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US: Musk's DOGE slashes USD 400 million in AmeriCorps grants
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), headed by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, has directed AmeriCorps to cut nearly USD 400 million in grants, about 41% of the agency's total funding for grants, according to three individuals familiar with the situation who requested an
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Joe Kasper steps down as Chief of Staff to Defence Secretary Hegseth, move
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth's chief of staff, Joe Kasper, officially stepped down from his position on Thursday, according to a report by The Washington Post.
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"Change coming": Jeff Bezos says Washington Post opinion pages will focus
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The Washington Post is undergoing a significant transformation in its opinion pages. In a note shared with the team, Jeff Bezos, owner of The Washington Post announced that the newspaper will focus on supporting and defending two core pillars: personal liberties and free markets.
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Trump administration wants Kyiv to 'tone down' UN resolution condemning Ru
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The Trump administration wants Ukraine's resolution withdrawn and replaced with a toned-down version that officials feel is overly sympathetic to Russia, according to the Washington Post.
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Pentagon ordered to plan for 8 per cent annual defence budget cuts over ne
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has instructed top Pentagon and US military officials to prepare plans to reduce the defence budget by 8 per cent annually over the next five years, according to a memo obtained by The Washington Post and sources familiar with the matter.
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Venezuela frees six American detainees, Trump calls it "good job"
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Venezuela freed six American detainees on Friday following a visit by Richard Grenell, former special missions envoy under US President Donald Trump, to Caracas for talks with Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, according to a report by The Washington Post.
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United States: Pentagon appeals court upholds plea deals of 9/11 plotters
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The US government may move forward with the controversial plea agreements involving three men accused of orchestrating the 9/11 attacks, following a ruling by a Defence Department appeals court, the Washington Post reported.
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Senator Warren writes to Trump for setting up conflict-of-interest rules f
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Democratic Party's senator from Massachusetts, Elizabeth Warren wrote a letter to President-elect Donald Trump requesting clear and transparent conflict-of-interest rules to bind Elon Musk, the Washington Post reported.
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US can defeat China in Pacific, but technical advantage is shrinking: US C
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The US Indo-Pacific Commander, Admiral Samuel Paparo, expressed confidence in the US military's ability to defeat China in the Pacific. However, he warned that the US technical advantage over China is rapidly shrinking, Taipei Times reported citing The Washington Post report.
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US: Physician, Stanford prof Jay Bhattacharya likely to lead National Inst
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Jay Bhattacharya, a physician and a Professor of Health Policy at Stanford University, is likely to be chosen by President-elect Donald Trump as the next director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) of the United States, according to a report by The Washington Post.
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Kremlin calls reports of talks between Putin, Trump "pure fiction"
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Notably, The Washington Post on Sunday (local time), citing its sources, said that Trump took the call from his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida and during the conversation advised the Russian president not to escalate the war in Ukraine.
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"Only objective was to vilify India for his domestic vote bank politics":
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Following Canada's admission of reportedly leaking details about India's foreign interference to The Washington Post, former diplomat Ashok Sajjanhar charged the Canadian government with leveraging allegations against India for its own domestic political objectives.
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