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US Congress passes USD 2.1bn bill for Capitol Police, Afghans' rel
Updated : 5 days, 14 hours ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 30 (ANI): The US Congress has approved emergency funds to boost the Capitol Police and strengthen security after the January 6 riot, and to evacuate Afghans who helped American forces from their country.
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Trump blasts Senate Republicans for 'terrible' infrastructure deal
Updated : 6 days, 20 hours ago IST
Washington [US], July 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Former US President Donald Trump has blasted Senate Republicans for striking a deal with Democratic counterparts on a near 1 trillion dollars infrastructure package.
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US Senator slams China over hiding COVID-19 facts, says Beijing de
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
Washington [US] July 26 (ANI): US Senator Tom Cotton has slammed China for lying and covering up facts about the COVID-19 and said that Beijing has destroyed evidence about the pandemic origin.
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French senate amends government bill on COVID-19 restrictions amid
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Paris [France], July 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The French Senate adopted a milder version of a draft law on a wider use of the sanitary passes amid countrywide rallies against COVID-19 restrictions.
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China's rights abuse: US Senate passes bill to ban all products fr
Updated : 2 weeks, 6 days ago IST
Washington [US], July 15 (ANI): The US Senate on Wednesday (local time) passed a bill to ban all the products from Xinjiang over China's rights abuse in the region.
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President of Haitian Senate says his swearing-in as interim leader
Updated : 3 weeks, 3 days ago IST
Port-au-Prince [Haiti], July 11 (ANI/Sputnik): President of the Haitian Senate Joseph Lambert, who was nominated as the interim leader by the Senate on Friday, says his swearing-in has been postponed.
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President of Haitian Senate declared interim leader after Moise's
Updated : 3 weeks, 4 days ago IST
Moscow [Russia] July 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Haiti's Senate has issued a resolution declaring President of the Haitian Senate Joseph Lambert interim president following the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, local media reported.
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America plans to spend billions of dollars to counter China
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], June 29 (ANI): The US plans a massive spending plan to counter China. According to the Senate, China is America's greatest geopolitical and geo-economic challenge and passed the United States Innovation and Competition Act 2021 to spend more than USD 250 billion to ensure th
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Trump lashes out at former ally McConnell after book reveals he pu
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Washington [US], June 29 (ANI): After former US attorney general William Barr, ex-President Donald Trump on Monday lashed out at Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, after a book reported that McConnell had urged Barr to push back against Trump's allegations of voter fraud in November 202
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US senator McConnell meets Afghan leaders, hopes Biden will delay
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): US Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday met with Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani along with other leaders at the Capitol and said that he hopes President Biden will delay the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan.
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ICJ bill giving Kulbhushan Jadhav right to appeal presented in Pak
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 25 (ANI): The International Court of Justice (Review and Reconsideration) Bill, meant to provide the right of appeal to Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, was presented in the Senate on Thursday, after being passed by the National Assembly on June 10.
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US Senate Republicans block legislation on voting rights amid tens
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], June 23 (ANI): US Senate Republicans on Tuesday (local time) blocked a sweeping bill to overhaul federal elections, heightening already inflamed tensions over voting rights.
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