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US' Indo-Pacific pivot in full swing under Biden administration: Experts

Asserting that America's Indo-Pacific pivot is in full swing under Biden admin, experts believe that Quad summit at White House next week is a natural culmination of a process restarted in 2017

Biden to convene summit for enhancing efforts to defeat Covid-19 on Sept 22

US President Joe Biden will be convening a virtual summit on the margins of the UN General Assembly on September 22 for "expanding and enhancing shared efforts to defeat Covid-19", said White House.

FDA panel is first key test for Biden administration's Covid booster plan

A government advisory panel met to decide whether to endorse extra doses of the Pfizer vaccine

Fresh pushback on China: Australia to get n-subs in new pact with US and UK

China calls the deal an 'irresponsible' threat to regional stability

US: States learning how many Afghan evacuees coming their way

California is projected to take more arrivals than any other more than 5,200 people, according to State Department data for the Afghan Placement and Assistance program obtained by The Associated Press

Biden's $3.5 trillion plan tests voter appeal of expansive govt role

The thousands of pages being drafted and debated in Congress are the template for grand ambitions of the Biden agenda, a full funding of Democratic orthodoxy.

US: Democrats try delicate tax maneuvers for $3.5 trillion bill

House Democrats began the serious work of trying to implement President Joe Biden's expansive spending plan, but getting there will require remarkable legislative nimbleness

PM to visit US for Quad on Sept 24; focus on Afghan crisis, Covid-19

This will be Modi's first foreign visit in nearly six months and his second since the outbreak of the pandemic coronavirus

China slams upcoming Quad summit, says the meet has 'no future'

China hit out at the upcoming first-ever Quad summit to be hosted by US President Joe Biden, saying the formation of "cliques" targeting other countries "won't be popular" and has "no future".

PM Modi, President Biden, others to address UNGA in person next week

Modi will address world leaders from the iconic UNGA hall on the morning of September 25, a day after he participates in the Quad Leaders' Summit in Washington DC hosted by Biden on September 24.

Biden to host in-person Quad Summit on Sept 24, PM Modi to attend

US President Joe Biden would host the first-ever in-person Quad summit at the White House on September 24

Manchin nixes Biden's $3.5 trn budget plan, urges $1.5 trn instead

I cannot support USD 3.5 trillion, Manchin said Sunday, citing in particular his opposition to a proposed increase in the corporate tax rate from 21 per cent to 28 per cent

Joe Biden to survey wildfire damage, make case for spending plan

Biden will promote his administration's use of the Defence Production Act to aid in wildfire preparedness during a western swing in which he'll survey wildfire damage in Idaho and California.

Kerry visit marks India, US shifting gears for clean energy partnership

Strategic reserves, carbon capture, biofuels, and hydrogen enter Strategic Clean Energy Partnership between countries.

Johnson expected to hold bilateral talks with Biden during UNGA

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to meet with US President Joe Biden at the end of this month, during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).One senior diplomatic source told the newspaper that the meeting was expected to take place at the White House but this had not been "100 per cent confirmed," UK media reported.The 76th UN General Assembly (UNGA) is opening on September 14. The high-level week will start on September 21 and will last until the 27th.Johnson is expected to hold bilateral talks with Biden during his four-day trip to the US for the UNGA, The Times said, adding that the prime minister will try to mend relations with Washington. Downing Street had asked Biden's administration to have the meeting coincide with the UNGA trip, the newspaper specified.Sources told The Times that there is "a suspicion in Washington that Johnson doesn't want to be too tough on Beijing" and Biden will use the opportunity during talks with Johnson to get the prime minister to ...

Trump skips joining Biden, former US presidents at 9/11 memorial ceremonies

Trump, instead of appearing at the ceremonies, travelled several blocks from his Trump Tower building in Manhattan.

As world marks 9/11, Taliban raises flag over seat of power in Kabul

The flag-raising at Afghan presidential palace marks the official start of the work of the new government, says group.

White House, business groups tangle over Biden tax increases

President Joe Biden has a simple message for fellow Democrats about his plan to raise taxes to remake large swaths of the American economy: look beyond the bottom line. Biden is trying to persuade Democrats to embrace a more emotional argument, namely that the plan is fair, that it increases taxes on those who can afford to pay more and spends money on programs targeting children and the middle class. The president has proposed more than USD 3 trillion worth of revenue increases, primarily through higher taxes for corporations and the country's richest households as well as greater IRS enforcement that would target the wealthy. But key lawmakers voiced doubts this past week about the size and possible impacts on the economy as congressional committees considered the measures and a wide array of business groups sifted through the details to highlight what they oppose. Interviews with three administration officials suggest the White House is comfortable with settling for a lower pric

Biden, Obama, Clinton mark two decades of 9/11 in NYC with display of unity

They each wore blue ribbons and held their hands over their hearts as a procession marched a flag through the memorial

Joe Biden marks two decades since 9/11 with shift in US priorities

As president, Biden is trying to turn the page and reorient U.S. priorities