:00 IST

Activists welcome US resolution on the Bangladesh genocide by Pak

Human rights activists welcomed the introduction of a US resolution on the 1971 Bangladesh genocide by Pakistan.

2022-10-30T09:14:04.514858+00:00 IST

Biden to travel to Egypt, Cambodia and Indonesia

US President Joe Biden to remain on North Africa and Asia visit from November 11 to 16.

2022-10-30T07:59:34.563469+00:00 IST

US House Speaker gives update on husband's health condition

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said his husband Paul Pelosi's health continues to improve after the violent attack.

2022-10-30T03:00:08.086102+00:00 IST

Ready to provide any support: US on South Korea stampede

US National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan on Saturday that reports of the Seoul stampede are heartbreaking and that Washington is ready to provide the Republic of Korea with any support it needs in such crucial times.

2022-10-30T01:28:00.167488+00:00 IST

Elon Musk to remodel Twitter, plans to layoff employees

After closing the USD 44 billion acquisition deal on Thursday, Elon Musk has started to reform the policies of the micro-blogging platform and is wasting no time remodeling it by cutting off employees, and introducing plans for a council to determine content decisions.

2022-10-30T00:59:03.874215+00:00 IST

Protestor heckles former US Prez Barack Obama at Michigan rally

Ahead of mid-term elections, former US President Barack Obama was heckled by a protestor during his Michigan rally on Saturday while he was campaigning for Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

2022-10-30T00:17:16.301747+00:00 IST

Federal Judge in Arizona allows activists to gather around ballot

A federal judge on Friday refused to ban an activist group from gathering near ballot boxes in Arizona, saying the members' actions did not pose a "real threat" or intimidation and that they had the right to remain in public.

2022-10-29T23:27:17.759461+00:00 IST

'Aide to US lawmaker sacked for conniving with China'

Barbara Hamlett worked as a scheduler for Don Beyer. The National Review report said Barbara allegedly reached out to other Congressional staffers and attempted to arrange meetings between them and Chinese Embassy officials.

2022-10-29T06:58:02.026502+00:00 IST

$US: Paul Pelosi undergoes surgery for skull fracture$

US: Paul Pelosi undergoes surgery for skull fracture

Paul Pelosi, husband of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi who a male assailant attacked on Friday morning has undergone surgery for a skull fracture and other severe injuries to his right arm and hands.

2022-10-29T01:42:24.241712+00:00 IST

US, India agree to postpone Trade Policy Forum

The bilateral meeting on trade between Minister Piyush Goyal and his counterpart US Trade Representative Katherine Tai is rescheduled for early next year, citing the upcoming US midterm elections in November.

2022-10-29T01:28:24.910391+00:00 IST

Trump says he's 'very happy' about Musk's Twitter takeover

Former US President Donald Trump lauded Twitter's new ownership under billionaire Elon Musk on Friday.

2022-10-28T23:18:56.457339+00:00 IST

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband attacked with hammer

The assailant used hammer as a weapon to assault US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul Pelosi. The attack took place in San Francisco's home of Pelosi.

2022-10-28T21:32:34.632338+00:00 IST

Twitter to form "content moderation council," says Elon Musk

After Elon Musk closed the Twitter deal of USD 44 billion on Thursday night and acquired the micro-blogging platform, he informed of forming a content moderation council for Twitter. The council will be accountable for all the main content-related decisions and no account reinstatement will be done before that council convenes.

2022-10-28T20:54:26.539438+00:00 IST

US sanctions Iranian Foundation behind bounty on Salman Rushdie

US sanctions Iranian Foundation, 15 Khordad, for placing bounty on Salman Rushdie's life.

2022-10-28T16:08:04.701532+00:00 IST

US describes Russia as "acute threat", China "only competitor"

At a conference at the Pentagon detailing the DoD National Defence Strategy, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin described "Russia as an acute threat" and China as "the only competitor."

2022-10-28T15:45:14.595303+00:00 IST