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US Senate approves bipartisan debt ceiling legislation, sends to Biden's d
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The bill implements the agreement that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Biden to increase debt ceiling and cut expenditure, Fox News reported.
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Biden and McCarthy have 'productive' debt ceiling meeting, but no agreemen
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
S President Joe Biden and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy held a meeting over the country's debt ceiling but no deal has yet been reached.
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US may default on debt as soon as June 1, Treasury Secy Yellen reaffirms
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
"With additional information now available, I am writing to note that we still estimate that Treasury will likely no longer be able to satisfy all of the government's obligations if Congress has not acted to raise or suspend the debt limit by early June, and potentially as early as June 1
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China arrests Taiwan-based man who published books critical of Communist P
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Yang Chih-yuan, a democracy campaigner and pro-independence politician, was detained by Chinese state security in Wenzhou in Zhejiang province last August, hours after then-United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wrapped up her high-stakes visit to Taipei.
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Tensions escalate as China simulates 'strikes on targets in Taiwan'
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing performed "simulated coordinated precision strikes on important targets in Taiwan" on the second day of the drills, adding to the ongoing tense situation between Taiwan and China, Al Jazeera reported on Sunday.
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China deploys warships near Taiwan after President Tsai meets US House Spe
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
China deployed warships through waters around Taiwan on Thursday as it vowed a "firm and forceful" response to Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen meeting US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Channel News Asia (CNA) reported. McCarthy, the third highest-ranking official in the US leadership hierarch
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Taiwan tracks 42 rival military aircraft, 8 naval ships around country aft
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
As China announced military drills, at least 42 Chinese military aircraft have been detected around Taiwan, with 29 crossing the country's northern, central, and southern median line, on Saturday, Taiwan News reported citing the Ministry of National Defense (MND).
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China announces military drills around Taiwan after Tsai, McCarthy meet
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
China is set to launch a three day military drill around Taiwan after President Tsai Ing-Wen returned from US visit where she met House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, reported Taiwan News.
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China announces sanctions against Hudson Institute, others after Taiwan Pr
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Universities, institutions, organizations and people in China have been prohibited from carrying out exchanges and cooperation with the two US institutions that have been sanctioned. In addition, four senior representatives from these two organisations have been banned from entering China
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China aircraft carrier 'Shandong' engages in drills near Taiwan after Tsai
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Amid a high-profile meeting between Taiwan President Tsai Ing-Wen and US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, China's aircraft carrier Shandong engaged in a drill near Taiwan on Thursday, Al Jazeera reported.
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Democracy is under threat: Taiwan's President in joint remarks
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
While addressing the presser at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California's Simi Valley, Tsai, standing along with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, said, "It is no secret that today the peace we have maintained and the democracy which (we) have worked hard to build are facing u
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Taiwanese President meets US Speaker McCarthy despite China's threats
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Notably, this is the first time when the Taiwan's President to meet with a US House speaker on American soil.
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