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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, meets Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi at the State Department in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018. â€‹(Photo | AP)

US unlikely to change policy on suspension of Pak aid: Mike Pompeo

Given Pakistan's influence over the Taliban, the Trump administration also wants Islamabad to bring them to the peace...

3 Oct 2018 11:16 AM IST

Trump had multiple chances to craft a DACA fix with Congress. But one never materialized, despite overwhelming public support for letting Dreamers stay. (Photo: File)

Very scary time for young men in America: Donald Trump amid Kavanaugh...

The fight over Kavanaugh's nomination has been unusually emotional and has unfolded just weeks ahead of Nov. 6...

3 Oct 2018 11:04 AM IST

The Travellers Choice awards for Beaches is constituted from reviews (Photo: Instagram)

US court rejects Indian-origin billionaire's private beach plea

Vinod Khosla, a co-founder of Sun Microsystems, bought the 53-acre (21.4 hectare) property in the 2008 for USD 32.5...

3 Oct 2018 10:32 AM IST

We protect Saudi Arabia. Would you say theyre rich. And I love the King, King Salman. But I said King - were protecting you - you might not be there for two weeks without us - you have to pay for your military, Trump said to cheers at a rally in Southaven, Mississippi. (Photo: AP)

Saudi King won't last in power without US support: Trump

Saudi Arabia is the world's top oil exporter and the de facto leader of OPEC, which has been criticized by Trump for...

3 Oct 2018 10:24 AM IST

Data mining and analysis firm Cambridge Analytica earlier faced allegations that it used personal information harvested from 87 million Facebook accounts to help Donald Trump win the 2016 US presidential election.

Woman 'raped' by Facebook friend, sues social network; claims enabled...

The woman, identified only as Jane Doe in court papers filed in Harris County District Court in Houston on Monday.

3 Oct 2018 10:15 AM IST

Im not a drinker and I can honestly say I never had a beer in my life -- its one of my only good traits, Trump joked at a long, rambling press conference. (Photo: AP)

Donald Trump mocks Kavanaugh accuser Ford at public rally

Impersonating Ford, Trump on Tuesday said that the woman accuser only remembered that she had one beer and nothing else.

3 Oct 2018 9:51 AM IST

Nobel laureate Suu Kyi has been decried overseas for failing to condemn the generals, with whom she is in a delicate power-sharing arrangement. (Photo: AP)

Canada revokes Myanmar leader Suu Kyi's honorary citizenship

The Senate voted unanimously to strip Suu Kyi, Myanmar's civilian leader, of the symbolic honour bestowed on her in...

3 Oct 2018 9:47 AM IST

Trump says of Germany: Were supposed to protect you against Russia and yet you make this deal with Russia. (Photo: AP)

Donald Trump helped his parents evade millions in taxes: report

Trump has stated on numerous occasions that he received little help from his father, Fred Trump, in building his...

3 Oct 2018 7:51 AM IST

Trump says of Germany: Were supposed to protect you against Russia and yet you make this deal with Russia. (Photo: AP)

Trump says tensions with Justin Trudeau 'all worked out'

The two leaders exchanged a late night phone call Sunday after reaching the new US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, which...

2 Oct 2018 3:43 PM IST

Donald Trump ordered the creation of a sixth branch. (Photo: Pixabay)

Trump says he has 'open mind' to result of FBI's Kavanaugh probe

FBI has been asked to complete an investigation against Kavanaugh, who is facing allegations of sexual assault from at...

2 Oct 2018 2:58 PM IST

President Donald Trump speaks before signing a USD 716 billion defense policy bill named for Senator John McCain Monday, in Fort Drum, New York on Monday. (Photo: AP)

Trump threatens new tariffs on China, says no trade deal

Referring to trade war with China, Trump told reporters that China wanted to talk to the US very badly, but he was not...

2 Oct 2018 2:37 PM IST

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Photo: AP)

Ex-classmate says Brett lied about his drinking, was habitual drinker

Trump sought to excuse excessive drinking by teenagers, while going beyond Kavanaugh's own testimony on his past use of...

2 Oct 2018 2:32 PM IST