Washington: US President Donald Trump has said that if his planned talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are not fruitful he will “walk out”, media reported. He said this during a joint news conference with visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the BBC reported. Trump said if he did[Read More…]
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Kim Jong-un secretly visits Beijing, meets Xi
Beijing: After keeping it under wraps and the world guessing, China on Wednesday announced North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was indeed in Beijing, and met Chinese President Xi Jinping. An arrival of a special North Korean train and heightened security in Beijing had led the media to believe Kim was[Read More…]
Trump’s approval rating highest in 11 months: Poll
Washington: US President Donald Trump’s approval rating has rebounded to its highest level since the 100-day mark of his presidency, even as his approval ratings for handling major issues remain largely negative, according to a new CNN poll. Overall, 42 per cent approve of the way Trump is handling the presidency,[Read More…]
Trump trade tariffs: Europe threatens US bikes, bourbon, Levi’s jeans
Brussels: Europe has warned US President Donald Trump to expect retaliatory strikes against American icons like Harley-Davidson, Levis jeans and Kentucky bourbon if he sparks a trade war by going ahead with the proposed tariffs on foreign steel. On Friday, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker warned that there would be[Read More…]
Twitter stands by Trump’s anti-Muslim tweets
Taking US President Donald Trump’s side once again, Twitter has retracted its previous explanation for why it did not remove Trump’s tweets that included graphic anti-Muslim videos. Trump this week retweeted videos by far-right British politician Jayda Fraser that purported to show Muslims performing violent acts. Reacting to this, British[Read More…]
Ivanka Trump returns home; terms her visit ‘remarkable’
Returning home after two-day visit to attend Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), Ivanka Trump, daughter and advisor of US President Donald Trump, on Wednesday termed her visit “remarkable”. US Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster, India’s Ambassador to the US, Navtej Sarna and other officials saw her off at Rajiv Gandhi International[Read More…]
Youth Congress chief apologises over meme targetting PM Modi
A meme on an official Twitter handle of the Indian Youth Congress online magazine ‘Yuva Desh’ targetting Prime Minister Narendra Modi was dubbed “deplorable” by the BJP on Tuesday, with the Congress youth wing later apologising for it. The meme also draw disapproval from the Congress, BJP’s Union Ministers and[Read More…]
PM Modi to hold his first meeting with US President Donald Trump
An official announcement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi holding his first meeting with US President Donald Trump when he visits Washington on June 25-26 was made by the Foreign Ministry on Monday. He will hold talks with the US President on the second day of his visit, a statement by the[Read More…]
Stop teaching hate: Donald Trump to Qatar
In between the biggest diplomatic face-off between Qatar and the rest of the middle-east, US President Donald Trump accused Doha of backing terrorism. Calling it the funder of terrorism, Trump asked the Gulf emirate along with other nations to stop “teaching hate”. “Stop funding (terrorism). Stop teaching hate. Stop the[Read More…]
I’m the most unfairly treated politician: Donald Trump
On Thursday, US President Donald Trump claimed that no other politician has been treated more unfairly than him by the media. He has been criticised for his orders a number of times, but believes that he will not let the critics come on his way. “Look at the way I’ve[Read More…]
Trump says he’d meet Kim Jong Un if conditions are right
Despite the tension over NorthKorea’s nuclear weapons programme, US President Donald Trump said he would meet with Kim Jong Un if the circumstances were right. “If it would be appropriate for me to meet with him, I would absolutely, I would be honoured to do it,” Mr Trump said Monday[Read More…]