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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed the step in a Twitter post on Monday and pointed out that the United States had trimmed its emissions in recent years even as it had grown its energy production. (Photo: File)

US begins year-long process to formally quit Paris Climate pact

Once it exits, US - the top historic greenhouse gas emitter and leading oil and gas producer - will become the only country outside accord.

05 Nov 2019 8:43 AM

As per Trump, rumours have been circulating that the whistleblower is close to the Democratic Party and the administration of former US President Barack Obama and is an "anti-Trump person." (Photo: File)

Name of whistleblower should be revealed, says Donald Trump

Earlier, attorney to whistleblower Mark Zaid said that his client was ready to offer answers to House Representatives' questions in writing.

04 Nov 2019 3:50 PM

What is so seductive about the ‘caliphate’ for some Muslims?

Terrorism is no substitute for toil, just as fantasies cannot replace facts and figures.

04 Nov 2019 12:59 AM

Documents released by the US Department of Justice on Saturday indicated that a top advisor to then-candidate Donald Trump said as early as the summer of 2016 that Ukraine, not Russia, was behind a hack of Democratic party emails. (Photo: File)

Trump aide behind theory that Ukraine hacked democrat mails: Mueller notes

In 2016, WikiLeaks began publishing thousands of Democratic National Committee emails, embarrassing Trump's election rival Hillary Clinton.

03 Nov 2019 1:05 PM

US President Donald Trump has said that he is considering signing the first phase of the long-awaited trade deal with China in Iowa. (Photo: File)

Will US-China trade war end? Hinting at 'soon-to-be signed' deal, Trump goes on location hunting

As per the initial decision taken by Trump and Xi last November, the two countries were scheduled to arrive at a deal in 100 days.

02 Nov 2019 3:56 PM

The event comes after the mega September 23 event in Houston, Howdy Modi, which attracted more than 50,000 people. US president Donald Trump was also present at the event (Photo: ANI)

After ‘Howdy Modi’, PM to address ‘Sawasdee PM Modi’ in Bangkok today

PM is scheduled to address the Indian community in Thailand at an event called ‘Sawasdee PM Modi’ at 6 pm (Indian time) on Saturday.

02 Nov 2019 12:31 PM

Democrats enjoy majority with 233 seats in the House of Representatives while the ruling Republican, from which Trump comes, has 197 elected representatives. (Photo: File)

Impeachment move by Democrats an attack on US democracy: Trump

So far only two US Presidents Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton have been impeached but neither of them were convicted by Senate.

02 Nov 2019 10:27 AM

J&K and the plight of native American

No word from the President about the two certainly innocent children whom Baghdadi took to his death with him.

02 Nov 2019 12:15 AM

As we read about how Pegasus, an Israeli spyware, sold only to governments, has breached the privacy protecting wall we believed was bigger than the Great Wall of China, and stronger than the wall US President Donald Trump is yet to build, the end-to-end encryption of WhatsApp, owned by Facebook, owned by a gawky teenage disruptor-turned-tech moghul Mark Zuckerberg.

Our Orwellian reality will get scarier

We will slide down this slope till the Pegasus of the future can read your minds, hack your hearts and snoop in your soul.

02 Nov 2019 12:00 AM

Trump's comments appear at odds with his previous pledge in September. (Photo: File)

UK defends Brexit deal after Trump trade warning

The US president also launched a stinging attack on the country's main opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn.

01 Nov 2019 7:10 PM

Trump revealed that the military dog, a Belgian Malinois, is named "Conan". (Photo: Twitter)

Trump: 'Hero' dog to get a White House homecoming

Trump posted a photomontage on Twitter showing him bestowing a medal of honor on the dog with the legend: 'AMERICAN HERO.'

01 Nov 2019 3:58 PM

According to a report from The New York Times, Trump -- who is a native New Yorker -- and his wife Melania filed individual declarations of domicile in September changing their primary residence from Manhattan to Palm Beach. (Photo: File)

Donald Trump to move permanent residence from New York to Florida

'My family and I will be making Palm Beach, Florida, our Permanent Residence,' the president tweeted.

01 Nov 2019 12:10 PM

Pyongyang is under multiple sets of international sanctions over its nuclear weapon and ballistic missile programmes, which it says it needs to defend against a possible US invasion. (Representational Image)

North Korea conducts new test of 'super-large' rocket launcher: report

South Korea's military said Thursday that the North had launched two short-range projectiles from South Pyongan province.

01 Nov 2019 8:24 AM

In the 100-member Senate, Trump's Republican Party enjoys majority with 53 seats and the Democrats have 47 seats. (Photo: File)

US House formalises impeachment process against Donald Trump

So far only two US Presidents Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton have been impeached by the US House of Representatives.

01 Nov 2019 8:02 AM

Can killing of ISIS’ Baghdadi save Trump in 2020 polls?

In the initial few hours after the raid, it seemed that the operation in which Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died had saved Donald Trump.

01 Nov 2019 12:00 AM

Morrison was brought on board by then-national security adviser John Bolton to address arms control matters and later shifted into his current role as a top Russia and Europe adviser. (Photo: AP)

Ex-Trump adviser arrives to testify in impeachment inquiry

Tim Morrison, the first White House political appointee to testify, didn't respond to reporters' questions about his testimony.

31 Oct 2019 8:06 PM

Good riddance to ‘Caliph’, but no need to take Trump seriously

The US congressional Democratic leadership, meanwhile, is livid that it was even further out of the loop than Moscow.

31 Oct 2019 12:00 AM

Democrats unveil Trump's impeachment, White House terms it 'illegitimate sham'

Following in the footsteps of previous impeachment inquiries, the next phase will move from closed depositions to open hearings.

30 Oct 2019 9:34 AM

Baghdadi, ISIS and US: The mystery to endure

The US forces were apparently led to Baghdadi’s hideout by the Kurdish-controlled Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

30 Oct 2019 12:23 AM

President Donald Trump on Monday outed a military working dog that tracked down the head of the Islamic State. (Photo: Twitter/ Donald Trump)

'Great Job': Trump tweets photo of dog wounded who chased Baghdadi in US raid

Trump gave a dramatic account of the raid in Syria, variously saying there was one dog and multiple canines involved in the operation.

29 Oct 2019 9:53 AM

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