Washington, Feb 6 (IANS) The US has "expressed its strong support" for Nigeria's former Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to be the next Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced. "Okonjo-Iweala brings...
[caption id="attachment_27701" align="alignleft" width="300"] Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte [/caption] Rome, Feb 5 (IANS) Outgoing Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has signalled his support for a government led by Prime Minister-designate Mario Draghi. In a brief statement to the media...
Washington/Moscow, Feb 4 (IANS) Russia and the US have officially extended the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) by five years as the agreement on the extension of the key nuclear pact has entered into force, authorities from the...
Washington, Feb 3 (IANS) The US Senate voted to confirm Alejandro Mayorkas as President Joe Biden's secretary for homeland security. With a 56-43 vote in the upper chamber, Mayorkas will be the first Latino and the first immigrant to lead...
Washington, Feb 3 (IANS) A group of House Democrats and former President Donald Trump's lawyers respectively filed legal briefs in an impeachment case. The Democrats, known as the impeachment managers, accused Trump of inciting the chaotic and deadly violence on...
Washington, Feb 2 (IANS) A group of 10 US Senate Republicans formally unveiled their $618 billion Covid-19 relief proposal, ahead of their meeting with President Joe Biden to discuss the proposal. "Mr. President, we recognize your calls for unity and...