US is moving closer to a government shutdown after president Donald Trump on Friday told Republicans not to negotiate with Democrats on spending bills. Democrats have refused to back legislation that does not address their demands on healthcare.Trump, speaking to Fox News, urged Republicans to act alone, accusing Democrats of wanting to “destroy the country”….
Hezbollah official Mahmoud Qmati said on Saturday that the group viewed Friday’s cabinet session on the army’s proposal to create a state monopoly on arms as “an opportunity to return to wisdom and reason, preventing the country from slipping into the unknown,” as quoted by Reuters. During Friday’s session, Lebanon’s cabinet endorsed the army’s plan…
Crash site (left), Harjinder Singh (ANI) Over 2.2 million people have signed an online petition urging Florida governor Ron DeSantis to consider leniency for Harjinder Singh, a 28-year-old Indian origin man facing vehicular homicide charges in the US after a fatal crash earlier this month, reported the New York Post.Singh, who entered the US illegally…
ISLAMABAD: At least 293 people have died and over 600 have been injured across Pakistan since late June as glacial lake outbursts, cloudbursts, and relentless monsoon rains triggered catastrophic floods across the country, from the Himalayas to the southern plains.The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has warned of another severe monsoon spell starting July 29,…
Donald Trump (left), Ursula von der Leyen (AP) The European Union is considering a temporary trade agreement with the United States that would maintain a 10 percent tariff on most exports, according to a briefing by the European Commission to EU ambassadors on Friday, reported news portal Politico.The update came after a key round of…
