United Nations

President Donald Trump says US troops ‘largely out’ of Syria region

Trump complains he deserves Nobel peace prize

5:10 am September 24, 2019

United Nations: US President Donald Trump aired one of his oldest grievances at the United Nations on Monday: that it’s unfair he never got the Nobel peace prize. “I would get a Nobel prize for a lot of things, if they give it out fairly, which they don’t,” he complained. Trump went on to raise […]

No breakthrough as EU’s Tusk, Britain’s Johnson meet in New York

5:03 am September 24, 2019

United Nations (US): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reiterated a call for “flexibility” from the EU in Brexit talks during a meeting with Council President Donald Tusk in New York on Monday that failed to yield a breakthrough. Johnson and Tusk met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly as Britain races towards its […]

Bollywood stars praise Modi for ‘Howdy, Modi’ event

8:05 pm September 23, 2019

Mumbai: Describing his speech as “inspiring”, several Bollywood celebrities, including Karan Johar, Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan, took to Twitter on Monday to praise Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address at the Howdy Modi event in Houston. About 50,000 people of the Indian-American community attended the event on Sunday that was jointly addressed by Prime Minister […]

Trump campaign releases commercial for Indian-Americans featuring Modi

Historic day in world politics: BJP on Howdy Modi

7:52 pm September 23, 2019

New Delhi: Hailing the ‘Howdy Modi’ event in Houston as “unprecedented” and “history in the making”, top BJP leaders on Monday said it has left an indelible footprint of a stronger India on the world map. “A historic day in world politics! Leaders of the two most powerful democracies shared their ideas & dreams for […]

Europeans see last chance for Iran-US meeting

US emphasises diplomacy in standoff with Iran

3:02 pm September 23, 2019

Washington: The United States said Sunday it will make its case against Iran at the United Nations this week, insisting it wants to give diplomacy “every opportunity to succeed” in the wake of a devastating attack on a vital Saudi oil complex. Setting the stage for President Donald Trump’s address to the annual UN General […]