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Trump levies more sanctions on Russia in spy poisoning case

10:21 pm August 2, 2019

Washington: President Donald Trump has slapped more sanctions on Russia in connection with the 2018 poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter, a move that a Russian lawmaker said Friday will make it less likely for normalized US-Russian relations. Trump issued an executive order late Thursday that imposes another round of sanctions against […]

Trump's counter to Democratic convention? Swing state trips

Trump to visit Poland for World War II anniversary September 1

10:54 pm July 30, 2019

Warsaw: President Donald Trump will visit Warsaw from Aug. 31 through Sept. 2 to take part in observances marking the 80th anniversary of World War II, aides to Poland’s president said Tuesday. It would be Trump’s second visit to Poland since July 2017. Under a right-wing government, Poland is among Washington’s closest partners in Europe, […]

Trump nominee sparks worries of intelligence politicization

2:11 pm July 30, 2019

Washington: President Donald Trump’s choice of a lawmaker with limited experience to oversee the massive US intelligence community has sparked concerns over the possible politicization of crucial national security decisions. Trump announced the nomination Sunday of Republican Representative John Ratcliffe to replace Dan Coats as Director of National Intelligence, the person who coordinates the 17 […]

Navjot Singh Sidhu resigns as Punjab Cabinet Minister

7:00 pm July 14, 2019

Chandigarh: Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, who has been at loggerheads with Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and was stripped off key portfolios in the cabinet reshuffle in June, has resigned from the state cabinet. The 55-year-old Sidhu took to Twitter on Sunday, making public his resignation letter, which was sent just four days after […]

Trump touts July 4 military ‘salute’; critics see politics

1:45 pm July 3, 2019

Washington: President Donald Trump marshaled tanks, bombers and other machinery of war on Tuesday for a Fourth of July celebration that traditionally is light on military might, while critics accused him of using America’s military as a political prop. Under White House direction, the Pentagon was scrambling to arrange for an Air Force B-2 stealth […]