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House Republicans consider holding formal vote to authorize impeachment ag
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Republicans are considering holding a formal vote to authorize their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, with Minnesota Republican Majority Whip Tom Emmer, told members in a closed-door meeting Wednesday they could vote in the coming weeks on a move that could bolster the invest
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China ignores the guardrails as it pursues its own form of coercion
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Despite rising tensions and the risk of miscalculation, Chairman Xi Jinping refuses to allow the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to have contact with its US counterpart.
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US: Nancy Pelosi says interim house speaker McHenry asked her to vacate he
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Just hours after taking over as interim Speaker, Patrick McHenry (Speaker Pro Tem) instructed former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to leave her Capitol office so he could take it over, according to The Hill.
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US: Art of Living to hold World Culture Festival in Washington, over 4 lak
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
As per the official press release, the reception committee of Art of Living include the Former Vice-President of India, Venkaiah Naidu Prime Minister of Mauritius, Pravind Jugnauth, 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations, South Korea Chair, Reception Committee, Ban Ki-Moon, Former Sp
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US: Speaker McCarthy directs House committees to open Biden impeachment in
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Speaker Kevin McCarthy authorised House committees on Tuesday to launch a formal impeachment probe on US President Joe Biden based on the House GOP's investigations into his family's foreign business ties and the prosecution of his son Hunter Biden, The Hill reported.
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Israeli President to depart for US, visit to include address to Congress
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Herzog’s visit will culminate in an address to a joint session of Congress on July 19. This address follows the invitation of the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi and the current Speaker, Kevin McCarthy. The joint session is meant to mark the 75th anniversary of I
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US House of Representatives passes Bill to raise debt ceiling
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Majorities in both parties supported the agreement, which also satisfies the GOP demand to reduce nondefense discretionary spending over the next two years, and the package passed by a vote of 314 to 117. Democrats supported the bill 165-46, while Republicans supported it by a vote of 149
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Is the US' declining influence in Asia a challenge for Israel's peace?
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
With a more commercial grouping like I2U2, this is a question that Israel is also concerned about, given its close security and commerce ties with India, as well as its strong ties with China. Above all, a dispute between the US and China forces Israel to choose between its strongest ally, t
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China tightens the noose around Taiwan
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Salami slicing and grey-zone tactics are China's regular modus operandi, but its actions are becoming ever more robust and blatant as China narrows Taiwan's room for manoeuvre and psychologically bludgeons it.
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China arrests Taiwan-based man who published books critical of Communist P
Updated : 2 years, 11 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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China kicks off live drills near Taiwan in response to Tsai's visit to US
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing's drills on Monday are expected to include live-fire exercises off of China's Fujian province, located only about 80km (50 miles) south of Taiwan's Matsu islands.
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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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