United States Current Affairs, GK & News
PESCO: EU approves US participation for the first time
The European Union recently approved the requests of Norway, Canada and United States to participate in Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) defence initiative. This is the first time; the European bloc has allowed a third state to participate in the PESCO project. The countries will now participate in the Military Mobility Project in Europe. What is ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Defence Current Affairs • International Current Affairs
Topics: European Union • NATO • PESCO • Treaty of Lisbon • United States
International Climate Finance Plan of the US
The US President recently announced the country’s new Finance Plan at the Leader’s Summit on Climate. The Summit was hosted by the USA. About the Plan The US has set a new goal to cut its emissions by 50% to 52% as compared to 2005 levels. The US will double its climate funding by 2024. ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Climate change • Climate Finance • COP26 • Fossil fuels • Joe Biden • leaders climate summit • millennium change corporation • United States • USAID • World Bank
US co-sponsors EU-led Resolution over Myanmar Human Rights
United States has co-sponsored a resolution led by European Union (EU) highlighting ongoing human rights concerns in Myanmar including for Rohingya. It has also recalled developments made since February 1 in 46th session of UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Background Council of the European Union on March 22, 2021 imposed sanctions on 11 individuals who ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: EU-led Resolution over Myanmar Human Rights • military control in Myanmar • United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) • United States
North Korea fires Two Cruise Missiles
According to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), North Korea has fired two cruise missiles off the West Coast on March 21, 2021. It marks first missile test of Pyongyang since April 14, 2020. Highlights Firing of two cruise missiles is being seen as testing administration of the US President, Joe Biden. North Korea ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: North Korea • North Korea Missile Test • North Korea–United States relations • Nuclear Weapons Program • United States
US officially re-joined the Paris Climate Deal
The United States has officially re-joined the Paris climate accord on February 19, 2020. It has joined the deal again after 107 days it left. Highlights With the rejoining of US, the world leaders expects that now the country will prove its seriousness as it was mostly absent for four years. The countries are also ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International Current Affairs
Topics: 2015 Paris Agreement • Goals under Paris Agreement • Joe Biden • Paris climate accord • Paris Climate Deal • United States