Portland, Oct 16 (AP-PTI) President Joe Biden called embattled British Prime Minister Liz Truss' abandoned tax cut plan a "mistake," and said he is worried that other nations' fiscal policies may hurt the US amid "worldwide inflation."
14 October 2022; MEMO: Saudi Arabia pushed other OPEC+ nations into an output cut last week, the White House claimed on Thursday, part of an escalating war of words between the two countries, Reuters reports.
"More than one" OPEC member disagreed with Saudi Arabia's push to cut production and felt coerced into the vote, National Security Council spokesman, John Kirby, told reporters. He said he was not going to identify the members, to let them speak for themselves.
14 October 2022; MEMO: US President, Joe Biden, is likely to tap the brakes on any new arms sales to Saudi Arabia, amid an ongoing row with the Kingdom over oil production cuts, a key senator said on Friday, Anadolu News Agency reports.
11 October 2022; MEMO: The Chairman of the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee has called for a "freeze" on cooperation with Saudi Arabia, after the Kingdom defied Washington's demand to increase oil production and, instead, agreed with other oil-producing countries to cut production.
7 October 2022; MEMO: The US State Department has approved the potential sale of the National Advanced Surface-To-Air Missile System (NASAMS) and Medium Range Air Defence System to Kuwait in a deal valued at an estimated $3 billion, the Pentagon said yesterday, Reuters reports.
Washington, Oct 7 (PTI) The relationship between India and the United States is moving in the right direction, the Pentagon has said, noting that the two countries are particularly focused on the interoperability between their militaries.
6 October 2022; MEMO: US President Joe Biden expressed disappointment on Thursday over announced plans by OPEC+ nations to cut oil output, and he and officials said the United States was looking at all possible alternatives to keep prices from rising, Reuters reports.
Despite that move, Biden said he did not regret his summer trip to Saudi Arabia, which he said was focused on the Middle East.
Washington, Oct 5 (AP) The nation's gross national debt has surpassed USD31 trillion, according to a US Treasury report released Tuesday that logs America's daily finances.
Edging closer to the statutory ceiling of roughly USD31.4 trillion, an artificial cap Congress placed on the US government's ability to borrow, the debt numbers hit an already tenuous economy facing high inflation, rising interest rates and a strong US dollar.
Washington, Oct 5 (PTI) A group of experts in the United States has called for "pragmatic engagement" with Pakistan, saying the US administration had pinned great hopes on their alliance, only to be "disappointed and frustrated".
Washington, Oct 5 (PTI) President Joe Biden has nominated US Surgeon General Dr Vivek Murthy to serve as the country's representative on the executive board of the World Health Organisation.
Dr Murthy, 45, will serve in the new position alongside his continued duties as the US Surgeon General, the White House said in a statement.
© Copyright
Links: ummshadi.org
