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Assange 'may accept Washington invitation'
Reuters, Published on 10/08/2018
» LONDON, Aug 9 (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been holed up in Ecuador's London embassy for six years, is considering an offer to appear before the US Senate Intelligence Committee to discuss alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US election, his lawyer said on Thursday.
Taliban's arms seizures embarrass Washington
AFP, Published on 19/08/2021
» WASHINGTON - Videos of Taliban fighters parading in US-made armored vehicles, wielding US-supplied firearms and climbing on American Black Hawk helicopters after the defeat of Afghan government forces have embarrassed the White House.
Still haunted by Washington Consensus
Oped, Antara Haldar, Published on 11/06/2024
» In 1989, the British economist John Williamson christened what was to become the defining intellectual export of the era of globalisation: the Washington Consensus. Initially a reference to the policies adopted to tackle macroeconomic turmoil in Latin America, the term quickly morphed into a canonical "ten commandments" of development.
Confederate general's statue toppled in Washington
AFP, Published on 20/06/2020
» WASHINGTON: Protesters have toppled the only statue of a Confederate general in Washington DC and set it on fire, according to US media, an act labelled a "disgrace" by President Donald Trump.
Washington Apple Week comes to Central
Business, Published on 04/12/2019
» Central Food Hall is launching its Global Washington Apple Week in collaboration with the US Department of Agriculture to promote apples grown in the US state during this year's season.
Thailand's Asean chair: Views from Washington
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 26/02/2019
» Across the other half of the globe, Thailand's Asean chair has been viewed with scepticism and doubt. In the US, the upcoming election, the coronation and other domestic developments were perceived as variables that could impact the ambitious Thai chair. Then there is a bigger lingering question about President Donald Trump's overseas trips this year.
Murray, Venus defeated in Washington openers
AFP, Published on 02/08/2022
» WASHINGTON - Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray of Britain crashed out in the opening round of the ATP and WTA Washington Open on Monday, falling to Sweden's Mikael Ymer.
Washington inching closer to debt deal
AFP, Published on 26/05/2023
» WASHINGTON: Democrats and Republicans inched towards a deal on Friday, ahead of a long weekend, to extend the US debt ceiling and avoid a crippling default that could hit the world's biggest economy within days.
Washington braces for Trump court date
AFP, Published on 03/08/2023
» WASHINGTON: Donald Trump is expected to appear in court later on Thursday to answer charges of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election, a case that will cast a dark and volatile cloud over the 2024 White House race for which he remains the presumptive Republican nominee.
Thousands rally for Israel in Washington
AFP, Published on 15/11/2023
» WASHINGTON - Thousands streamed to a rally in Washington on Tuesday to support Israel and to condemn anti-Semitism in a riposte to weeks of largely pro-Palestinian demonstrations across a deeply divided United States.