Washington: Americans are voting in nationwide elections that are being seen as a referendum on Donald Trump’s presidency. Polling stations opened at 6 a.m. (11 a.m. GMT) on the East Coast, as Republicans and Democrats battle for control of the two houses of Congress, BBC reported on Tuesday. Governor posts[Read More…]
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“Sanctions are coming”: Trump goes all Game Of Thrones, warns Iran
In a recent tweet, President Donald Trump has posted a picture of his with a Game of Thrones style text reading “Sanctions are coming”. Trump has also added a date below that caption, November 5. November 5 is when the US is going for their midterm elections. pic.twitter.com/nk2vKvHuaL — Donald[Read More…]
Trump’s refusal to become chief guest at R-day function may hurt India-US relations
With US President Donald Trump turning down India’s invitation to be the chief guest during the Republic Day function, New Delhi has been left red faced by the country which swears to be India’s strongest strategic partner. Obviously, it will have a bearing on the relations of India and Trump-led[Read More…]
Washington AG vows to sue federal government over baby citizenship right
San Francisco: Attorney General (AG) Bob Ferguson of Washington state has vowed to sue US President Donald Trump’s administration if Trump enforces a plan to revoke birthright citizenship of babies born to some non-citizens. Ferguson said in a statement that he would bring a lawsuit against Trump if he follows[Read More…]
Trump visits Pittsburgh synagogue amid protests
Washington: US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump visited the Pittsburgh synagogue where on the weekend a gunman who has espoused anti-Semitic views online massacred 11 people, while hundreds of protesters denounced the president’s seeming reluctance to frankly and clearly condemn white supremacism. As soon as Air Force[Read More…]
Trump, Xi to meet during G20 summit in Buenos Aires
Washington: US President Donald Trump will meet with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires between November 30 and December 1, the White House confirmed on Tuesday. The meeting, which had been rumoured for weeks, will come amid a climate of tension between the two[Read More…]
Analysis: Nikki Haley exits Trump administration with her reputation significantly enhanced
Chicago: Nikki Haley, US Ambassador to the UN and the highest-ranking woman official in the Trump administration, is leaving with her reputation not only intact but even significantly enhanced. As she prepares to leave at the end of 2018 after two years at the UN, the 46-year-old daughter of Indian[Read More…]
Secret Service intercepts suspicious envelope addressed to Trump
Washington, Oct 3 (IANS) The US Secret Service has said it has intercepted a “suspicious envelope” marked for President Donald Trump and a probe is on, shortly after the Pentagon confirmed seizing packages containing deadly toxin ricin used in biological attacks by terror groups. The Secret Service, which is the[Read More…]
Trump accuses China of attempting to meddle in US elections
United Nations, Sep 27 (IANS) President Donald Trump accused China on Wednesday of attempting to meddle in the Nov. 6 congressional elections in the United States in retaliation for the tariffs his administration has imposed on Chinese goods. “Regrettably, we found that China has been attempting to interfere in our[Read More…]
Trump threatens Iran with more sanctions, Macron criticizes his strategy
United Nations, Sep 27 (IANS) President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to impose sanctions that are “stronger than ever” on Iran, while his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, demanded a “long-term strategy” to deal with Iran’s nuclear programme that not only focuses on economic restrictions. Trump – chairing the UN Security[Read More…]
Trump: I’m open to meeting with Maduro at UN, if he wants
United Nations, Sep 27 (IANS) President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he is open to meeting with his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolas Maduro, at the United Nations. “If he (Maduro) is here and he wants to meet – it was not on my mind, it was not on my plate, but[Read More…]
Trump to hold second summit with Kim, but Japan remains lukewarm in its response
Though details of Kim’s letter were not publicized by the White House, it markedly reflected fast geo-political development of the Korean Peninsula.
