Washington, Dec 9 (IANS) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved nearly $1.2 billion in new financing for Pakistan, giving the country a critical infusion of support as it struggles to maintain macroeconomic stability amid severe flooding, rising inflation, and persistent fiscal pressures.
Washington, Dec 9 (IANS) A group of Republican lawmakers is urging the White House to shut down the Optional Practical Training program, saying the long-standing work authorization pathway for foreign students was never approved by Congress and has grown into what they call a costly and unregulated system.
Washington, Dec 9 (IANS) US President Donald Trump announced that the United States will permit NVIDIA to ship its advanced H200 artificial intelligence chips to approved customers in China under what he described as strict national security conditions, drawing an immediate and sharp warning from Senator Elizabeth Warren, who said the move could “risk turbocharging China’s bid for technological and military dominance.”
Washington, Dec 9 (IANS) Gasoline prices in the United States have plunged to their lowest level in more than 4.5 years, with new data showing a steady decline across most of the country, and the White House attributing the trend to its push for what it calls American energy dominance.
Washington, Dec 9 (IANS) Young American voters have turned sharply against President Donald Trump and are deeply sceptical of his flagship One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), even as they show more traditional views on gender roles and more negative attitudes towards Israel than older generations, according to a new Yale Youth Poll released on Monday.
Washington, Dec 9 (IANS) The United States has revoked 85,000 visas across multiple categories this year, a senior State Department official said, describing the action as part of an intensified effort to protect American communities and enforce public-safety standards.
Washington, Dec 9 (IANS) US President Donald Trump announced a sweeping assistance package for American farmers, unveiling up to $12 billion in what he called “economic assistance” funded through tariff revenues, as he used a White House roundtable to accuse the previous administration of leaving behind “a total mess” marked by “the highest inflation in the country's history.”
Washington, Dec 9 (IANS) India and the United States risk undermining more than two decades of strategic progress unless they urgently resolve growing political strains over tariffs and Washington’s renewed engagement with Pakistan, policy expert Dhruva Jaishankar said in a written statement submitted to the House Foreign Affairs Committee ahead of a key hearing scheduled for Wednesday.
Washington, Dec 9 (IANS) US President Donald Trump unveiled a multi-billion-dollar farm relief package while sharpening his criticism of agricultural imports from India and other Asian suppliers, telling a White House roundtable that tariffs would be used aggressively to protect American producers.
Washington, Dec 9 (IANS) Nine Democratic senators have urged US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to take immediate steps to counter escalating violence and human rights abuses in Burma, warning that the junta’s planned “sham elections” and worsening humanitarian crisis threaten regional stability and strengthen China’s strategic foothold.
