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The drone was 'immediately destroyed' after it approached within 1,000 yards (914 meters) of the Boxer, Trump said. (Photo: AFP)

Gulf tensions rise as US downs Iranian drone

It was the first US military engagement with Iran following a series of increasingly serious incidents.

19 Jul 2019 2:47 PM

The US has ruled out giving any exemption to countries for buying oil from Iran. (Photo: File)

Trump says he wants Iran to agree not to produce nukes

He has imposed stringent sanctions against what he described as the 'authoritarian' Iranian regime.

19 Jul 2019 10:58 AM

Ilhan Omar, US congresswoman in eye of political storm

The Somali-born Muslim lawmaker came to the United States as a child and eventually won a seat in Congress.

19 Jul 2019 10:55 AM

Trump says, 'This should never be allowed to happen to another President of the United States again'. (Photo: File)

US House blocks attempt to impeach Trump

The votes within the Democrats were split, with 95 Democrats voting to table the resolution while the rest voted against it.

18 Jul 2019 4:18 PM

Njoroge told a House subcommittee he still has 'nightmares about how (his children) must have clung to their mother crying' during the doomed flight. (Photo:AP)

Boeing to pay USD 50 million to 737 MAX crash victims' families

The 737 MAX, Boeing's best-selling jet, was grounded globally in March following the Ethiopian Airlines crash

18 Jul 2019 2:10 PM

‘We have never retaliated (against anyone) and have left everything to God. I pray that may God reward you and give you a long life,’ the man told Trump. (Photo: ANI)

Freed Ahmadi man apprise Trump about community's persecution in Pak

The man said that while he can call himself a Muslim in the US, he cannot do so in Pakistan for fear of punishment.

18 Jul 2019 1:53 PM

India imposed retaliatory tariffs on 28 US products, including almonds and apples, from June 5 after US President Donald Trump revoked its preferential trade privileges. (Photo: AP)

US remains hopeful of resolving trade ties with India

‘The United States is India's most important trading partner,’ US State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus.

17 Jul 2019 5:20 PM

The United States was the second-largest trading partner for India in goods in 2018. (Photo: FIle)

India and US bilateral trade at crossroads: Report

The report came days after US delegation of trade officials returned from New Delhi after holding first talks with their Indian counterparts

17 Jul 2019 4:01 PM

Assange is currently serving 50 weeks imprisonment sentence in UK's Belmarsh prison for skipping bail to avoid being sent to Sweden over sexual assault allegations. The Australian whistleblower has denied the allegations against him, asserting that they were politically motivated. (Photo: ANI)

Won't extradite Assange where he could face death penalty: UK Minister

Julian Assange is facing charges by US Justice Department of violating Espionage Act and conspiring to hack into classified govt document.

16 Jul 2019 7:12 PM

Houston, which has one of the largest concentration of the Indian-American community in the US, is the energy capital of the world. Energy security is a priority area for the prime minister. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Indian-Americans thrilled over PM Modi’s possible community address in Houston

This could be Modi’s third address to the Indian-American community after he became PM in 2014 and the first after his re-election in May.

15 Jul 2019 3:38 PM

Trump told stories about each military branch before separate, dramatic flyovers of their respective military aircraft. (Photo: File | AP)

Trump's July Fourth celebration cost military at least USD 1.2 million: Pentagon

The July Fourth holiday celebrates the US founders’ declaring independence from Britain in 1776.

10 Jul 2019 11:45 AM

‘The United States government welcomes the progress in negotiations which we hope will lead to the establishment of a civilian-led transitional government that is broadly acceptable to the Sudanese people,’ State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said in a statement. (Photo: PTI | Representative)

US welcomes Sudan's power-sharing deal

The deal has revived hopes for a peaceful transition of power in Sudan, which has been rocked by violent protests in April.

07 Jul 2019 1:06 PM

The tremor was felt around 4:30 am (UTC). (Photo: PTI)

6.2 magnitude quake strikes Canada's Haida Gwaii region

The epicentre was around 225 kilometres northwest of Port Hardy.

04 Jul 2019 6:38 PM

The United States withdrew from the nuclear deal last year and hit Iran’s crucial oil exports and financial transactions as well as other sectors with biting sanctions. (Photo: File)

Donald Trump says Iran ‘playing with fire’ after nuclear deal limit breached

'They know what they’re doing. They know what they’re playing with and I think they’re playing with fire,' Trump said.

02 Jul 2019 10:42 AM

A U.S.-led coalition has been fighting Islamic State in Syria since 2014 with an intensive air campaign and ground troops in support of local forces. (Photo: AP | Representational)

US says it struck al Qaeda ‘safe haven’ in Syria

The US said it carried out a strike on Sunday against al Qaeda in northwest Syria, calling the area a ‘safe haven’ for the group.

01 Jul 2019 6:34 PM

Last year, Trump pulled the United States out of the multinational deal under which sanctions on Iran were lifted in return for curbs on its nuclear programme, verified by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). (Photo: ANI)

US will sanction any country that imports Iranian oil: Special envoy

Tehran has been selling increased volumes at below market rates in countries including Brazil, China and India since US reimposed sanctions.

28 Jun 2019 9:16 PM

After a stopover in Afghanistan, Pompeo reached New Delhi and met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday morning. (Photo: PTI | File)

Bond with India ‘unbreakable’, says US as Mike Pompeo arrives

Pompeo is scheduled to meet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar over a working lunch on Wednesday.

26 Jun 2019 12:05 PM

Infosys, like many of its peers, has been ramping local hiring in key markets like the US, the UK and Australia to tackle increasing scrutiny around work visas by various governments. (Photo: File | PTI)

Infosys hired 9,100 people in United States in 2 years

The move has helped the company strengthen its business model, said Infosys COO UB Pravin Rao.

24 Jun 2019 8:27 AM

US President Donald Trump said on Friday he aborted a military strike to retaliate for Iran’s downing of the unmanned US drone because it could have killed 150 people, and signaled he was open to talks with Tehran. (Photo: File)

‘Will respond firmly to US threat,’ says Iran after Trump called off strike

Tension between Tehran and Washington has spiked since Thursday when an Iranian missile destroyed a US Global Hawk surveillance drone.

22 Jun 2019 1:33 PM

US President Donald Trump had been given a series of options Thursday night on how to respond to Iran’s downing of an unmanned American surveillance drone. (Photo: File)

‘A half-hour away’: How Donald Trump opted against Iran strike

If the planes took off, Trump later recounted to NBC, they would soon be at 'a point where you wouldn’t turn back or couldn’t turn back.'

22 Jun 2019 11:19 AM

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