[ad_1] Washington: US President Joe Biden roasted his predecessor and political rival, Donald Trump and poked fun at his age at the annual dinner for Washington’s political and media elites, saying “I am a grown man running against a six-year-old”. The White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner on Saturday night provided the platform for Biden,…
[ad_1] US is witnessing widespread protests over the conflict in Gaza Washington: Security was tight Saturday as the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner kicked off, with President Joe Biden to make what is a traditionally lighthearted address amid protests and boycott calls over the conflict in Gaza. A long list of VIP guests, including…
[ad_1] Kristi Noem is a contender to become Donald Trump’s vice presidential running mate Kristi Noem, a contender to become Donald Trump’s vice presidential running mate, has stirred controversy after she said that she killed a family dog and a goat. Noem, who is also the governor of South Dakota, said in her upcoming memoir…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Google‘s parent company Alphabet on Thursday announced its first-ever dividend and a $70 billion stock buyback, leading to the stock surge of nearly 16% after the bell. The dividend will be 20 cents per share.Alphabet is returning capital while spending billions of dollars on data centres to compete with rivals on generative…
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[ad_1] On April 24, US President Joe Biden signed a bill into law that could ban Chinese social media app TikTok. The law requires the app to either disassociate from its Chinese parent ByteDance or face a complete ban. While the ban may still take years to come into effect, it has already infuriated the TikTok community. Many creators, having following in…
[ad_1] Some foreign leaders have contacted Trump directly despite the risk of irking Biden Washington: Germany is waging a charm offensive inside the Republican Party. Japan is lining up its own Trump whisperer. Mexican government officials are talking to Camp Trump. And Australia is busy making laws to help Trump-proof its US defense ties. Everywhere,…
[ad_1] Now that President Joe Biden has signed off on a law that could expel TikTok from the US market, Beijing must decide how best to retaliate over an attack on the world’s most-valuable start-up. The legislation approved on Wednesday would give Chinese parent company ByteDance Ltd nearly a year to divest the video-sharing platform…
[ad_1] Amid the arrests, Columbia teachers, students and alumni have expressed concern about authorities restricting free speech. AP College students in elite US colleges continue to protest Israel’s war on Gaza. From Columbia and Yale to Berkley and MIT, officials are scrambling to tamp down on the latest round of protests which kicked off Wednesday….
[ad_1] The US government may soon sanction a battalion of the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) over alleged human rights violations, marking the first such move in the history of the two countries’ relations. According to an April 20 report from the media organisation Axios, which cited three US sources, “The sanctions will ban the battalion…
[ad_1] The House passed legislation Saturday that would ban TikTok in the United States if the popular social media platform’s China-based owner doesn’t sell its stake within a year, but don’t expect the app to go away anytime soon. The decision by House Republicans to include TikTok as part of a larger foreign aid package,…
