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Pentagon sending reinforcements to Gulf following attacks in Saudi

1:20 pm September 21, 2019

Washington: Defense Secretary Mark Esper has said that the United States will send reinforcements to the Gulf region at the request of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, following attacks on Saudi oil facilities which it blames on Iran. The Pentagon chief said on Friday an Iranian attack on an American spy drone in […]

Will provide citizenship to 11 million people if voted to power; says Biden

Whistleblower complaint: Biden critical of Trump for urging Ukraine probe

5:08 am September 21, 2019

Washington: Former Vice President Joe Biden decryed reports that President Donald Trump urged the president of Ukraine to look into his son’s business dealings there. Biden says in a statement that if the reports are true, “Then there is truly no bottom to President Trump’s willingness to abuse his power and abase our country.” Biden […]

‘I want a future’: Global youth protests urge climate action

4:47 am September 21, 2019

NEW YORK: Young people afraid for their futures protested around the globe Friday to implore leaders to tackle climate change, turning out by the hundreds of thousands to insist that the warming world can’t wait for action. Marches, rallies and demonstrations were held from Canberra to Kabul and Cape Town to New York, and German […]

President Donald Trump says US troops ‘largely out’ of Syria region

Trump defends himself against whistleblower complaint

9:51 pm September 20, 2019

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump repeatedly defended himself Friday against an intelligence whistleblower’s potentially explosive complaint, including an allegation of wrongdoing in a reported private conversation Trump had with a foreign leader. The complaint, which the administration has refused to let Congress see, remains shrouded in mystery but is “serious” and “urgent,” the government’s intelligence watchdog […]

Irrespective of the winner of presidential polls, India-US relationship to remain strong

India, US can contribute to building more peaceful, stable world: PM

8:32 pm September 20, 2019

New Delhi: Donald Trump’s presence at the Houston event will mark a new milestone, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday. He said that it would be the first time a US President will attend an Indian-American community event with him. Referring to Indo-US relations, Modi said working together, the two nations can contribute to […]