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پنتاگون جزئیات بزرگترین افزایش بودجه نظامی آمریکا پس از جنگ جهانی دوم را منتشر کرد
پنتاگون جزئیات بیشتری از درخواست بودجه دفاعی ۱.۵ تریلیون دلاری دونالد ترامپ، رییسجمهوری آمریکا برای سال مالی ۲۰۲۷را منتشر کرد؛ افزایشی که بهمراتب بزرگترین رشد سالانه در هزینههای دفاعی آمریکا در دوران پس از جنگ جهانی دوم به شمار میرود.
Tillis urges DOJ to end Powell probe, clear way for Warsh
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Tuesday doubled down on his call for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to end its investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to clear a path for Kevin Warsh, President Trump’s nominee to lead the central bank, to be confirmed by the Senate. Tillis has vowed to withhold his support…
Japan makes major shift from pacificism policy
Tokyo has further drifted away from its proclaimed post-WWII pacifist stance, allowing arms sales to 17 nations Japan has lifted restrictions on lethal arms sales, ending a ban on military exports imposed under the country’s pacifist constitution in 1947. The move was announced on Tuesday by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, a hardline conservative who had long advocated revising Japan’s pacifist constitution and further beefing up the country’s offensive mil...
Virginia votes on new congressional map with control of House at stake
Backed by Abigail Spanberger, the measure could boost Democrats and counter Donald Trump’s redistricting pushUS politics live – latest updatesVirginia voters will on Tuesday decide whether to adopt new congressional maps that could help Democrats win control of the House of Representatives and scuttle Donald Trump’s effort to use mid-decade redistricting to preserve Republican control of Congress.Polls show the referendum redrawing the maps has only a narrow lead in a state that Kamala Harris wo...
UK to appeal against tax ruling cutting VAT on public electric car chargers to 5%
HMRC confirms it will fight London tax tribunal’s finding that it has been overcharging for years under the lawThe UK’s tax authorities have decided to fight against a ruling that would cut VAT across all public electric car chargers, despite a judge finding they have been overcharging for years under the law.Charge My Street, a not-for-profit charging company, last month argued successfully that VAT should have been charged at 5%, rather than 20%, in a case at a London tax tribunal that could h...
Offices in Islamabad to Close Wednesday for expected 2nd round of US-Iran Talks
PakistanOffices To Remain Closed on April 22By Azhar Farooq-Apr 21, 2026ISLAMABAD: Security has been put on high alert in the Red Zone of the federal capital, as all offices will remain closed on Wednesday owing to the chances of the second round of diplomatic talks between the US and Iran, ARY News reported. The Cabinet Division has issued an official notification regarding the closure of offices in Islamabad tomorrow. According to the notification, all ministries, divisions, and federal office...
Bolton: Trump ‘afraid’ of making bad Iran deal ‘because he’ll look like’ Obama
Former White House national security adviser John Bolton on Monday accused President Trump of being “afraid” of making a bad deal with Iran as the end of the two-week ceasefire approaches “because he’ll look like” former President Obama. Bolton told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins that Trump is “really desperate to get out” of the conflict with…
Rabbi who boasts of bulldozing Palestinian homes will light torch for Israel’s national day
Human rights campaigners say honour for Avraham Zarbiv endorses ethnic cleansing and war crimesMiddle East crisis – live updatesAn extremist rabbi known for razing civilian homes in Gaza will light a torch at Israel’s independence day celebration on Tuesday, a role human rights campaigners said marked the embrace of genocide as the official ‘spirit of the nation’.Avraham Zarbiv is one of 14 people chosen for their “extraordinary contribution to society and the state”, alongside a scientist, a Mi...
