White House

White House ‘will not co-operate with impeachment inquiry’ against President Trump

8:26 pm October 9, 2019

Washington: A defiant White House has refused to cooperate with the Democrats in the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, saying their move was “baseless” and “constitutionally invalid”. The inquiry is trying to find out if President Trump held back aid to Ukraine to push it to investigate former US vice president Joe Biden, who […]

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Want to bring back US forces engaged in endless wars: Trump

2:58 pm October 8, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump has said that he wants to bring back American forces engaged in the endless wars, emphasising that it was one of the promises he made during his 2016 Presidential campaign. “We want to bring our troops back home. It’s been many many years. It’s been decades, in many cases. We […]

Democrats subpoena White House as impeachment probe intensifies

1:49 pm October 5, 2019

Washington: Democratic lawmakers on Friday demanded that the White House turn over documents related to allegations that President Donald Trump pressured Ukraine for political favors, as the explosive impeachment investigation against the US leader intensified. The congressional committees leading the probe cranked up the heat on the White House as evidence mounted that Trump illicitly […]

North Korea fires ballistic missile ahead of nuclear talks

1:17 pm October 2, 2019

Seoul: North Korea fired what appeared to be a “submarine-launched ballistic missile”, Seoul said Wednesday, a day after Washington and Pyongyang announced they would resume stalled nuclear talks. Pyongyang frequently couples diplomatic overtures with military moves, as a way of maintaining pressure on negotiating partners, analysts say, and may believe this weapons system gives it […]

President Donald Trump asked Australia for help discrediting Russia probe

1:19 pm October 1, 2019

Washington: President Donald Trump asked Australia to “assist” in discrediting a Russia investigation that has clouded his presidency, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison admitting Tuesday that he agreed to help. An Australian government spokesperson confirmed Trump asked Morrison to investigate issues raised in Robert Mueller’s probe — which concluded that Russia tried to swing the […]