Washington, Jan 29 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled a new federal initiative called “Trump Accounts,” saying the programme would provide every newborn American child with a government-funded investment account to give families a financial head start from birth.Speaking at the Treasury Department’s Trump Accounts Summit, Trump said the initiative would “give every newborn American child a financial stake in the future,” calling it a way to ensure that children begi…
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Washington, Jan 17 (IANS) The United States and Japan reaffirmed the central role of their alliance in maintaining peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific this week, as Secretary of War Pete Hegseth hosted Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi.Senior officials from both countries held a series of high-level meetings spanning defence, diplomacy, and economic cooperation this week.On January 15, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister of Japan Oue Sadamasa visited US Marine Corps Camp Blaz in G…
Washington, Jan 11 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency to block courts and creditors from seizing Venezuelan government funds held by the United States of America. This is important to protect oil-related revenues, which is critical to US national security and foreign policy objectives in the Western Hemisphere.In an executive order signed on Friday and released on Saturday, Trump said the “threat of attachment or the imposition of other judicial process” against V…