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As Netanyahu wraps Washington visit, progress on a Gaza ceasefire remains murky
Washington: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attended a memorial service on Thursday for two slain Israeli Embassy staffers as he wraps up a four-day visit to Washington in which talks with President Donald…
- Middle East
Israeli warplanes hammer Iran’s capital as retaliatory missiles diminish
Israeli warplanes pounded Iran’s capital overnight and into Wednesday, June 18, claiming to have hit a facility used to make uranium centrifuges and another that made missile components. The Israeli military said…
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Photos: Military parade rolls through DC
Washington: The grand military parade that President Donald Trump had been wanting for years barrelled down Constitution Avenue on Saturday with tanks, troops and a 21-gun salute, playing out against a counterpoint…
- World
Young couple working in Israeli embassy killed near Jewish museum in DC
Washington: Two staff members of the Israeli embassy in Washington were shot and killed Wednesday evening, May 21, while leaving an event at a Jewish museum. The suspect yelled, “Free, free Palestine”…
- Pakistan
Explained: India’s abstention during IMF vote on Pakistan loan
New Delhi: India on Friday strongly opposed further financial assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to Pakistan at its executive board meeting in Washington, DC. The IMF Executive Board consists of…
- World
World leaders react to Trump’s ‘reciprocal tariffs’
Washington: As US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on the so-called “reciprocal tariffs,” the world reacted sharply against the decision, with some calling it a “mistake that benefits no one”…
- World
US: Black Lives Matter mural removed in Washington
A mural related to the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement in United States’ Washington was removed on Monday, March 10 after a Republican lawmaker threatened stop funding to the city. The mural,…
- World
Federal workers face second Musk deadline to explain their work last week
Washington: Federal employees face a midnight deadline to comply with Elon Musk’s second demand for reports on their recent accomplishments, a request that has become a flashpoint within the government workforce. Musk…
- India
PM Modi set to hold talks with US President Trump in Washington on Feb 13
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to pay a two-day visit to the US from February 12 to hold talks with US President Donald Trump on a range of issues…
- India
Invitation for PM not discussed at any stage: Jaishankar after Rahul Gandhi’s claim
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday accused Rahul Gandhi of resorting to “falsehood” after the Congress leader suggested that the minister’s visit to Washington in December was to manage…
- World
Washington DC plane crash: No survivors yet of mid-air collision
Washington: No survivors have yet been found of American Eagle Flight 5342 that collided with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter near the Reagan National Airport in Washington DC Wednesday night. Both…
- World
Washington plane crash: Should’ve been prevented, says President Trump
Washington: As the death toll from the deadly plane crash in Washington continues to rise, US President Donald Trump said that the accident “should have been prevented” and questioned why the authorities…
- World
Israel PM Netanyahu plans to meet US President Trump in Washington
Washington: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is hoping to meet with President Donald Trump in Washington as early as next week, according to two US officials familiar with preliminary planning for the…
- Photos
Photos: Jimmy Carter’s casket arrives at US Capitol
Washington: Nearly 44 years after Jimmy Carter left the nation’s capital in humbling defeat, the 39th president returned to Washington for three days of state funeral rites starting Tuesday. Carter’s remains, which…
- World
Kamala Harris to make closing remarks in Washington, Trump in New York
Washington: Vice President Kamala Harris has chosen the Ellipse in Washington DC as the venue for her campaign’s closing argument on Tuesday as former President Donald Trump returns to New York, his…