Keeping S-400 Russian missiles in mind, India signs COMCASA with US
Indicating that the US is keen to strengthen its position in the Indo-Pacific region, America under the Donald Trump administration moved ahead and sealed the long-pending Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA) with India. This development took place as the two countries held their first two plus two dialogue, involving[Read More…]
Trump threatens to pull US out of WTO if it doesn’t ‘pull up’
US president Donald Trump has threatened to upend the rules of global trade saying that he would pull out of the World Trade Organisation unless it adopts rules more favourable to the United States. “If they don’t shape up, I would withdraw from the WTO,” said Donald Trump while speaking[Read More…]
New Jersey billboard features Trump with caption ‘Our leader the idiot’
A billboard in New Jersey featured a photo of President Donald Trump with the caption reading – “Our leader the idiot”. The controversial billboard, owned by Out Front Media, has sparked a massive local outrage. The billboard has been up since last week in Union Township, a town of roughly[Read More…]
I share Trump’s vision of prosperity for India, US: PM Narendra Modi
Amid uncertainties regarding US President Donald Trump’s trade and visa policies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that he shares Trump’s vision of prosperity for India and the US. “I share with him the vision of prosperity of our peoples through a strong India-US partnership, based on important convergences, inter alia,[Read More…]
Melania Trump’s parents become naturalised US citizens
US First Lady Melania Trump’s parents became American citizens in a naturalisation ceremony here, completing a year-long immigration process even as President Donald Trump called for new laws to bar Americans from sponsoring parents and other relatives. Michael Wildes, an attorney for Viktor and Amalija Knavs, who had been living in the country as legal permanent residents after leaving their native[Read More…]
Skripal Attack: Trump to hit Russia with new sanctions over Novichok use
The US government has said it will impose fresh sanctions on Russia after determining it used nerve agent against a former Russian double agent living in the UK. Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were found unconscious on a bench in the city of Salisbury in March. The attack left[Read More…]
US threatens to impose 25% tariff on Chinese goods
US President Donald Trump has escalated his trade war with China, ordering his administration to consider more than doubling proposed tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods to 25 per cent from 10 per cent, as talks between Washington and Beijing remain at a standstill. Trump on Wednesday instructed[Read More…]
What is Twitter Shadow Banning?
Donald Trump slammed Twitter of silencing Republicans on the social media platform. Coining a new term for it, he tweeted, “Twitter ‘SHADOW BANNING’ prominent Republicans. Not good. We will look into this discriminatory and illegal practice at once! Many complaints”. Few Republican leaders had been complaining that their accounts could[Read More…]
Iran vows not to talk with US under threats
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Ministry has said the US government should forget talks with Iran under sanction threats. Iran will never accept one-way negotiations that are based on excessive demands, Spokesman of Foreign Ministry Bahram Qasemi was quoted as saying on Wednesday by IRNA news agency. Iran has never hesitated to[Read More…]
Trump threatens Iran, warns of dire consequences
President Donald Trump has warned his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani that if Tehran threatened the US again, it will suffer consequences the likes of which few have ever suffered before. The tweet in all-caps was posted on Sunday night and followed an apparent warning by Rouhani, in which he cautioned[Read More…]
FBI seizes recordings between Trump and his lawyer discussing payment to Playboy model
Donald Trump‘s longtime lawyer Michael Cohen secretly taped a discussion with him two months before the presidential election, about payments to a former Playboy model who says she had an affair with the US president, and the tape is now in FBI hands. The FBI seized the recording earlier this[Read More…]
US judge temporarily halts deportation of reunited families
San Diego: A US district judge in California ruled on Monday that President Donald Trump’s administration must wait at least a week before deporting immigrant families reunited after being separated at the border under the zero tolerance policy. Judge Dana Sabraw found in favour of a motion from the American[Read More…]
I wanted Trump to win US election: Vladimir Putin
Helsinki: US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin started their first bilateral meeting here on Monday and they are expected to discuss a wide range of issues. Putin told the media that the two leaders had kept in regular touch over the telephone and in meetings in[Read More…]