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US Congress pushing forward plan to integrate US, Israeli militaries, say congress members

A congressional rules committee has said no to allowing a vote on an amendment challenging US-Israeli military integration, US representatives Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna have said. “No debate or vote was allowed on section 219, integration of US military technology and supply chains with Israel’s,” Massie said in a post on X. “We do not even have the chance to vote in the House to stop Israel and the United States from co-producing weapons,” Khanna said in a video. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

US congresswoman decries death of US soldier in ‘reckless, illegal war’

Yassamin Ansari, an Iranian-American congresswoman, has expressed outrage at the death of Isabella Gonzales, a 19-year-old US soldier. “I opposed Trump’s reckless, illegal war from the start because I knew it would cost American and Iranian lives,” Ansari wrote in a post on X. “Not one more cent for this war that has killed Americans and innocent civilians, destabilized the entire Middle East, and made life even more painfully unaffordable,” she added. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Former US congresswoman Greene blasts Trump over Iran warning as 'evil' 

Former US congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene condemned President Donald Trump's latest threat against Iran, calling it "evil and madness." She stressed that no bombs have targeted America and that "we cannot kill an entire civilisation". She also urged invoking the 25th Amendment of the US Constitution to remove Trump from the presidency, emphasising the severity of the situation and the need for immediate action. Read More…

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'Another war crime by US-Israel': Outrage grows after strike targets Iran's Sharif University

International condemnation is mounting after a US-Israeli strike heavily damaged Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, one of Iran’s leading academic institutions. US Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari criticised the attack, describing the university as “Iran’s MIT” and questioning the targeting of a campus in a densely populated capital. Sharif University, renowned for its excellence in science, engineering and artificial intelligence (AI) programmes, has reportedly sustained extensive damage. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in Politics

Report submitted to US Congress stamps Pakistan's victory over India in May: PM

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said that every speech by US President Donald Trump mentions "the downing of seven brand-new Indian aircraft by Pakistan”, declaring it proof of the country’s military strength and global recognition. He made the remarks while addressing a foundation-laying ceremony for a Danish School in Bagh, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). PM Sharif said that the latest report submitted to the US Congress “stamped” Pakistan’s stance on events of the May conflict, asserting that "India had received a stinging slap from Pakistan’s armed forces". Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in Politics

Pakistan's envoy seeks 'strategic, economically rooted' upgrade in US ties

Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States Rizwan Saeed Sheikh met US Congressman John Larson in Hartford to discuss strengthening the longstanding and consequential bilateral partnership between Islamabad and Washington. Highlighting the significance of Pak-US relations, Sheikh emphasised that the relationship had consistently proven vital not only for both nations but for the wider free world. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

US Congress members tell Secretary of State Rubio to protect Gaza aid flotilla

US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has signed a letter along with 18 other members of Congress demanding that the Trump administration ensure the safe passage of the Global Sumud flotilla. In a post on social media, Tlaib – who made history by being the first woman of Palestinian descent when first elected to Congress in 2019 – said the flotilla is bringing humanitarian aid to Palestinians starved to death by Israel in Gaza, and it must be “fully protected” from attack. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

US Congress certifies Donald Trump's election victory

The US Congress formally certified Republican President-elect Donald Trump's November election victory over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, clearing the way for him to be sworn in on January 20. The certification of the election results on Monday in the 50 states and the District of Columbia was accomplished in a brief, formal ceremony during a joint session of the House of Representatives and Senate. It was presided over by Harris, acting in her vice-presidential role as president of the Senate. Read More…

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US Congress has two days to avert shutdown after Trump rejects spending bill

The US Congress has two days as of Thursday to avert a partial government shutdown after President-elect Donald Trump rejected a bipartisan deal on federal spending and demanded lawmakers address the nation’s debt ceiling before he takes office next month. Trump told his fellow Republicans in Congress to reject a stopgap bill that would keep the government funded past the deadline of midnight on Friday (0500 GMT Saturday), saying that any of them who voted for the bipartisan bill should face primary challenges from within their own party in the… Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Erdogan condemns US Congress applause for 'Hitler of our time'

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned the United States Congress for applauding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech, which he described as "full of delirium." "The whole world watched and saw how a genocidal murderer was applauded in the American Congress," Erdogan asserted in his address to the High Technology Incentive Programme Promotion Meeting in Istanbul on Friday. Read More…

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