Trump says no Xi meeting expected before trade talks deadline
Washington, Feb 7 : US President Donald Trump said Thursday he did not expect to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping before a March 1 deadline in trade war negotiations between the two economic superpowers. “Not yet,” Trump told reporters at the White House when asked if a meeting had been arranged for within the next […]
Thai princess to run for PM — against junta chief
Bangkok, Feb 8 : A Thai princess will run for prime minister in upcoming elections, in a stunning twist that pits the high-profile royal against the chief of the ruling junta who had hoped to maintain his grip on politics. Princess Ubolratana, the older sister of Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn, emerged as a candidate for the […]
Islamic State will lose remaining territory within week: Trump
Washington, Feb 7: The Islamic State (ISIS) will be “100 per cent” defeated in Iraq and Syria by next week, US President Donald Trump has claimed as he boasted his administration’s new approach for directly confronting the terror outfit’s “wicked” ideology. The ISIS currently holds only about 1 per cent of land in Iraq and […]
Indian-American, girlfriend charged with murder-for-hire
Washington, Feb 7 : An Indian-American man and his girlfriend have been arrested for hatching a conspiracy to hire a hitman to kill the former’s estranged wife. Narsan Lingala, 55, and his 52-year-old girlfriend Sandya Reddy have been charged with one count of murder-for-hire and were produced before US Magistrate Judge Michael A Hammer in […]
Eminent Sikh American Gurinder Singh Khalsa announces entry into politics in US
Washington, Feb 7 : Eminent Indian-American philanthropist and entrepreneur Gurinder Singh Khalsa, who was recently conferred with the prestigious Rosa Parks Trailblazer award for his campaign that forced the authorities in the US to change their policy towards turban of the Sikh community, has announced his decision to enter electoral politics in America. Indianapolis-based Khalsa, […]
Reject politics of revenge, resistance, says Trump in State of the Union address
Washington, Feb 6 : President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on a divided Congress to refrain from “the politics of revenge” and “partisan investigations” into his presidency as he appealed for unity at a time when the US is struggling to break a stalemate over the funding for his proposed wall along the border with Mexico […]
Taliban hold rare talks with Afghan politicians in Moscow
Moscow, Feb 5: The Taliban began an extraordinary meeting with high-ranking Afghan politicians — including women — on Tuesday in Moscow, where rivals of President Ashraf Ghani called for an interim government as they negotiated without him. The unprecedented gathering saw the Taliban outline their vision for Afghanistan — including rules around women and the adoption […]
Trump says talks with Taliban ‘constructive’, hopes to reach political settlement in Afghanistan
Washington, Feb 6: Informing Congress that his administration is holding “constructive talks” with the Taliban, US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that after two decades of war in Afghanistan, the hour has come to at least try for peace. In his second annual State of the Union address, Trump said he has accelerated America’s negotiations […]
US wants Pakistan to cease behaviour undermining regional stability in S Asia: Pentagon
Washington, Feb 5 : Militants operating out of Pakistan and Afghanistan continue to threaten Afghan stability as well as stoke tensions between Pakistan and India, and the US looks to Islamabad to cease behaviour undermining regional stability, a top Pentagon Commander said on Tuesday. During a Congressional hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Commander […]
Taliban takes centre stage as Kabul cut out of peace talks
Kabul, Feb 5 : President Ashraf Ghani is being pushed to the sidelines as the Taliban ignores his overtures for peace and negotiates instead with his friends, and enemies, over the future of Afghanistan. From Doha to Moscow, the insurgents are meeting an array of envoys with competing interests in Afghanistan, from the United States […]
