NEW DELHI: A three-year-old, whose parents were killed in the October 7 attack, is one of the US hostages being held captive by the Hamas in Gaza, reported BCC quoting the White House.President Joe Biden on Sunday raised the issue of hostages, including the child, with Amir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani of Qatar.As the … Read more
WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s political standing is set to get a boost amid critical domestic and international scrutiny with a likely state visit to the White House in summer.Although Modi has visited the US more than half dozen times since he became prime minister, they have mostly been official visits or working visits, often … Read more
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed into law a bill granting federal protections to same-sex marriage, with a large crowd of guests gathered at the White House to celebrate the legislative milestone. Biden — who as vice president took a public stand in favor of same-sex unions well before they became legal throughout … Read more
WASHINGTON: Americans trooped to polling stations on Tuesday for voting in midterm elections, with projected results expected to cripple Democrats and turbocharge a Donald Trump bid for a second White House term in 2024. At the best of times, sitting Presidents fear midterm results given voters’ penchant for checking White House power by strengthening the … Read more
SEOUL: North Korea said Friday that six people died and 350,000 have been treated for a fever that has spread “explosively” across the nation, a day after its first acknowledgement of a Covid-19 outbreak. The true scale is unclear, but a big Covid-19 outbreak could be devastating in a country with a broken health care … Read more
WASHINGTON: The Press Secretary to the US President typically dispenses news from the White House lectern, but Biden’s new aide is making news. Karine Jean-Pierre, a former chief of staff to Kamala Harris, who was promoted to the post on Thursday, will be the first Black and openly lesbian person to serve as White House … Read more