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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.

02 Aug 2019 3:26 PM

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 Nixon

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

02 Aug 2019 3:11 PM

Trump hit China with punitive tariffs on another USD 300 billion in goods. (Photo: AFP)

Trump slaps China with 10pc tariffs on USD 300bn in goods

Trump says China has used a state-directed economic model to harm the American economy.

02 Aug 2019 1:56 PM

Snowden, who once worked for the CIA in addition to the NSA, has been living in Russia since leaking thousands of classified documents to the press in 2013 which revealed the scope of US government surveillance after 9/11. (Photo: File)

'I wrote a book': US whistleblower Edward Snowden's memoir coming out next month

It is being published globally by Macmillan Publishers.

02 Aug 2019 12:30 PM

In Venezuela, the 'authoritarian regime' is being helped by countries like Russia, China and Iran, Trump said. (Photo: File)

'Yes, I am': Donald trump on US considering blockade of Venezuela

'Yes, I am. Yes. Yes, I am,' Trump reiterated in a follow up question, without explaining any further.

02 Aug 2019 10:55 AM

There has been no official confirmation of it from the United States. (Photo: File)

'Osama bin Laden's son Hamza was very threatening to US,' says Trump

US media on Wednesday reported that Hamza bin Laden was killed during the first two years of the Trump administration.

02 Aug 2019 9:21 AM

The agreement, if reached, would cut the number of American troops in the country from 14,000 to between 8,000 to 9,000. (Photo: ANI | Representational)

US preparing to withdraw thousands of troops from Afghanistan

The Taliban and the US are getting closer to a deal centred around the latter's promise to withdraw its troops from the war-torn country.

02 Aug 2019 9:18 AM

Trump said that PM Modi had asked for help during their bilateral meeting in Japan in June on the sidelines of G-20 Summit. (Photo: File)

Trump offers to mediate on Kashmir again; calls Khan, Modi 'fantastic people'

Trump was referring to his meeting Imran Khan wherein he offered to help resolve Kashmir issue through mediation and arbitration.

02 Aug 2019 8:30 AM

Islamabad abolished the State Subject Rule in Gilgit Baltistan in 1984, which resulted in demographic changes in the territory. People from different parts of Pakistan are free to purchase land there. (Photo: Representational)

Pakistan has been changing demography of PoK, Gilgit Baltistan, say activists

Islamabad has gradually diluted its constitution in order to facilitate outsiders to grab land and resources of illegally occupied areas.

01 Aug 2019 7:10 PM

In short remarks, Pompeo later insisted the US was not forcing Southeast Asian nations to 'choose between countries'. (Photo: File)

Not asking ASEAN allies to 'choose' between US and China: Mike Pompeo

Pompeo is tasked with reassuring Asian allies that US remains key player in region as China builds its military presence in disputed seas.

01 Aug 2019 4:31 PM

Mohammed Javad Zarif has been at the heart of talks over Iran's nuclear power industry. (Photo: AFP)

US sanctions Iran's foreign minister amid rising sanctions

The sanctions freeze any of Zarif's assets in the United States or controlled by US entities.

01 Aug 2019 3:30 PM

The Taliban and the US are getting closer to a deal centred around the latter's promise to withdraw its troops from the war-torn country, in exchange for the guarantee by the former that the Afghan soil. (Photo: ANI)

Taliban hopeful of reaching agreement with US in upcoming talks

Suhail Shaheen, the spokesperson for Taliban's political office in Qatar, said that the two sides have worked hard for nearly one year

01 Aug 2019 3:29 PM

Liu Zhongtian, 55, and China Zhongwang Holdings Ltd, where he served as chairman and president, were among several defendants charged in a 24-count indictment by a Los Angeles grand jury. (Photo: AFP)

Chinese billionaire indicted in USD 1.8 billion tariff evasion scheme in US

He evaded tariffs by smuggling huge amounts of the metal into the United States, federal prosecutors said.

01 Aug 2019 3:24 PM

North Korea said on Friday its latest missile launch was a warning to South Korean 'warmongers' to stop importing weapons and conducting joint military drills, a message that analysts said was also aimed at the United States. (Photo: File)

UN security council to hold meeting over North Korea missile tests

Kim says North's tests were warning to South Korea.

01 Aug 2019 3:24 PM

Recently, Democrat Senator from California Kamala Harris had visited a facility in Homestead where young migrants are lodged in Florida. (Photo: ANI)

Obama built 'cages for kids': Trump fires back at Democrats

This came after at least 10 Democratic presidential candidates sparred over issues of Trump govt’s immigration policy.

01 Aug 2019 1:50 PM

US poised to formally abandon cold war missile treaty with Russia

Washington formally launched the procedure of leaving the treaty on February 1.

01 Aug 2019 1:20 PM

India has brought down the import of oil from Iran, with which it has historic and cultural ties, to almost zero. (Representational Image)

Highly gratified by cooperation from ‘great friend’ India on Iran: US

India, which has galloping energy needs, went out of its way to co-operate with the United States.

01 Aug 2019 10:27 AM

A GPS device that he had on him was used to locate his body late Tuesday. (Photo: YouTube)

YouTube star Grant Thompson killed in paragliding accident

Grant had 11 million subscribers on his channel and billions of views.

01 Aug 2019 8:41 AM

Several candidates joined with Biden in condemning the man currently in the White House. (Photo: File)

'Go easy on me kid': Joe Biden, rivals temper tone at Democratic debate

Divisions also emerged on immigration, trade, taxes, and how to tackle climate change.

01 Aug 2019 8:34 AM

Hamza was thought to be under house arrest in Iran at the time, and documents recovered from the compound indicated that aides had been trying to reunite him with his father. (Photo: AP)

'Osama bin Laden’s son Hamza is dead,' says US official: report

The US official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, provided no further details, including when Hamza died or where.

01 Aug 2019 8:07 AM

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