Trump aide Conway draws ire for kneeling on White House sofa
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump's senior adviser Kellyanne Conway has come under fire after a… Read More
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Trump blames Oscars fail on show’s political tone
LOS ANGELES: President Donald Trump said Monday the chaos that erupted at the end of… Read More
8 years ago
Obama-era veteran picked to lead Democratic Party
WASHINGTON: Opposition Democrats on Saturday chose Tom Perez as their new leader, tapping an establishment… Read More
8 years ago
Trump decides to skip White House press dinner
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump ratcheted up his feud with the US media, announcing he will… Read More
8 years ago
North Korea evades sanctions with network of overseas companies: UN report
WASHINGTON: North Korea is evading international sanctions with a sophisticated network of overseas companies, enabled… Read More
8 years ago
NASA mulls putting astronauts on deep space test flight
MIAMI: The US space agency said it is considering putting astronauts on an upcoming test… Read More
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White House bars some news organisations from briefing
WASHINGTON: The White House excluded several major U.S. news organisations, including some it has criticised,… Read More
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Trump blasts FBI for not stopping leaks to media
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump took the unusual step on Friday of publicly criticizing the FBI,… Read More
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Mexico bristles at ‘hostile’ Trump deportation rules before US talks
MEXICO CITY: Mexico reacted with anger on Wednesday to what one official called "hostile" new… Read More
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WTO ratifies first multilateral trade deal
GENEVA: The first multilateral deal agreed at the World Trade Organization came into force on… Read More
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‘Trump right about Sweden after all’
STOKHOLM: Donald Trump's controversial statements linking immigration and crime in Sweden, a country idealised by… Read More
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Russia’s UN envoy dies ‘unexpectedly’
MOSCOW: Russia's envoy to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin died suddenly on Monday, the foreign ministry… Read More
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‘We’re not here for your oil’ says Trump’s defense chief in Iraq
BAGHDAD: The U.S. military is not in Iraq "to seize anybody's oil", Defense Secretary Jim… Read More
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Global arms trade highest since Cold War: study
STOCKHOLM: Worldwide arms trade has risen to its highest level since the Cold War in… Read More
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Hitler’s phone sells for more than $240,000
WASHINGTON: Adolf Hitler's personal telephone, which the Fuehrer used to dictate many of his deadly… Read More
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Iran pushes for dialogue with Gulf Arab states
MUNICH: Iran's foreign minister on Sunday stepped up efforts to improve ties with Gulf Arab… Read More
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Trump reassures supporters in fiery campaign-style speech
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump turned back the clock with a bold and aggressive Florida speech… Read More
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Iran in new military drills despite US warnings
TEHRAN: Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard is to conduct military drills next week, a senior commander… Read More
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US remains ‘your greatest ally’, Pence tells Europe
MUNICH: US Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday pledged an "unwavering" commitment to transatlantic ties,… Read More
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Kraft Heinz bids $143 billion for Unilever in global brand grab
LONDON: U.S. food company Kraft Heinz made a surprise $143 billion offer for Unilever in… Read More
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