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Nepal PM, Opposition at loggerhead; rift widens further after vote of conf
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
PM Dahal warned the Nepali Congress that it would pay a heavy price for the obstruction which it continued on Monday as well, attempting to prevent the tabling and moving ahead with the vote of confidence motion.
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Man who attacked Nancy Pelosi's husband sentenced to 30 years in prison
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
After over a year of violent assault on US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, a federal judge sentenced the attacker, David DePape to 30 years in prison for assault and 20 years for attempted kidnapping, reported CNN.
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Nepal: Scuffle breaks out in parliament between opposition and ruling alli
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
On Thursday evening, the situation turned tense after House Speaker Devraj Ghimire invited Nepal's Deputy PM and Home Minister Lamichhane to the rostrum and address the meeting amidst the protest by the Nepali Congress.
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"Trump isn't bookkeeper for his company": House Speaker Johnson at New Yor
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
As Michael Cohen resumed testifying for the second day on Tuesday at the Republican presidential candidate's criminal trial in hush money trial, House Speaker Mike Johnson, on Tuesday joined former president Donald Trump at the New York courthouse and said that Trump is not the bookkeeper fo
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China to lift ban on Taiwan fish, citrus fruit to improve cross-strait rel
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
China's ban on imports from Taiwan was imposed on August 3, 2022, just hours after United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taipei for a brief visit.
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US: Tensions mount as college protests escalate, calls for Columbia presid
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Protesters at Columbia University, where demonstrations ignited last week, demand the severance of ties with Israeli academic institutions and complete divestment from entities linked to Israel amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.
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US: Biden offers support to Johnson's bill for Israel and Ukraine, calls f
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
He called on the House to pass the package this week and urged the Senate to quickly follow it so that he could sign it into law immediately.
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US confident in passage of Ukraine aid despite Congressional delays
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Although the US Senate had previously greenlit a supplemental bill unlocking USD 60 billion in military aid for Ukraine, House Speaker Mike Johnson had withheld it from a floor vote.
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Nepal: Former house speaker Mahara remanded to four-day judicial custody i
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
Former House Speaker and Vice-Chair of the ruling Maoist Center, Krishna Bahadur Mahara, has been remanded in judicial custody for four days by the Kathmandu District Court.
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US President Biden, House Rep Mike Johnson urge Congress lawmakers to pass
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
US President Joe Biden and House Speaker Mike Johnson, in a joint appearance, urged the lawmakers to pass assistance for Ukraine which is facing an uncertain path forward in the House, reported The Hill.
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Nikki Haley raises concerns over Trump's 'mental fitness' after he 'confus
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Indian American leader and Republican leader Nikki Haley attacked former US President Donald Trump while raising concerns over his 'mental fitness' after the former President confused her with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, The Hill reported.
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US-China tensions continues despite Joe Biden-Xi Jinping meeting
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Some of the issues that have contributed to the tensions include the visit of former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan last year and labour practices in Xinjiang.
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