US is the worst-hit country with the world’s highest number of cases and deaths In the wake of the pandemic-related travel restrictions, the country’s airline industry has been hit particularly hard and
Democrats Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand said that “confronting and overcoming the Covid crisis requires sure and steady leadership,” reports Asian Lite News US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer urged New York
Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will “discuss operationalising the major defence partnership with India, including through enhanced information sharing, regional security cooperation, defence trade, reports Arul Louis On the heels of the Quad
The first-ever QUAD leaders summit saw an unprecedented deal to deliver up to 1 billion doses of Coronavirus vaccine to the Indo-Pacific region, reports Arul Louis QUAD is on the move for
Biden issued a memorandum late January condemning “inflammatory and xenophobic rhetoric” that has put Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAP) at risk”…reports Asian Lite News US President Joe Biden has condemned what he
The virtual summit is scheduled for 8.30 a.m. in Washington and 7 p.m. in Delhi (10.30 p.m. in Canberra and 12.30 a.m. Saturday in Tokyo)…reports Arul Louis. With top agendas on list,
Khamenei has defended Iran’s presence in Syria and Iraq “The Americans must leave Iraq, which is the will of the Iraqis and their law,said Khamenei…reports Asian Lite News Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday made clear in a congressional hearing that Washington would not make concessions only to get a meeting with Tehran…reports Asian Lite News The US
The first bill, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act, passed by a 227-203 vote with eight Republicans backing the measure and one Democrat broke party ranks to oppose it…report Asian Lite News The
Admiral Phil Davidson, commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command alleged that Beijing’s very pernicious approach to the region includes a whole of party effort to coerce, corrupt and co-opt governments, businesses, organisations