UNITED STATES

Trump slams media for 'blocking' alleged graft cases against Biden

Beyond human toll, coronavirus could shake up global politics

2:54 pm March 13, 2020

Washington: Thousands of people have died, the US response has infuriated European allies, and China has gone on a propaganda offensive. The new coronavirus is shaping up to be a cataclysmic event with far-reaching consequences in global politics. The COVID-19 pandemic, which has infected more than 130,000 people globally, strikes a world already in flux […]

As global arms trade thrives, US widens gap with Russia: report

9:44 pm March 9, 2020

Stockholm: Worldwide major arms exports have increased on growing demand from countries in conflict, researchers in Sweden said Monday, with top exporter the United States widening its lead over Russia. Over the five years from 2015 to 2019, international arms exports grew by 5.5 per cent from the 2010-2014 period, according to a report by […]

Closely watching situation in Afghanistan: India

11:30 pm March 5, 2020

New Delhi: India on Thursday said it was closely watching the situation in Afghanistan following signing of a peace deal between the Taliban and the US. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar also said India will continue to extend all support to the government and the people of Afghanistan in realising their aspirations for a […]

VP Pence ordered borders closed after CDC experts refused

Six coronavirus deaths in US, 91 confirmed cases: Pence

1:59 pm March 3, 2020

Washington: The number of deaths in the US from the deadly coronavirus rose to six on Monday while the total number of confirmed cases in the country crossed 90, Vice President Mike Pence has said, as the novel virus continues to spread around the world despite travel restrictions. All the six deaths in the US […]

Iran opposes Afghan pact it says US had ‘no right’ to sign

9:41 pm March 1, 2020

Tehran: Iran voiced its opposition on Sunday to an Afghanistan accord between the United States and the Taliban, saying Americans had no right to decide on the country’s future. “The United States has no legal right to sign a peace agreement or to decide the future of Afghanistan,” the foreign ministry said in a statement […]