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We are committed to ensuring that Indians have access to the worlds best products, Trump said. (Photo: File)

US imposes record USD 7.5 billion tariffs on European goods

But the tariffs also target consumer products such as French wine, which Trump had vowed to attack in recent months.

18 Oct 2019 11:11 AM IST

Smoke from burning cars rises due in Culiacan, Mexico, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. An intense gunfight with heavy weapons and burning vehicles blocking roads raged in the capital of Mexicos Sinaloa state Thursday after security forces located one of Joaqun El Chapo Guzm¡ns sons who is wanted in the US on drug trafficking charges. (Photo: AP)

El Chapo's son freed as Mexican cartel gunmen chase away security...

After entering the house, they found four men including Ovidio Guzman, who is accused of drug trafficking in the United...

18 Oct 2019 10:55 AM IST

Weve got to win tomorrow, Fred, Trump told a cheering rally crowd at a hangar at Williamsport Regional Airport. (Photo:AP)

Next year's G-7 summit to take place in Trump's Florida golf club

The site chosen by administration -- among 12 different US venues -- for gathering next June is Trump National Doral...

18 Oct 2019 9:41 AM IST

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday approved a USD 6 billion loan for Pakistan. (Photo: AFP)

IMF says India worked on fundamentals but certain problems need to be...

Georgieva said there has been 'very strong growth' in India over last years and IMF is projecting reasonably strong...

18 Oct 2019 9:13 AM IST

An about-face from the Republican leader six weeks later led to hundreds of reunions, but the pace has been slow; children and their parents are being housed in different parts of the country and some adults have been deported.

In a first, Mexico deports 311 Indians

The move comes after US President Donald Trump in June threatened tariffs on all Mexican imports.

17 Oct 2019 2:48 PM IST

Obama urges voters to back Trudeau for another term, calls him...

Obama saluted Trudeau as his political and generational kin, even though the American is 10 years older.

17 Oct 2019 11:33 AM IST

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told reporters that Washington stood ready to impose more tariffs on China if President Donald Trump and Chinas Xi Jinping fail to strike a deal at the G20 summit later this month in Osaka. (Photo: AP)

More US sanctions on Turkey if no ceasefire: US Treasury Secretary

The US withdrawal was seen as a green light from the White House for the Turkish offensive, creating a massive backlash...

17 Oct 2019 10:45 AM IST

Indian Ambassador to the US, Harsh Vardhan Shringla. (Photo: ANI)

Indian ambassador briefs US lawmakers on ground situation in Kashmir

Since August 16, there was gradual removal of curbs and by September first week, most were removed, officials in Jammu...

17 Oct 2019 9:21 AM IST

Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic Speaker of the House, and some other Democratic Party leaders have been wary of impeaching Trump. (Photo:AP)

'Trump insulted Pelosi': Democrats walk out of White House meeting on...

WH had invited leadership and top committee members of both Democrats and Republicans, and Congress to brief them about...

17 Oct 2019 8:51 AM IST

In an interview with The Washington Post, the president said, Baltimore happens to be about the worst case. (Photo: ANI)

'Don't be a fool': Trump to Turkey President on Syria offensive

In language shorn of diplomatic niceties, Trump began with an outright threat.

17 Oct 2019 8:44 AM IST

Another nation which has used the same principles in employing proxies to gain strategic advantage or neutralise its adversaries has been Iran; in fact in a far more refined way.

US carried out secret cyber strike on Iran after Saudi oil attack:...

The Pentagon declined to comment about the cyber strike.

16 Oct 2019 12:17 PM IST

This is the first suit weve designed in about 40 years, Chris Hansen, a manager at NASAs spacesuit design office, said. (Photo: Twitter)

One size, fits all: NASA unveils new spacesuit prototypes for missions

The new suits make it much easier to walk, bend and squat when walking on the lunar surface, Amy Ross, NASA's lead...

16 Oct 2019 10:00 AM IST