Monday, October 13, 2025

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Trump administration wants WTO leadership race reopened. Here’s why

After the United States tried to block the appointment of Nigeria’s ex-finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the chief of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in October, the Trump administration has suggested that it wants the race for the leadership...

Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine ‘overwhelmingly approved’, distribution to start soon, says US President Trump

President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States has authorized a second coronavirus vaccine, jumping the gun on regulators who have yet to give it the formal green light. “Moderna vaccine overwhelmingly approved. Distribution to start immediately,” he wrote...

Vladimir Putin finally congratulates Joe Biden on winning US presidency

Russian President Vladimir Putin sent Joe Biden a congratulatory telegram after the Electoral College formalized his victory in the November 3 election, making him among the last world leaders to recognize the US president-elect. Putin wished Biden luck and said...

‘Trump was directionally right with China, hope Biden remains tough’: US senator at HTLS 2020

“I can’t predict what Donald Trump is going to do,” US senator from the Commonwealth of Virginia, Mark Warner told president and CEO, US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF), Dr Mukesh Aghi, in the opening session of the final day...

Donald Trump has raised $20S7.5 million since election day to fight lawsuits

President Donald Trump and his party raised $207.5 million in a less than three-week stretch after the US election, fueled by outrage-filled solicitations to donors as he waged an unsuccessful challenge of the results. Money flooded into Trump’s coffers at...

China suggests dialogue with US as Joe Biden likely to take tough stance against Beijing

As US President-elect Joe Biden is likely to take a tough stance against China, Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday said that Beijing and the US “should initiate dialogue at all levels”. Sputnik quoted Wang as saying at the meeting...

‘No personal consequence’: Biden on importance of Trump attending inauguration ceremony

US president-elect Joe Biden shared his thoughts on the importance of outgoing president Donald Trump attending the inauguration ceremony scheduled for January 20. In an interview with CNN, aired on Thursday, Biden said it would be important only to...

US Coronavirus expert Anthony Fauci apologises for casting doubt over UK’s approval of Pfizer vaccine

Top US infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci apologised on Thursday for casting doubt on the rigour of the British regulators who approved the Pfizer Inc vaccine against Covid-19, saying he had faith in the quality of their work. Britain announced...

NASA to pay $1 to a company for collecting moon rocks from lunar south pole

NASA will pay $1 to a company to collect rocks from the moon on behalf of the US space agency after the amount was accepted as a winning bid. Colorado-based Lunar Outpost has been awarded a contract to collect...

Apart from Flynn, here are some big names granted pardon or commutation by Trump

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who had pleaded guilty to lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) about contacts with the Russian ambassador to Washington. Trump took to Twitter to...

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India and China to Resume Direct Flights After Five-Year Suspension

India and China will restart direct passenger flights this month, marking a significant step toward repairing relations that have...