US President Donald Trump

China should be neutral if North Korea fires first on US: Global Times

The United States and South Korea remain technically still at war with North Korea after the 1950-53 Korean conflict ended with a truce, not a peace treaty. 

 

Aug 11, 2017, 10:07 AM IST

US President Donald Trump wants elimination of nuclear weapons from world

Donald Trump said his administration will be increasing military budget by many billions of dollars because of the North Korean threat and other reasons.

 

Aug 11, 2017, 09:39 AM IST

US President Donald Trump's early childhood home available on Airbnb

Community-driven hospitality company Airbnb is offering visitors to rent out US President Donald Trump`s early childhood home in Queens, New York, the media reported.

Aug 10, 2017, 10:59 AM IST

Venezuela slammed for firing dissenting attorney general

"I am not giving up, Venezuela is not giving up and will not give up against barbarity, illegality, hunger, darkness and death," Luisa Ortega said.

Aug 06, 2017, 12:14 PM IST

Harvard biased against Indians, Asians: US to probe plaint

Justice Department Spokeswoman Sarah Isgur Flores said: "The complaint alleges racial discrimination against Asian-Americans in a university`s admission policy and practices."

Aug 04, 2017, 23:30 PM IST

Nikki Haley to raise India's UN Security Council membership at United Nation

State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert, in answer to a question if UN ambassador and Indian American Haley would be raising the issue of India`s membership at the United Nations.

Aug 04, 2017, 15:17 PM IST

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro installs disputed new Venezuela Assembly

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro claims its work will yank Venezuela out of its worsening spiral of political and economic crisis, though he has not detailed how.

Aug 04, 2017, 11:22 AM IST

'Any Russians here tonight?' Trump trolls Democrats amid reports of grand jury

“Are there any Russians here tonight? Any Russians?" This was one of the several questions that the US President, Donald Trump, posed to a raucous crowd of supporters in Huntington, West Virginia on Thursday.

Aug 04, 2017, 07:41 AM IST

''Trump urged Mexican president to stop criticizing wall''

 US President Donald Trump told his Mexican counterpart Enrique Peña Nieto to remain quiet about the border wall, according to a transcript of the conversation revealed on Thursday by The Washington Post.

Aug 04, 2017, 06:39 AM IST

IOC steps up crude oil import from US

IOC Chairman Sanjiv Singh said IOC bought crude from US for the first time after crude export ban was lifted in December last year.

Aug 03, 2017, 19:09 PM IST

Father of Afghan robotics girl killed in mosque attack

It was the latest deadly attack on the minority community in Afghanistan.

Aug 03, 2017, 16:41 PM IST

Iran says US breaching nuclear deal as President Hassan Rouhani starts new term

The mounting crisis creates a difficult position for  President Hassan Rouhani, a 68-year-old moderate who won re-election largely thanks to his efforts at repairing relations with the West.

Aug 03, 2017, 15:52 PM IST

US issues ban on tourist travel to North Korea

Strict warnings against travel to the North were already in place before the ban was first announced last month following the death of American student Otto Warmbier.

Aug 03, 2017, 11:20 AM IST

'Donald Trump wants US commander in Afghanistan Gen Nicholson fired'

Donald Trump is the third US President to be grappling with the Afghan war, which began in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, when the then US President George W Bush sent troops to overthrow the Taliban rulers, who had sheltered Al-Qaeda and its leader Osama bin Laden.

Aug 03, 2017, 09:23 AM IST

US President Donald Trump calls White House a 'real dump'

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the account, which appeared on the website Golf.com. 

Aug 02, 2017, 17:17 PM IST

Donald Trump: Maduro responsible for safety of Venezuela opposition leaders

In a statement issued by the White House late on Tuesday, Trump said Leopoldo Lopez and Antonio Ledezma were political prisoners held illegally by the Venezuelan government.

 

Aug 02, 2017, 10:25 AM IST

US President Donald Trump dictated misleading statement on son's meeting with Russian: Report

US President Donald Trump dictated a statement, later shown to be misleading, in which his son Donald Trump Jr. said a meeting he had with a Russian lawyer in June 2016 was not related to his father`s presidential campaign, the Washington Post reported on Monday.

Aug 01, 2017, 09:39 AM IST

Donald Trump felt Scaramucci's comments 'inappropriate', says new White House chief of staff John Kelly

John Kelly, 67, a retired marine general, has taken over as the new White House chief of staff, replacing Reince Priebus who was fired after continued feud among the senior White House staffers came out in the open.

Aug 01, 2017, 07:01 AM IST

Trump won't let Assad get away with ''horrible'' actions

Obama should have crossed the red line he had drawn in regard to Assad`s actions, Trump said, adding that "some horrible acts against humanity took place, including gas and the killing through gases".

 

Jul 26, 2017, 12:15 PM IST

Narrowly drawn America first policy will create antagonistic approach: Biswal

Biswal noted that India cannot just be doing "good things" on the economic side and not manage some of these other perceptions that are being generated.

 

Jul 26, 2017, 11:51 AM IST