Pete Hoekstra, candidate for US Ambassador to Canada, testifies during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the US Ambassadors to Mexico, Japan, and Canada (AP photo) The US President Donald Trump‘s nominee for ambassador to Canada asserted during questioning that Canada is an independent nation, diverging from President Trump’s stance. Trump has repeatedly suggested…
Representatives of Donald Trump’s family have allegedly discussed acquiring a financial stake in Binance’s US arm, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.Changpeng Zhao, the crypto exchange’s founder, is seeking a presidential pardon, The Wall Street Journal revealed in a report on Thursday.Zhao, widely known as CZ, served four months in prison after pleading guilty…
Astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore‘s return to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) is delayed till March 19 after space agency Nasa announced that their return relies on the weather conditions at the splashdown sites off the coast of Florida.Earlier on Wednesday, Nasa had announced another reason for the delay in the SpaceX…
The US government will attempt to prevent a shutdown on Friday, which will take effect if the Senate fails to pass the continuing resolution for funding.The bill which sailed through the Congress faces a tough battle in the Senate with the GOP needing at least eight Democrat votes. Democrats oppose the bill, arguing that it…
Arizona Democratic Representative Raul Grijalva has passed away at the age of 77, his congressional office confirmed on Thursday.Grijalva passed away Thursday morning from complications related to cancer treatment, his office confirmed. “Rep. Grijalva’s kind and humble nature was known to many,” the statement from his office said. “He was approachable by all because he…
Rep. Chuck Edwards talks during a town hall in Asheville as angry constituents protests US Rep. Chuck Edwards faced a hostile crowd at his Thursday town hall in Asheville, North Carolina. At one point he attempted to address questions about President Donald Trump’s trade policies. “Let me answer and then if you don’t like it,…
DHAKA: Chief adviser Muhammad Yunus will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on March 28, underscoring the continued efforts of both nations to deepen their strategic cooperation. The meeting will also mark the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh-China diplomatic relations, and there is apossibility of signing several bilateral agreements, said a diplomatic source. At the…
An Elon Musk-backed group, Building America’s Future, is running attack ads against Republican lawmakers in multiple states over their support of the 340B drug pricing program. The 340B program, requires drug companies to give discounts to hospitals treating low-income patients. The 340B program, created to help hospitals serving uninsured and low-income patients, has been a…
Ukranian President Zelenskyy criticised Putin’s ambiguous stance on the proposed ceasefire, describing it as “highly manipulative” and alleged that Putin doesn’t actually want a ceasefire but is doesn’t want to tell US President Donald Trump.Zelenskyy accused Putin of “actually preparing a refusal” while asserting that the Russian leader is “afraid to say directly to President…
A United Nations-backed team of human rights experts accused Israel of using sexual, reproductive, and gender-based violence in its military campaign against Hamas in Gaza, reported news agency Associated Press.The report, released on Thursday, is among the most detailed investigations into such allegations since the war began on October 7, 2023. Israel has strongly rejected…