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Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed on December 1 to a three-month truce in the escalating spat. (Photo: File)

China no longer US' top trading partner as tariff war continues

After coming to power, Trump has imposed 25 per cent import tariff on chinese products worth USD 250 billion.

3 Aug 2019 10:23 AM IST

The 48-year-old former Naval officer, Kulbhushan Jadhav, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage and terrorism on April 11, 2017. (Photo: File)

Pakistan silent on granting consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav

There were reports that Pakistan had put some conditions to grant consular access to Jadhav.

3 Aug 2019 8:55 AM IST

Gravity signals may play a crucial role in early identification of the occurrence of earthquakes. (Photo: PTI/ File)

Tsunami warning after 7 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia

There were no immediate reports of casualties, but strong tremors were felt in Jakarta prompting people to run out of...

2 Aug 2019 6:59 PM IST

Pompeo said this was the message he had delivered to the Pakistani leadership when he travelled to Islamabad in September, after Imran Khan became prime minister. (Photo: File)

Mike Pompeo decries China's 'bad behaviour', defends US tariffs

Pompeo and Wang at first struck a conciliatory tone when they met face-to-face in Bangkok on Thursday for the first time...

2 Aug 2019 5:46 PM IST

Vladimir Putin was speaking at the G20 summit in Osaka where he met US President Donald Trump to discuss issues ranging from trade to disarmament. (Photo: AP)

US withdraws from nuclear missile treaty, says Russia 'responsible'

On Friday US was scheduled to exit the deal after a months-long withdrawal process.

2 Aug 2019 5:28 PM IST

President of the United States Donald Trump

It's up to China to deal with Hong Kong Riots': Donald Trump

The protests are the most serious political crisis in Hong Kong since it returned to China 22 years ago.

2 Aug 2019 5:17 PM IST

President of the United States Donald Trump

Will not seek reelection,' says only black Republican, Trump critic in...

The representative has criticised Trump's attacks on ethnic minority lawmakers as 'unbecoming of the leader of the free...

2 Aug 2019 5:02 PM IST

US President Donald Trump

Ridiculous': Trump slams Tulsi Gabbard for claims of supporting Al...

During the second Democratic presidential debate on Wednesday, the Hawaiian lawmaker accused Donald Trump of propping up...

2 Aug 2019 4:35 PM IST

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

Two nephews of former Pakistan PM Sharif offloaded from Haj-bound...

The two were stopped from travelling as their names were on the Provisional National Identity List.

2 Aug 2019 4:32 PM IST

The team is specifically seeking to prove a hypothesis lent credence by Herodotus, the expeditions German leader, Dominique Goerlitz. (Photo: AFP)

An ancient Egypt-To-Black sea route? Adventurers to test theory

A group of adventurers believe so, and will try to prove their theory by embarking on a similar journey in reverse.

2 Aug 2019 4:02 PM IST

Kim and Trump have agreed to resume working-level dialogue but the talks have yet to begin. (Photo: AFP)

Trump has 'no problem' with latest North Korean weapons test

The launches come after Pyongyang fired two devices last week that Seoul said were short-range ballistic missiles.

2 Aug 2019 3:26 PM IST

The tape of the October 1971 phone call was unearthed by Tim Naftali, former director of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library. (Photo: Twitter)

Ronald Reagan called Africans 'monkeys' in taped conversation with...

In the call, Ronald Reagan criticizes the African countries which sided against the United States.

2 Aug 2019 3:11 PM IST