US military

Tulsa arena hosts thousands for Trump rally amid virus fears

Trump lifts US restrictions on anti-personnel landmines

7:48 pm February 1, 2020

Washington: US President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday lifted US restrictions on landmines, saying new technology made them safer, outraging campaigners for the abolition of the explosives that maim thousands of civilians each year. In the latest reversal of a policy of his predecessor Barack Obama, Trump gave the green light to a new generation […]

Khamenei: Mass Ramadan events in Iran may stop over virus

Khamenei to lead Friday prayers amid Iranian tumult

8:23 pm January 17, 2020

Tehran: Iran’s supreme leader is expected to lead the main weekly Muslim prayers in Tehran on Friday, after a traumatic month in which the country had appeared on the brink of war with the United States and accidentally downed a Ukrainian passenger jet. The last time Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led Friday prayers at Tehran’s Mosalla […]

Biden for first time calls for Trump’s impeachment

2:40 pm October 10, 2019

Washington: Former Vice President and Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden on Wednesday for the first time called for President Donald Trump’s impeachment, saying the White House occupant is a “threat to American democracy” and has “violated” his oath of office. His party has launched an impeachment inquiry over claims that Trump pressured Ukraine’s President Volodymyr […]

Bipartisan resolution introduced to recognise contributions of Sikh Americans

11:14 am August 8, 2019

Washington: A bipartisan group of half a dozen US lawmakers Wednesday introduced a resolution in the Congress recognising the contribution of Sikh Americans in the country. Observing that Sikh Americans distinguish themselves by fostering respect among all people through faith and service, the resolution said it recognises the discrimination that they have faced in the […]

Iran says it begins 20% uranium enrichment amid US tensions

Iran warns US attack would imperil interests across Mideast

8:56 pm June 22, 2019

Tehran: Tehran warned Washington Saturday that any attack would see its interests across the Middle East go up in flames after US President Donald Trump said he called off a strike at the 11th hour. The aborted US military action was to have been in response to Iran’s downing of a US reconnaissance drone, which […]