RFK Jr. says he did not speak to Trump about CDC nominee
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. did not speak to President Trump about nominating Erica Schwartz to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, he told lawmakers Tuesday. Kennedy told a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee that he met with Schwartz on “multiple occasions” prior to her being tapped as the new nominee, including to discuss her views on…
Vance grounded at White House as Iran peace talks in turmoil and Trump declares: 'I expect to be bombing'
Vance grounded at White House as Iran peace talks in turmoil and Trump declares: 'I expect to be bombing'Introducing DC Insider - your guide to what's rocking Washington, rattling the White House and setting tongues wagging on Capitol Hill. Sign up HERE. By PHILLIP NIETO, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 16:45, 21 April 2026 | Updated: 16:57, 21 April 2026 e-mail 5 View comments
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IMF to vet auto policy before cabinet
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will vet the new auto policy before it is approved by Pakistan's federal cabinet, as the global lender pushes to open the sector for foreign players by lowering net weighted average tariffs to single digits. The new auto policy must end protection for local car assemblers and parts manufacturers and bring down import tariffs to a net weighted average of 6% by 2030 to align with the National Tariff Policy. The policy may target enhancing sector exports t...
Watch: Tillis blasts DOJ's "bogus investigation" into Fed Chair Powell during Warsh hearing
GOP Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina spent his time during the confirmation hearing for Kevin Warsh slamming the Justice Department's "bogus investigation" into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell over renovation costs at the central bank's headquarters. Tillis said he will block Warsh's nomination until the Justice Department drops its investigation.
Senate GOP unveils budget plan to fund ICE, Border Patrol through Trump’s term
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) unveiled a budget resolution Tuesday that would fully fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for three and a half years, through the end of President Trump’s time in office. The 58-page resolution calls for total federal spending of $60 trillion in on-budget outlays…
Son of kidnapped CIA contractor alleges Iranian official tied to case attended US talks
The son of America’s longest-held hostage said an Iranian tied to his father’s kidnapping took part in the first round of peace talks.Dan Levinson, son of former FBI agent Robert Levinson, argued it’s a "slap in the face" to his family to have the official involved in talks as the United States and Iran teeter on the edge of a fragile ceasefire."There’s only a few people in the world who know exactly what happened to my dad, who were involved in what happened to my dad. The FBI identified five o...
UK special forces resigning en masse over war crimes probe – media
Soldiers are reportedly resigning as an inquiry examines alleged killings of civilians and cover-ups during operations in Afghanistan and Syria Soldiers from the UK’s elite SAS force are resigning in significant numbers over fears of prosecution following human rights investigations into alleged war crimes, British media reports. The probe largely focuses on British special forces operations in Afghanistan from 2010 to 2013, as well as missions in Syria and Northern Ireland. A...
Pakistan urges US, Iran to extend ceasefire
Pakistan is urging the U.S. and Iran to consider extending a temporary ceasefire, ahead of its expiration on Wednesday evening. The country’s office of foreign affairs recapped a Tuesday meeting between Pakistani Foreign Affairs Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar and U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission Natalie Baker in a post on the social platform X. The…
US DoJ launches investigation into Southern Poverty Law Center
Justice department’s focus seems to be on SPLC’s prior use of paid informants to monitor hate groups, group’s CEO says The Department of Justice has launched a criminal investigation into the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a prominent civil rights organization, the group’s CEO said on Tuesday.Bryan Fair, the CEO of the SPLC, said the details of the investigation were not entirely clear, though “the focus appears to be on the SPLC’s prior use of paid confidential informants to gather credibl...
MAGA lawmaker calls Somalis a ‘net drain on society’ in interview
Texas Republican Rep. Brandon Gill lashes out at immigrants, telling Benny Johnson: ‘They’re not all equally compatible with America’s governing framework, they’re not all equally moral, they don’t all have equal dignity‘
Hopes of peace deal fade as Trump says he ‘expects to be bombing’ when ceasefire deadline expires
NewsWorldMiddle EastHopes of peace deal fade as Trump says he ‘expects to be bombing’ when ceasefire deadline expiresUS president said he does not want to extend the ceasefire with Tehran and that the American military is ‘raring to go’Alex Croft Tuesday 21 April 2026 16:43 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"}...