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Euro 2020 playoffs could be in Oct. or Nov.

The playoffs, involving 16 teams, have twice been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic

21 Apr 2020 6:28 PM

Greens at the Augusta National Golf Club. Courtesy LinksGems

Augusta Masters hosts donate $2 million to coronavirus tests, relief

The only years when Masters could not be gone through in April since its 1934 debut were 1943-1945 due to World War II

31 Mar 2020 2:01 PM

Naomi Osaka disappointed but supports Olympic delay

She was looking forward to participating in her home country, but realises that time is not now

29 Mar 2020 2:05 PM

President Donald Trump speaks with CEO of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee Sarah Hirshland. AP Photo

President Trump praises Olympics delay, says will attend in 2021

Like the Olympics, Trump's reelection campaign also has been upended by the coronavirus pandemic

25 Mar 2020 9:23 PM

United States' swimmer Michael Phelps. AP Photo

Champion swimmer Michael Phelps worries about athletes' mental health

At this point, all the work is done. Athletes are just fine-tuning. Now it's like, 'Oh ... we're not competing': Phelps

25 Mar 2020 12:16 PM

File photo of qualifying for 2017 Azerbaijan race. AP Photo

Azerbaijan GP off; no F1 race until mid-June at the earliest

With this, the first eight races of the 2020 season have now been either postponed or canceled because of the virus

23 Mar 2020 5:34 PM

Democrats demanded at the fall session of Congress that Trump and his Republicans take action to restrict guns. (Photo: File)

'Over in 6 seconds': Gun laws saved lives at Texas church, says Trump

The Sunday shooting at a church service in the Fort Worth Suburb of White Settlement was the latest attack on a house of worship in the US.

31 Dec 2019 9:23 AM

On Friday, Trump retweeted a post from a pro-Trump account that featured the same name prominently, and that has also shared photos of a person who it alleged was the whistleblower. (Photo: File)

'Visible to some...': Twitter briefly blocks Trump's whistleblower tweet, blames 'outage'

In recent days, Trump shared an unsubstantiated media report and a second post that appeared to name the intelligence community member.

30 Dec 2019 9:25 AM

Officers also told local media that there was no indication that Oliver was armed at the time of his arrest. (Representational Image)

US man robs bank, throws stolen cash at people and wishes ‘Merry Christmas’

A man, identified by police as 65-year-old David Wayne Oliver, was arrested in a nearby Starbucks.

25 Dec 2019 5:36 PM

A spokesman for China's Commerce Ministry said last week the details would be made public after the official signing. (Photo: File)

Trump says he and Xi Jinping will sign US-China trade deal

Beijing has not yet confirmed specific components of the deal that were released by US officials.

25 Dec 2019 2:14 PM

Dass' foundation, Love Serve Remember, announced late Sunday that the author and spiritual leader died peacefully at his home earlier in the day. No cause of death was given. (Photo: Social Media)

Author, spiritual guru and LSD pioneer Ram Dass passes away

Ram Dass entered the public sphere in the early 1960s as a young Harvard psychology professor.

24 Dec 2019 12:49 PM

"The House cannot choose our impeachment managers until we know what sort of trial the Senate will conduct," the Democratic speaker of the House of Representatives said on Twitter. (Photo: File)

US Speaker Nancy Pelosi not ready to name team for Trump's Senate trial

House managers will prosecute the case against Trump before the Republican majority Senate in a trial expected to begin in January.

24 Dec 2019 11:27 AM

"The National Defence Authorisation Act signed by President Trump strengthens US security assistance to Ukraine and reaffirms strong bipartisan US support to Ukraine," the US embassy in Kiev said in a statement. (Photo: File)

US to provide USD 300 million military aid to Ukraine in 2020

The almost USD11bn (£8.4bn) Nord Stream 2 project has infuriated the US, with both Republican and Democratic lawmakers opposing it.

24 Dec 2019 11:20 AM

"Today's verdicts were an important step in holding those responsible for this terrible crime accountable," a State Department official told reporters after the ruling, which was lambasted as a travesty by Turkey, rights groups, and The Washington Post, to which Khashoggi contributed. (Photo: File)

'Important step': US welcomes Saudi's verdict in Khashoggi's murder case

The United States 'encouraged Saudi Arabia to undertake a fair and transparent judicial process,' the official said.

24 Dec 2019 8:29 AM

The email was time-stamped 11:04 am -- an hour and 31 minutes after Trump's controversial July 25 phone call with Zelensky ended, according to a summary of the conversation released by the White House. (Photo: File)

US moved to freeze Ukraine aid 90 minutes after Trump-Zelensky phone call

Trump is accused of withholding USD 400 million in assistance to Ukraine to push Kiev to investigate his political rival Joe Biden.

23 Dec 2019 9:53 AM

Trump's invitation was made after the British prime minister's election win this month, The Sunday Times newspaper reported. (Photo: File)

Donald Trump invites UK PM Boris Johnson to White House: report

The White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the reported invitation to Johnson.

23 Dec 2019 8:56 AM

Under the deal, the United States would agree to reduce some tariffs in exchange for a big jump in Chinese purchases of American farm products. (Photo: File)

Trade deal with China to be signed 'very shortly': Donald Trump

'We just achieved a breakthrough on the trade deal and we will be signing it very shortly,' Trump said in Florida.

23 Dec 2019 8:46 AM

Among other things, the bill proposes establishing a Gandhi-King Development Foundation, which will be created by the USAID under the Indian laws. (Photo:File)

Bill to promote Mahatma Gandhi's legacy introduced in US House

The bill seeks a budgetary allocation of USD 30 million every year for the next five years to the USAID for this foundation.

21 Dec 2019 9:22 AM

Speaking to media here, Jaishankar said that the resolution neither provides a fair understanding of the situation in Jammu and Kashmir nor fair characterisation of what the Indian government is doing in the region. (Photo: File)

Have no interest in meeting Pramila Jayapal, says Jaishankar

Jaishankar had abruptly cancelled a meeting with senior members of Congress this week after US lawmakers refused demands to exclude Jayapal.

20 Dec 2019 9:49 AM

The Joint Statement was issued at the end of the second India-US 2+2 dialogue between US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Defence Secretary Mark Esper and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at the State Department on Wednesday amidst the historic impeachment vote against President Donald Trump. (Photo: MEA Twitter)

Take 'immediate, irreversible action' against terrorists: India, US to Pakistan

The first 2+2 dialogue was held in New Delhi in September last year after the mechanism was approved by PM Modi and Trump.

20 Dec 2019 8:30 AM

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