NEW DELHI: A US intelligence assessment report has painted a sobering picture of Pakistan’s military ambitions for the coming year, highlighting a continued focus on nuclear modernization, cross-border tensions given that it gets consistent economic and military support from China. The report titled ‘2025 World Threat Assessment’ was prepared after India and Pakistan agreed to […]
At 1,116 pages long, Trump’s latest tax plan promises sweeping changes, but not everyone comes out on top. US President Donald Trump’s massive new tax proposal, titled the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, is making waves in Washington. The bill passed the House of Representatives by a razor-thin margin of 215–214 on Thursday.It now moves […]
File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) After a dramatic all-night session, House Republicans narrowly passed US President Donald Trump’s expansive tax and spending bill, dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill”, early Thursday, overcoming internal divisions and unified Democratic opposition. The 215-214 vote marked a major legislative win for Trump and Speaker Mike […]
Japan is one of the world’s biggest public financiers of gas and oil production, despite a pledge to halt all such funding for fossil fuel at the G7 summit in 2022.From 2013 to 2024, Japanese public financial institutions provided $93 billion (€82 billion) worth of investments for oil and gas projects, according to a report […]
WASHINGTON: Moving into an all-night session early Thursday, House Republicans reconvened to push ahead on their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package, with Speaker Mike Johnson defying the sceptics within his ranks and working to muscle President Donald Trump‘s priority bill to passage. Johnson and his GOP leadership team appeared confident after a lengthy White House meeting […]
Families who have lost loved ones to crimes committed by illegal immigrants and gang members are pressing Republican lawmakers to back US President Trump’s proposed “big beautiful bill.”The bill aims to strengthen border security and speed up deportations.In an open letter to Congress, these “angel families” emphasised the urgent need for action to prevent others […]
The bill includes tax cuts, increased border security spending and modifications to Medicaid and other programs (Image: AP) Republicans advanced their massive tax cut and border security package out of a key House committee during a rare Sunday night vote as deficit hawks who blocked the measure two days earlier reversed course after gaining commitments […]
Mike Johnson failed to get all Republicans on board for the voting of Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ bill. President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ that had several proposals, including MAGA accounts with $1K for newborns were rejected by the House Budget Committee after Speaker Mike Johnson and his team failed to bring several Republical opponents on […]
President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping executive order aimed at slashing prescription drug prices in the United States by up to 80%. The order introduces a “most-favoured-nation” (MFN) pricing model, ensuring that Americans pay no more for medications than the lowest price available in comparable developed countries. Trump said the move was necessary to […]
US President Donald Trump (Image: AP) US President Donald Trump on Monday said that “my administration helped broker an immediate ceasefire” between India and Pakistan, leading to a halt in all military actions across land, air, and sea.Speaking at the White House Trump told reporters, “On Saturday, my administration helped broker an immediate ceasefire, I […]
