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Trump denies calling US war dead 'losers,' 'suckers'

Trump authorises economic sanctions, travel restrictions against ICC officials

11:36 pm June 11, 2020

Washington: resident Donald Trump on Thursday authorized economic sanctions and travel restrictions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) officials directly engaged with any effort to investigate or prosecute American personnel without the consent of the United States. Trump also authorized the expansion of visa restrictions against the family members of the ICC officials, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said in a statement. Noting that […]

US concerned by China's ongoing attempts to 'intimidate' neighbours: White House

No announcement on withdrawal of troops from Germany: White House

2:36 pm June 9, 2020

Washington: President Donald Trump is constantly reassessing the best posture for the American military forces and its presence overseas, the White House has said, while clarifying that there is no announcement to make on the withdrawal of US troops in Germany. White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany made the comments at a press conference on […]

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

Virus, racial unrest force Trump campaign to recalibrate

3:25 pm June 8, 2020

Washington: Less than five months before voters will decide his fate, President Donald Trump is confronting a vastly different political reality than he once envisioned. For starters, if the election were held today, he’d likely lose. The president, West Wing advisers and campaign aides have grown increasingly concerned about his reelection chances as they’ve watched […]

Chinese are on march to prove their importance, are taking up vacuum that US created: Albright

Trump strikes China over virus, Hong Kong and student visas

12:32 am May 31, 2020

Washington: President Donald Trump has announced that he would withdraw funding from the World Health Organization, end Hong Kong’s special trade status and suspend visas of Chinese graduate students suspected of conducting research on behalf of their government, escalating tensions with China that have surged during the coronavirus pandemic. Trump has been expressing anger at the […]

US choir outbreak called ‘superspreader event’ in report

1:53 am May 13, 2020

Washington: Disease trackers are calling a choir practice in Washington state a superspreader event that illustrates how easily the coronavirus can pass from person to person. The act of singing itself may have spread the virus in the air and onto surfaces, according to a report from Skagit County Public Health published on Tuesday. One […]