Category: US News
US: Classified documents probe pushes Biden think tank into spotlight
WASHINGTON: As Joe Biden contemplated his next move in 2017 after decades in government, he considered a familiar path — creating a Washington-based think tank…
US: Memphis police disband unit that beat Tyre Nichols
MEMPHIS: The Memphis police chief has disbanded the city’s so-called Scorpion unit, reversing an earlier statement that she would keep it intact and citing a…
Pompeo slams ex-Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in his book, calls him ‘total fraud’ who hampered peace talks with Taliban
WASHINGTON: Ashraf Ghani, the former Afghanistan President who fled the country when the Taliban grabbed power in Kabul, was “a total fraud” solely focused on…
Another shooting in Los Angeles: At least 3 dead, 4 injured
NEW DELHI: At least three people were killed and four others wounded on Saturday in a shooting in an upscale neighbourhood of Los Angeles.A law…
Need to help India find alternatives to Russian military equipment: Biden admin tells lawmakers
WASHINGTON: Ahead of her India visit for “foreign office consultations” Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Victoria Nuland, has told lawmakers that the US…
Outraged, deeply pained to see horrific video of beating and death of African American youth: Biden
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has said that he is outraged and deeply pained to see the horrific video of the beating of African American…
Biden names former Covid aide as new White House chief of staff
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Friday named his former top Covid-19 aide Jeff Zients to White House chief of staff — one of the…
‘Where was the humanity?’ asks mother of killed Memphis man
WASHINGTON: Memphis police beat Tyre Nichols so badly his head was swollen “like a watermelon” and his neck was broken, the mother of the 29-year-old…
US on edge over video of fatal police beating
WASHINGTON: The southern US city of Memphis braced itself for unrest Friday as authorities prepared to release a video depicting the fatal assault of a…
In Beijing’s backyard, US demonstrates its military might
ABOARD THE NIMITZ, South China Sea: Over a few hours under grey skies, dozens of combat planes and helicopters roar on and off the flight…