US Congress

US president expects to meet Netanyahu in Washington pending Covid recovery; Israeli PM to address US Congress

Gold medallist Allison Schmitt urged lawmakers to hold WADA and the global anti-doping system accountable

Israeli PM will address a joint session of House of Representatives and Senate

A bill seeking to ban the popular social media platform sailed through the US House of Representative by a landslide

Legislation allocates $61b for Ukraine, $14b for Israel and $4.83b to support Indo-Pacific partners, including Taiwan

US senators grilled leaders of big Tech companies on failing to protect children from sexual predation on their sites

US approves emergency sale to Israel, waiving congressional review amid Gaza conflict, second waiver this month

US Congress introduced two bipartisan bills on AI amid growing concerns regarding its safety

"Today this chamber proudly stands with the forces of freedom," outgoing House Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi says

Pakistan will again be made to ‘pay heavy price’ for being an American ally, says human rights minister

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said in a statement that the removal of the funding was 'a technical postponement'

Congress prepared a long list of questions for veteran diplomat about rapid collapse of US-backed government

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted his frustration with US lawmakers during a hearing about misinformation

Trump told his supporters to pressure their elected officials to reject the results, urging them “to fight”

The bill expands number of scholarships to women in Pakistan under a merit and needs-based programme

AJK president interacts with participants of NDU's International Workshop on Leadership and Security

AJK president urges UN to come off the fence and help liberate the Kashmiris from decades-long captivity

Dr Hasan ‘Jay’ Jalisi wants to make a dent on immigration policy

The new system is designed to detect launches of ballistic missiles and track them to their landing site

US imposed an embargo on the full island in 1987 with an aim to prevent an arms race

'The latest hearing … shows the world community’s continued concern over IOK situation,' says FO

US Congressman says even during the Iraqi insurgency, he never witnessed a communication blockade like in IOK

Zuckerberg fended off aggressive questions on election interference, free speech, hate groups and fake news

Political activists arrested and daily life, internet, phone communications interrupted in IOK: US congressman

Judy Chu says it's been over a month since mobile phones and internet access were cut off in occupied Kashmir

Ilhan Omar stresses international organisations should be allowed to document what is happening on the ground

Entire country including Army on same page regarding Afghanistan, says premier

Dalai Lama has hardly been seen as an agitator on the side of peace

Trump himself weighed in last month to express criticism about the amount of funding earmarked for Puerto Rico

16 Republicans joined Democrats in backing rare use of War Powers Act

Trump tartly dismissed threat of impeachment as Tlaib's animated comments circulated widely on social media

Rashida Tlaib is of Palestinian descent and former Michigan legislator

Forty-eight-year-old Wisconsin Republican only assumed the House speakership in 2015

Administration wants $37.8 billion for State Department, a reduction of about one-third from 2017 spending

In an interview to BBC, minister condemns Kabul for lying about status of prisoners handed over by Pakistan

Scandal comes as sexual harassment allegations have engulfed Capitol Hill

Priorities of Trump administration will focus on reducing funding for diplomacy, increasing military funding

His trip comes days after Putin said the US would have to cut 755 diplomatic staff in Russia

Trump told Reuters last week in an interview that his address would be a speech of optimism

The body will now have to deliver its reports to lawmakers

Indian PM calls for isolating those harbouring, supporting terrorists in region

The CRS is an independent research wing of the US Congress

Lawmakers question the end use of the combat aircraft and the relationship between the two countries itself