US President Donald Trump

Trump strips away truth with hunky topless photo tweet

Days after causing alarm with an unscheduled trip to the hospital, President Donald Trump tweeted a photo-shopped image of himself as a rippling, bare-chested boxer.
28 November 2019, 06:43 AM

White House officials to kick off big Trump impeachment week

Two top national security aides who listened to President Donald Trump’s call with Ukraine are preparing to testify in the impeachment hearings, launching a week of back-to-back sessions as Americans hear from those closest to the White House.
19 November 2019, 08:40 AM

Trump threatens to withhold emergency aid from fire-hit California

US President Donald Trump has threatened once again to withhold federal aid from California after its Democratic governor criticized his environmental policies.
4 November 2019, 14:08 PM

Trump claims impeachment is a 'lynching'

US President Donald Trump has likened the impeachment investigation against him to a "lynching," a racially charged word from the darkest days of America's slavery legacy.
22 October 2019, 15:57 PM

House Democrats subpoena White House for documents in Trump impeachment probe

US House Democrats subpoena the White House for documents they want to see as part of their impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump.
5 October 2019, 05:00 AM

Whistleblower alleges Trump sought foreign meddling in 2020 election

A whistleblower report released by a congressional panel has said President Donald Trump used his office to solicit Ukraine's interference in the 2020 election to advance his personal political interests, risking US national security.
26 September 2019, 14:07 PM

PM exchanges greetings with Trump

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina exchanges pleasantries with US President Donald J Trump in New York.
25 September 2019, 15:16 PM

Trump says he does not want war after attack on Saudi oil facilities

US President Donald Trump says it looks like Iran was behind attacks on oil plants in Saudi Arabia but stresses he does not want to go to war, as the attacks sent oil prices soaring and raised fears of a new Middle East conflict.
17 September 2019, 04:40 AM

Florida prepares for impact as Hurricane Dorian churns toward US coast

Florida’s governor urges residents to stock up on at least a week’s worth of food, water and medicine and to prepare to lose power and cellphone services for days after Hurricane Dorian makes landfall early next week.
30 August 2019, 10:08 AM

Modi holds talk with Trump over phone

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump and tells him that “extreme rhetoric and incitement to anti-India violence by certain leaders in the region was not conducive to peace.”
19 August 2019, 18:24 PM

New Trump rule targets poor and could cut legal immigration in half

US President Donald Trump’s administration unveils a sweeping rule that some experts say could cut legal immigration in half by denying visas and permanent residency to hundreds of thousands of people for being too poor.
13 August 2019, 05:30 AM

Trump drops US spy chief pick Ratcliffe and mulls a replacement

President Donald Trump drops his choice of John Ratcliffe to be US spy chief after questions arose about the congressman's lack of experience and possible exaggerations in his resume, marking the latest upheaval over a top national security post.
3 August 2019, 06:33 AM

Trump plays down new apparent North Korea missile test

US President Donald Trump plays down what appeared to be North Korea’s third missile launch in just over week, saying they were short-range and “very standard” and would not affect his willingness to negotiate with Pyongyang.
2 August 2019, 05:04 AM

Priya Saha’s allegation false and fabricated

Terming the allegation made by Priya Saha to US President Donald Trump about Bangladesh as ‘false and fabricated,’ Kazi Reazul Hoque, former chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), says she should be tried for spreading such falsehood.
20 July 2019, 13:25 PM

UK envoy said Trump ditched Iran deal to spite Obama

Britain's ambassador to Washington believes US President Donald Trump pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal because it was associated with his predecessor Barack Obama, according to leaked documents.
14 July 2019, 06:16 AM

British ambassador to US quits after spat over leaked memos

Britain's ambassador to Washington resigns after Donald Trump labelled him "stupid" and "wacky" following the release of confidential memos from the envoy in which he branded the US president's administration inept.
10 July 2019, 11:13 AM

Trump assails Britain's May, ambassador to US who called his administration 'inept'

US President Donald Trump attacks Prime Minister Theresa May and her ambassador to Washington while Britain voices regret for the leak of confidential memos in which the diplomat called Trump's administration "dysfunctional" and "inept."
9 July 2019, 04:43 AM

Trump sets foot in NKorea, agrees with Kim to resume talks

US President Donald Trump has became the first sitting US president to set foot in North Korea when he met its leader, Kim Jong Un, in the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) between the two Koreas and agreed to resume stalled nuclear talks.
30 June 2019, 07:00 AM

Trump talks trade at G20, China’s Xi warns against protectionism

Chinese leader Xi Jinping warns against rising protectionism and India and Russia defended multilateral trade rules, while US President Donald Trump makes it clear that trade is a top priority at a summit of leaders of Group of 20 nations.
28 June 2019, 04:20 AM

Trump threatens 'obliteration,' Iran calls White House 'mentally retarded'

US President Donald Trump threatens to obliterate parts of Iran if it attacked "anything American," in a new war of words with Iran which condemned fresh US sanctions on Tehran as "mentally retarded."
26 June 2019, 04:53 AM