Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hailed a “mega partnership” between the US and India, as he and US leader Donald Trump wrapped up a meeting in which they announced…
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USA: Trump moves to close entries to government worker buyout programme
The Trump administration has said it will close entries to a programme designed to shrink the number of US government employees by incentivising resignations and proceed with the next stages.…
USA: Unions sue Trump administration over USAID agency cuts
Two unions representing employees of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) have filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and his administration over the White House’s plan to drastically…
USA: Senate confirms Project 2025 co-author as Trump budget chief
The US Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the White House budget office, Russell Vought, hours after Democrats staged an all-night hearing in the chamber in protest.…
USA: Judge halts Trump’s government worker buyout plan
A federal judge has temporarily halted President Donald Trump’s plan to offer a resignation package to federal employees. The White House had said that more than 40,000 US government workers…
USA: Palestinian Americans react to Trump’s Gaza comments
Palestinian-Americans across the US have expressed outrage at Donald Trump’s proposal for the US to “take over” Gaza, a place many of them still consider home. “Our right of return,…
USA: DC plane crash black boxes found as staff shortage claims examined
The black boxes for a commercial flight that collided with a military helicopter in Washington DC have been located, as questions mount about staffing and other close calls at the…
USA: Donald Trump’s inauguration moved indoors due to ‘dangerous’ cold
President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural address on 20 January will take place indoors due to dangerously cold weather being forecast next week in Washington, he has confirmed. The address, as well…
USA: Man gets eight years for ramming truck into White House barriers
A Missouri man who crashed a rental truck into the security barriers near the White House in 2023 has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison. Sai Varshith Kandula,…