US lawmakers again call for sanctions

US lawmakers on Friday renewed their call for sanctions against China’s top official in the Xinjiang region on the anniversary of riots that
6 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Trump blames teleprompter for Independence Day speech gaffe

Airports? In the 1700s? A historical flub landed in President Donald Trump’s “Salute to America” speech on Thursday marking the US
6 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Trump promises to reduce US drug prices to world’s lowest

US President Donald Trump on Friday said his administration is working on an executive order to reduce US drug prices to match the
6 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Gunmen kill 18 in Niger camp attack

Eighteen soldiers were killed when “terrorists” struck an army camp in western Niger, the government said yesterday, adding the US and
2 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Trump calls Afghanistan ‘Harvard of terrorists’

President Donald Trump says he wants to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan but will leave a strong intelligence presence, branding
2 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Trump-Kim meet raises hope for peace

Pope Francis yesterday praised the meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and said he hoped
30 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Publicity stunt or leap for peace?

Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un’s meeting in the Korean Demilitarized Zone produced a barrage of headlines and images, but left
30 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Trump to meet Xi, Putin, Modi at G20

President Donald Trump will meet an array of world leaders on the sidelines of this week’s G20 summit in Japan, including China’s Xi
25 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Heat kills 7 migrants at US-Mexico border

Authorities in Texas reported seven migrant deaths on Monday, including those of a woman, two babies and a toddler, showing the
25 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Pompeo starts India visit

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will tackle a host of delicate issues when he gets into New Delhi yesterday for talks with Indian
25 June 2019, 18:00 PM

She’s not my type: Trump

US President Donald Trump on Monday once again vigorously denied allegations by a magazine advice columnist that he sexually
25 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Trump threatens ‘obliteration’

US President Donald Trump yesterday threatened to obliterate parts of Iran if it attacked “anything American” after Tehran said the latest US sanctions had scuttled any chance of diplomacy, calling White House actions “mentally retarded”.
25 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Leaked documents show ‘red flags’ of Trump officials

One nominee was flagged for his relationship with Russia, another for his alleged ties to white supremacist groups, and several others for
24 June 2019, 18:00 PM

New hope for N Korea talks

US President Donald Trump will visit South Korea this weekend after an exchange of letters with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
24 June 2019, 18:00 PM

US, Taliban to hold more peace talks

The United States and the Taliban will open fresh negotiations next week, the US negotiator said Saturday, as he voiced hope for
23 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Mark Esper nominated as US Secretary of Defense

Donald Trump has nominated Mark Esper to be the US Secretary of Defense, the White House said late Friday, as Washington navigates a
22 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Key oil transit under pressure

The Strait of Hormuz, located in the area where Iran shot down a US military drone, is a strategically important waterway for the
22 June 2019, 18:00 PM

US writer says Trump sexually assaulted her

An advice columnist for Elle fashion magazine said Friday that Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in the dressing room of a New York
22 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Google makes billions from news: study

Google took in some $4.7 billion in revenue in 2018 from “crawling and scraping” news websites without paying publishers, according to
10 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Tree symbolising Trump, Macron friendship has died

The photo of Donald Trump and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron planting an oak tree in the garden of the White House
10 June 2019, 18:00 PM