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New Zealand foreign Minister to visit United States
Auckland: New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters will travel to Washington D.C. this week. “The current global context is the most challenging New Zealand has faced in the past 80 years,” Peters…
- World
Washington-area airports halt flights due to chemical smell at air traffic centre
Washington: Airports serving Washington, D.C., Baltimore and some cities in Virginia briefly halted all flights on the evening of Friday, March 27, because of what federal authorities said was a strong chemical…
- World
Trump set to feature on gold coin to celebrate 250 years of US Independence
Washington: US President Donald Trump is all set to feature on a gold coin to commemorate the nation’s 250th anniversary, amid questions over the legality of the move. The 24-karat gold coin,…
- Offbeat
Trump, Epstein’s Titanic statue appears in Washington mall
Washington: A statue of United States President Donald Trump and late financier and convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein in a pose inspired by the 1997 movie, Titanic, appeared at the National Mall in Washington…
- World
US urged India to buy Russian oil already at sea: Energy Secy
New York: The US has urged India to buy Russian oil already floating at sea and redirect it to Indian refineries to “tamp down” fears of supply shortages and price spikes amid…
- World
Spain PM stands firm on opposition to war in Iran despite Trump’s threat
Madrid: Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez once again criticised the US and Israel’s military actions in Iran, standing firm on Wednesday, March 4, against fresh trade threats from Washington and warning that…
- World
Iran, US have historic opportunity to strike unprecedented deal: Iranian FM
Tehran: Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said that Iran is determined to reach a “fair and equitable” deal with the United States as soon as possible, noting that the two countries…
- World
Trump to host Netanyahu at White House for bilateral talks
Washington: US President Donald Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Wednesday, February 11, for a bilateral meeting, the White House said. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt…
- World
2 National Guard members shot in an ambush attack just blocks from White House
Washington: Two West Virginia National Guard members who deployed to the nation’s capital were shot Wednesday afternoon just blocks from the White House in a brazen act of violence that the mayor…
- Middle East
Trump designates Saudi Arabia as major non-NATO ally
Washington: President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will designate Saudi Arabia as a major non-NATO ally, revealing the decision while hosting Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White…
- World
Trump signs government funding bill, ends shutdown
Washington: President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded scores of travellers at…
- India
Jaishankar meets US ambassador-designate Sergio Gor
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday held talks with US ambassador-designate Sergio Gor amid continuing strains in the relations over Washington’s imposition of 50 per cent tariffs on Indian…
- News
Pakistan PM Shehbaz to travel to Washington to meet Trump on Thursday
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will travel from New York to Washington to meet US President Donald Trump on Thursday, as the two sides made a renewed push to reset their…
- Middle East
Khamenei rejects US talks, says Washington seeks Iran’s ‘obedience’
Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said that the United States confronts Iran because it wants the country to be “obedient,” a demand he called “offensive” and vowed the nation would resist. …
- India
Shashi Tharoor welcomes US decision to designate TRF as ‘global terrorist group’
New Delhi: As the United States has designated The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of the Pakistan-based LeT, as a global terrorist organisation, the move has been welcomed by former diplomat and…
