US won't benefit from escalation of Sino-Indian confrontation: Chinese media
Indian and Chinese troops continue to be locked in a standoff in Doklam and both sides have moved additional troops, ammunition and military equipment to the area.
Jul 26, 2017, 13:29 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi unlikely to attend UNGA session in September
The summit was the only forum when Modi and Sharif had come face to face during their visit for the UN General Assembly.
Jul 26, 2017, 12:22 PM IST
Donald Trump praises work on post-Brexit trade deal, criticizes EU's relationship with US
United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday praised ongoing work on a post-Brexit trade deal with Britain while sharply criticizing the European Union`s trade relationship with the United States.
Jul 25, 2017, 20:26 PM IST
US senators predict veto-proof support for Russia sanctions
Republicans and Democrats reached agreement on legislation that allows new sanctions against Russia, Iran and North Korea in a bill that would limit any potential effort by Trump to try to lift sanctions against Moscow.
Jul 23, 2017, 23:30 PM IST
Free Iranian citizens, Iran tells US in response to Donald Trump
Last October, an Iranian court sentenced 46-year-old Siamak Namazi and his father Baquer Namazi, 80, to 10 years in prison on charges of spying and cooperating with the United States.
Jul 23, 2017, 00:23 AM IST
Denial of USD 350mn aid to Pakistan reality, not policy: United States
United States Defence Secretary Jim Mattis has said that his refusal to give certification to Congress that Pakistan was taking action against the Haqqani network is not a reflection of a new tougher policy against Islamabad, but simply an assessment of the current state of play.
Jul 22, 2017, 09:59 AM IST
Abu Bakr-al Baghdadi still alive, says US Defence Secretary James Mattis
US Defence Secretary James Mattis believes Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al- Baghdadi is still alive, shooting down claims he was killed in an air strike.
Jul 22, 2017, 09:47 AM IST
Donald Trump warns of serious consequences unless Iran releases detained Americans: White House
U.S. President Donald Trump warned that Iran would face "new and serious consequences" unless all unjustly detained American citizens are released and returned, the White House said in a statement on Friday.
Jul 22, 2017, 09:11 AM IST
Rex Tillerson urges Arab states to lift Qatar 'land blockade'
In one of the first positive signs from the four Arab states since they imposed the sanctions last month, the United Arab Emirates on Friday welcomed Qatar`s decision to amend its anti-terrorism laws.
Jul 21, 2017, 19:59 PM IST
Philippines PM Rodrigo Duterte says will never visit 'lousy' United States
Duterte was responding to remarks by Massachusetts Congressman James McGovern, who told a hearing of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission that he would protest against such a visit if US President Donald Trump followed through on an invitation to the firebrand Philippine leader.
Jul 21, 2017, 18:38 PM IST
US Justice Department shuts down dark web bazaar AlphaBay
Authorities said the law enforcement action was one of the largest ever taken against criminals on the dark web, part of the internet that is accessible only through certain software and typically used anonymously.
Jul 20, 2017, 23:58 PM IST
Donald Trump regrets decision to hire Attorney General Jeff Sessions
Trump also said that Sessions's decision ultimately led to the appointment of a special counsel that should not have happened.
Jul 20, 2017, 15:17 PM IST
Donald Trump Jr to testify before Senate judiciary over Russian election meddling
Donald Trump's former campaign manager Paul J Manafort will also testify alongside Trump Jr whereas the President's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner will appear earlier on July 24, the committee panel announced on Wednesday.
Jul 20, 2017, 15:10 PM IST
Bellicose China mounting expansionist policy: US Republican Party
"While tensions between China and Taiwan have persisted since the 1950s, China has now mounted an aggressive and expansionist policy towards other nations in the region in order to enlarge their sphere of influence," the Republican Study Committee said in its report yesterday as the House of Representatives initiated steps to pass the annual budget.
Jul 20, 2017, 14:56 PM IST
Congressional committee moves to restore US aid for Tibet
Reversing the Trump administration's move to slash aid to Tibetans to zero, a key congressional committee has approved a bill to maintain the decades-old American policy of providing financial assistance for Tibet and support "democracy and human rights programmes".
Jul 20, 2017, 10:47 AM IST
China must admit India is a force to be reckoned with: Nisha Desai Biswal
"China, I think, needs to acknowledge the fact that there is growing strategic and security capability across Asia, and certainly India is a force to be reckoned with," former Indian-American Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Nisha Desai Biswal told PTI in an interview.
Jul 18, 2017, 19:47 PM IST
Donald Trump, after Senate bill collapses, vows 'great healthcare plan'
After Republicans` effort to pass a healthcare bill in the Senate collapsed on Monday, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday put the blame on Democrats and a few members of his own party, but vowed to come back with "a great healthcare plan."
Jul 18, 2017, 18:55 PM IST
United States student imprisoned in Iran is scholar, not spy - Colleagues
The Chinese-born US citizen previously worked as a Pashto translator for the International Committee of the Red Cross in Afghanistan and spent time in Uzbekistan while a student at Harvard University.
Jul 18, 2017, 18:12 PM IST
After US meeting on diplomatic row, Russia says ready to retaliate
Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday Moscow reserved the right to take retaliatory measures against the United States after a meeting in Washington ended without a deal on returning seized Russian diplomatic property.
Jul 18, 2017, 16:00 PM IST
White House accuses Democrats, Ukraine of 'collusion' during 2017 election
The White House has alleged that Democrats colluded with Ukraine during the 2016 election, turning the tables on its accusers amid an all-engulfing scandal over Trump's contacts with Russia.
Jul 18, 2017, 09:36 AM IST
