Page 74 - United States

Trump's reciprocal tax plan sets off alarm bells amid global trade war buzz

The European Commission on Friday said the US's 'reciprocal' policy is a step in the wrong direction and will react firmly and immediately against unjustified barriers to free and fair trade

News updates: Meeting with farmer leaders held in cordial atmosphere, says Pralhad Joshi

Latest news updates: Catch all the latest news developments from around the world here

'Let's buy California': Danes clapback at Trump's attempt to buy Greenland

People of Denmark offer rule of law, universal healthcare, informed politics and more to Californians in petition to buy the state from Trump

Trump admin halts $400 mn armoured Tesla purchase by US State Department

US President Donald Trump had signed executive orders to roll back EV incentives and regulations, reversing the previous administration's climate policies

Texmaco, Trinity Group ink global supply pact to boost rail solutions

Texmaco Rail & Engineering Ltd on Friday said it has entered into a global supply and services agreement with US-based Trinity Rail Group LLC to strengthen collaboration in rolling stock manufacturing and technology integration. Under the pact, Texmaco will serve as a key supplier of rolling stock components, including foundry products, for North America and other global markets. Trinity will provide advanced technology solutions to co-develop next-generation rolling stock designed for higher payloads, catering to Indian Railways, private players, and international clients. As part of the agreement, the companies will establish a Global Capability Centre (GCC) in Faridabad to drive innovation in rail technology. The partnership will also explore new business opportunities beyond India and North America, with focus on developing new freight car designs, according to a release. This collaboration with Trinity Rail Group is a landmark achievement for Texmaco and the Indian rail ...

EPA chief seeks return of $20 bn in clean-energy grants awarded by Biden

In a major reversal, the new head of the Environmental Protection Agency said he will try to rescind USD 20 billion in grants awarded by the Biden administration for climate and clean-energy projects. In a video posted on X, Administrator Lee Zeldin said the EPA would revoke contracts for a still-emerging green bank that is set to fund tens of thousands of projects to fight climate change and promote environmental justice. The programme, approved under the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, is formally known as the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, but is more commonly called the green bank. Two initiatives, worth USD 14 billion and USD 6 billion respectively, are intended to offer competitive grants to nonprofits, community development banks and other groups for projects with a focus on disadvantaged communities. The programme is a favourite of Democrats who passed President Joe Biden's signature climate law without a single Republican vote, and former EPA Administrator Michael Regan ...

Plane carrying Marco Rubio forced to return to US ahead of Europe trip

An Air Force plane carrying Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, Sen Jim Risch, to Germany for the Munich Security Conference was forced to return to Washington late Thursday after developing a mechanical issue. This evening, en route from Washington to Munich, the plane on which Secretary Rubio is flying experienced a mechanical issue, State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said. "The plane has turned around and is returning to Joint Base Andrews, she said. The secretary intends to continue his travel to Germany and the Middle East on a separate air craft. The issue with what one official said had to do with the cockpit windshield on the C-32, a converted Boeing 757, occurred about 90 minutes after the flight took off from Joint Base Andrews outside of Washington. Although Rubio plans to resume his journey on a new plane it was not immediately clear if the delay would cause him to miss a scheduled Friday morning meeting with Vice Presid

PM Modi departs for India after concluding 'very substantive' visit to US

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has departed for India after concluding his visit to the US during which he held high-level bilateral talks with President Donald Trump on a wide range of subjects, including trade and technology, defence and security, energy and people-to-people ties. Modi arrived in the US from France on Wednesday. He was hosted by Trump on Thursday for their first bilateral talks since the Republican leader assumed the US presidency for a second term last month. During the talks, India and the US decided to take a big leap in broad-basing their strategic ties in several critical areas, including defence, energy, and critical technology. Both sides also exchanged views on regional and international developments of mutual interest. In a post on X, Prime Minister Modi said he had an "excellent" meeting with President Trump and that their talks "will add significant momentum to the India-USA friendship!" "President Trump often talks about MAGA. In India, we are working .

