Indians have more confidence in President Donald Trump’s handling of world affairs than people of most other countries, according to a new poll of citizens of 32 countries about their views of America and its mercurial president. Almost six out of 10 Indians – 56 per cent – polled by […]
‘Iran standing down, US ready to embrace peace,’ says Donald Trump
Iran struck back at the United States early on Wednesday for killing its most powerful military commander, firing a barrage of ballistic missiles at two Iraqi military bases that house American troops in what was initially feared to become an escalation of the conflict. But the two sides stepped back […]
‘Never threaten the Iranian nation’: President Hassan Rouhani warns Donald Trump
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wept in grief with hundreds of thousands of mourners thronging Tehran’s streets on Monday for the funeral of military commander Qassem Soleimani, killed by a U.S. drone on U.S. President Donald Trump’s orders. The coffins of General Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia leader Abu […]
Pentagon rejects US President Trump’s threat to hit Iranian cultural sites
The Pentagon on Monday distanced itself from President Donald Trump’s assertions that he would bomb Iranian cultural sites despite international prohibitions on such attacks. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the U.S. will “follow the laws of armed conflict.” When asked if that ruled out targeting cultural sites, Esper said pointedly, […]
‘India-US ties have grown from strength to strength’: PM in call to Trump
India-US ties have grown from “strength to strength”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told US President Donald Trump in a new year greeting call, the Prime Minister’s office said in a statement early on Tuesday morning. The Prime Minister extended new year greetings to President Trump, his family and the people […]
Oil surges again after Trump threatens Iraq sanctions, Iran retaliation
Oil prices shot more than 2% higher on Monday, with Brent rising above $70 a barrel, after US President Donald Trump issued a threat to impose sanctions on Iraq amid escalating tensions with Iran in the Middle East. Brent crude futures soared to a high of $70.27 a barrel at […]
Donald Trump threatens ‘very big’ sanctions on Iraq if US troops forced to leave
US President Donald Trump on Sunday vowed “major retaliation” if Iran tries to avenge the killing of its key military commander Qasem Soleimani and doubled down on a threat to bomb Iranian cultural sites. “If they do anything there will be major retaliation,” Trump told reporters. Trump, speaking on Air […]
Trump’s warning of fast reprisal sparks fresh war of words
Iran on Sunday warned of military action and called US President Donald Trump a “terrorist in a suit” after he threatened “very fast and very hard” reprisals against any attack on American people or assets in the aftermath of the killing of top military commander Qassem Soleimani, who headed the […]
Trump threatens to hit Iran ‘very hard’, says 52 targets in cross-hairs
President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened Iran with “very fast and very hard” reprisals for attacking American people or assets in retaliation for the assassination of General Qasem Soleimani, who had headed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and said US military has 52 Iranian targets in its cross-hairs. The US […]
Former Fox reporter claims Trump invited her to his office to ‘kiss’
A former Fox News reporter has claimed that President Donald Trump had once, before he became president, propositioned her in a phone call and had invited her to his Trump Tower office so they could “kiss”. Courtney Friel, the reporter who occasionally filled in as an anchor on Trump’s favorite […]
Donald Trump says North Korea’s Kim Jong Un may be planning nice ‘Christmas gift’
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may be planning to give him “a nice present” such as a “beautiful vase” for Christmas rather than a missile launch. The president was asked what he will do if North Korea does conduct a long-range missile test. […]
US moved to freeze Ukraine aid 90 minutes after Trump phone call
A US budget official told the Pentagon to “hold off” on military aid to Kiev 90 minutes after a controversial phone call between President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, according to an internal email. The email was part of a series published by the investigative nonprofit Center […]
Trump says trade deal with China to be signed ‘very shortly’
President Donald Trump on Saturday said the United States and China would “very shortly” sign their so-called Phase One trade pact. “We just achievEd a breakthrough on the trade deal and we will be signing it very shortly,” Trump said at a Turning Point USA event in Florida. The Phase […]
Donald Trump slams ‘unfair’ Pelosi delay, rallies conservatives
President Donald Trump complained Saturday about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s delayed transmission of the articles of impeachment to the Senate, which may delay a trial in the GOP-controlled chamber. “It’s so unfair,” Trump said, days after he was impeached by the House, as he spoke at a conservative student conference […]
Donald Trump objects to US House impeachment drive, calls it ‘perversion of justice’
US President Donald Trump is angrily objecting to the House of Representatives’ articles of impeachment, accusing Democrats of “perversion of justice and abuse of power” in their effort to remove him from office. In a fiery letter Tuesday to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on the eve of his expected impeachment, […]