US President Donald Trump

Dog that helped kill Al Baghdadi visits WH; meets Trump

7:32 am November 26, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Monday publicly introduced Conan, the specially trained “Hero dog” that helped American commandoes in the mission that led to the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr-al Baghdadi. Baghdadi, 48, died in October after the world’s most wanted terrorist was chased by the US special forces along with military working […]

Trump calls Pak PM and Afghan President, thanks them for release of western hostages

5:49 pm November 22, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump thanked Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and his Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani for their support in the release of an American and an Australian hostages held by Taliban since 2016, the White House said. On Tuesday, Australian Timothy Weeks, 50, and Kevin King, 63, an American, were handed over to […]

US says will sanction Iran ‘abuses’ against protesters

10:14 am November 22, 2019

Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged Iranians on Thursday to send photos and other information documenting repression amid ongoing protests, while vowing to sanction “abuses” by the Islamic republic. Demonstrations erupted in sanctions-hit Iran last Friday, hours after the price of gasoline spiked by as much as 200 percent. Unrest spread to scores […]

Trump tweets video with 'white power' chant, then deletes it

Trump conduct ‘beyond anything Nixon did’: House impeachment chair

9:41 am November 22, 2019

Washington: President Donald Trump went beyond anything done by disgraced predecessor Richard Nixon in withholding military aid from Ukraine to demand dirt on a potential 2020 rival, the Democratic chair of the House impeachment panel alleged Thursday. “What we’ve seen here is far more serious than a third-rate burglary of the Democratic headquarters,” House Intelligence […]

Rupee slips 9 paise to 71.80 against USD in early trade

10:46 am November 20, 2019

Mumbai: The rupee opened on a weak note and fell 9 paise to 71.80 against the US dollar in opening trade on Wednesday as US-China trade deal concerns weighed on the investor community. Forex traders said, the decline in the domestic unit was largely in tandem with other Asian currencies, after US President Donald Trump […]