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Trump plans to visit US troops in war zones

Washington: US President Donald Trump said that he plans to visit American troops in war zones. His remark on Sunday comes after he received widespread criticism for not visiting an American burial ground outside Paris earlier this month and Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day, reports CNN. “Well, I think you will see that happen. There […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Iran, India discuss trade cooperation under US sanctions

Tehran: Outgoing Indian ambassador to Tehran and the head of Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture have discussed ways of continuing Iran-India trade under reimposed US sanctions, Eghtesad Online news website reported on Saturday. During the meeting, the Indian diplomat Saurabh Kumar and the Iranian official Masoud Khansari reviewed the ways to continue […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Trump nominates Indian-American woman for senior judgeship

New York: US President Donald Trump has announced that he is nominating an Indian-American woman, Neomi Rao, to the senior judgeship that was vacated by Brett Kavanaugh when he was elevated to the Supreme Court. Flanked by a phalanx of about 20 top Indian-American officials in his administration, Trump said at the annual White House […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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White House rejects CNN lawsuit over revoking reporter's credentials

Washington: The White House on Tuesday said that it will mount a “vigorous” defence against the lawsuit filed by CNN accusing the administration of violating freedom of the press by suspending the press credentials of one of its reporters after a press conference confrontation with President Donald Trump. “We have been advised that CNN has […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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CNN reporter loses White House access

Washington: The White House has withdrawn the permanent credential from CNN journalist Jim Acosta for confronting US President Donald Trump at a press conference following the mid-term results. The CNN journalist at the White House on Wednesday engaged in a tense tug-of-war with Trump, who after answering several of his questions, said “That’s enough. Put […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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White House breaks tradition of Diwali celebrations amid midterms

New York: US President Donald Trump broke a 15-year tradition of holding formal Diwali celebrations at the White House this year with the festival falling amid the crucial midterm polls. The Diwali celebration was started by former President George W. Bush in 2003 and was carried on by his successor Barack Obama. Continuing the tradition, Trump […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Vote against Trump in midterm election: Post

Washington:The Washington Post has urged American voters to vote in Tuesday’s midterm election against the ideology of President Donald Trump who is “betting heavily that voters can be swayed by appeals to their worst instincts: anger, hatred and fear”. At stake in the election to the House of Representatives and Senate was not just the […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
Trump orders sanctions to target Venezuela's gold exports

Washington: US President Donald Trump slapped new sanctions targeting Venezuela’s gold exports on Thursday, as his National Security Adviser John Bolton unveiled a hard-line policy toward Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua. Trump informed US lawmakers that he has signed an executive order to bar US citizens and entities from involvement in the gold export trade from […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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US could send up to 15,000 troops to US-Mexican border: Trump

Washington: US President Donald Trump has said that up to 15,000 military personnel could be sent to the southern border with Mexico to help defend against a caravan of Central American migrants. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said the number of troops to be deployed at the border “will go up to anywhere […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Twitter 'deeply sorry' for failing to act on threatening tweets

San Francisco: Twitter has apologised for failing to act on threatening tweets made by Cesar Sayoc who is suspected of sending improvised explosive devices to Democratic leaders and critics of US President Donald Trump. “We are investigating what happened and will continue to work to improve how we handle concerns raised by anyone on Twitter,” […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Trump administration touts 33% increase in foreign arms sales

Washington: US foreign military sales totalled to $55.66 billion in 2018, a 33 per cent increase compared to the nearly $42 billion in weapons sold in 2017, the Defence Cooperation Agency announced. According to the announcement on Wednesday, is the highest annual total for military sales to foreign governments since 2012 when the US conducted […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
Trump 'looks forward' to visiting India: US official

New York: US President Donald Trump “looks forward” to visiting India but the timing will depend on his other commitments, according to a senior State Department official. “I am certain that President Trump looks forward to being able to visit India at an appropriate time,” Alice Wells, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Trump's tariffs on $200 bn of Chinese goods kicks in

Washington:The ongoing trade war between the US and China has escalated after American President Donald Trump’s administration’s new 10 per cent tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods kicked in on Monday, spanning thousands of products, including food seasonings, baseball gloves, network routers and industrial machinery parts.  China retaliated immediately with new taxes of 5 […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Most US voters oppose Trump's impeachment: Poll

Washington: The majority of US voters said they would not like to see Congress begin impeachment proceedings against US President Donald Trump, according to a poll released on Wednesday. The American voters, by a 56 to 36 per cent margin, said they didn’t want Congress to take action against the president, a Quinnipiac University National […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Trump again threatens to shut down government

Washington: US President Donald Trump has once again threatened to shut down the federal government over border security this time. “If it happens it happens. If it’s about border security, I’m willing to do anything,” Trump told the media at the White House on Wednesday. “If we don’t protect our borders our country is not […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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