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China fires back at US over environment, South China Sea

US accuses Beijing of ‘intimidation’ in South China Sea

9:33 pm November 4, 2019

Bangkok: Washington and Beijing traded tit-for-tat barbs over the disputed South China Sea at a regional summit in Bangkok Monday, with the US accusing the fellow superpower of intimidating claimants in the resource-rich waterway. China hit back with a veiled criticism of the US, accusing it of ratcheting up tensions in the waters, a key […]

Trump brushes off report of smugglers cutting through border wall

3:00 pm November 3, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Saturday brushed off a report of smugglers cutting through his signature wall on the Mexican border, saying it can be “easily fixed.” “We have a very powerful wall. But no matter how powerful, you can cut through anything, in all fairness,” Trump told reporters in Washington prior to his […]

Trump announces new acting US homeland security chief

5:55 pm November 2, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump announced Friday that a senior department official, Chad Wolf, would become the nation’s new acting homeland security chief, a role at the center of his crackdown on undocumented immigration. Asked to confirm rumors that Wolf, a department undersecretary, would assume the role, Trump told reporters: “Well he’s right now acting […]

Will Trump's mishandling of records leave a hole in history?

Trump says thinking of signing China trade deal in Iowa

2:06 pm November 2, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump has said that he is considering signing the first phase of the long-awaited trade deal with China in Iowa. Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping were expected to ink the agreement at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Santiago, Chile in mid-November. But host Chile announced on Wednesday that […]

Trump pick for Russia envoy faces questions about Ukraine

11:40 pm October 30, 2019

Washington: President Donald Trump’s nominee to be ambassador to Russia faced questions about election interference and the ouster of the US ambassador to Ukraine at his Senate confirmation hearing. Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan was the official who told Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch she was being recalled early from the Ukraine post. Her ouster is […]