Trump admin lays off probationary govt workers, warns more cuts to come

The Trump administration has intensified its sweeping efforts to shrink the size of the federal workforce, the US' largest employer, by ordering agencies to lay off nearly all probationary employees who had not yet gained civil service protection potentially affecting hundreds of thousands of workers. In addition, workers at some agencies on Thursday were warned that large workplace cuts would be coming. The decision on probationary workers, who generally have less than a year on the job, came from the Office of Personnel Management, which serves as a human resources department for the federal government. The notification was confirmed by a person familiar with the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to discuss it publicly. It's expected to be the first step in sweeping layoffs. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that told agency leaders to plan for large-scale reductions in force. Elon Musk, whom President Trump has .

US takes offer, deports 119 migrants from diverse nationalities to Panama

Panama has received the first US flight carrying deportees from other nations as the Trump administration takes Panama up on its offer to act as a stopover for expelled migrants, the Central American nation's president said Thursday. Yesterday a flight from the United States Air Force arrived with 119 people from diverse nationalities of the world, President Jos Ral Mulino said Thursday in his weekly press briefing. He said there were migrants from China, Uzbekistan, Pakistan and Afghanistan aboard. The president said it was the first of three planned flights that were expected to total about 360 people. It's not something massive, he said. The migrants were expected to be moved to a shelter in Panama's Darien region before being returned to their countries, Mulino said. Last week, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Mulino in Panama. While US President Donald Trump's demands to retake control of the Panama Canal dominated the visit, Mulino also discussed Panama's efforts to

Protests erupt against B'desh's Muhammad Yunus outside Blair House in US

The protestors chanted Step down Yunus, we want justice, we want Sheikh Hasina

Donald Trump's third-term musings seem more tease than serious pledge

President Donald Trump has just started his second term, his last one permitted under the US Constitution. But he's already started making quips about serving a third one. Am I allowed to run again? Trump joked during the House Republican retreat in Florida last month. Whether teasing or taunting, it seems to be part of a pattern. Just a week after he won election last fall, Trump suggested in a meeting with House Republicans that he might want to stick around after his second term was over. "I suspect I won't be running again unless you say, He's so good we got to figure something else out,' Trump said to laughs from the lawmakers. Over the years, Trump and his supporters have often joked about him serving more than his two constitutionally permitted terms. But his musings often spark alarm among his critics, given that he unsuccessfully tried to overturn his 2020 election loss and has since pardoned supporters who violently attacked the US Capitol on Jan 6, 2021. But Trump, who w

US Senate to vote on Robert Kennedy Jr's bid to become nation's health secy

The Senate is expected to vote Thursday on the confirmation of Robert F Kennedy Jr, a prominent lawyer and vocal vaccine critic, as the nation's health secretary, controlling USD 1.7 trillion in spending for vaccines, food safety and health insurance programs for roughly half the country. Despite several Republicans expressing deep skepticism about his views on vaccines, Kennedy is expected to win confirmation, absent any last-minute changes. Kennedy, 71, whose famous name and family tragedies have put him in the national spotlight since he was a child, has earned a formidable following with his populist and sometimes extreme views on food, chemicals and vaccines. His audience only grew during the COVID-19 pandemic, when Kennedy devoted much of his time to a nonprofit that sued vaccine makers and harnessed social media campaigns to erode trust in vaccines as well as the government agencies that promote them. With the backing of Republican President Donald Trump, Kennedy believes

Musk, DOGE see their powers expand while federal staff, remit stay shrouded

President Donald Trump signed a new executive order on Tuesday that makes DOGE even more powerful

75,000 US federal workers accept Trump's buyout programme, judge approves

The buyout is one of many approaches Trump is taking to slash a civilian workforce of 2.3 million that he has blasted as ineffective and biased against him

PM Modi meets US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard, discusses India-US ties

PM Modi arrived in the US for a two-day visit at the invitation of US President Donald Trump

US CFPB likely terminates some probationary staff due to inefficiency

The removal is a possibility as White House asked agencies for lists of probationary employees and recommendations on whether they should stay- a move by administration to neutralize CFPB

Is Elon Musk taking over the US govt: Here's how state capture works

Musk's aim could be to capture different pieces of the US government and turn the state into a tool for wealth extraction

Jordan agrees to take in Palestinian children after Trump's US aid threat

Donald Trump has praised the Jordanian leader's commitment to accepting sick Palestinian children, calling it a 'beautiful' act

Elon Musk, other Trump allies ratchet up a rhetoric against US judiciary

Musk took to his X social media platform to attack the judge who ordered US health agencies to temporarily restore websites they took offline in response to an executive order by Trump