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Trump nominates Patrick Shanahan for Defence Secretary
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 10 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Thursday nominated acting Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan to the post of Defence Secretary, which fell vacant after James Mattis had resigned last year, the White House said.
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Barr to take call on Mueller's testimony: Trump
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 10 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Thursday said that he would leave it up to Attorney General William Barr to decide whether Special Counsel Robert Mueller should testify before the Congress over his report on alleged Russian collusion in the 2016 presidentia
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EU urges Iran to continue implementing commitments under JCPOA
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 9 (ANI): The European Union (EU) on Thursday urged Iran to continue implementing its commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) after the middle-eastern nation announced partial withdrawal from the deal.
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Israel to rename city square after Donald Trump on July 4
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 9 (ANI): A square in the central Israeli city of Petah Tikvah will be officially renamed after United States President Donald Trump on July 4, the city's mayor has said.
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China threatens countermeasures if US enforces fresh tariffs
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 9 (ANI): China threatened to take "necessary countermeasures" if the United States increases tariffs on Chinese goods worth USD 200 billion from 10 per cent to 25 per cent from May 10, according to an official statement.
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House Judiciary Committee votes to hold Barr in contempt of Congress
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 9 (ANI): The US House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday voted to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress, fuelling a simmering dispute between the Democrats and Republicans over Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on alleged Russian collusion
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Trump offers condolences to Denver shooting victims
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 9 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday condoled the death of an 18-year-old student, who died in a shooting in a suburban Denver school and wished a speedy recovery to the injured.
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Amid escalating tensions, US slaps new sanctions on Iran
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 9 (ANI): The US on Wednesday imposed fresh sanctions on Iran targetting its steel and mining industries, amid rising tensions between the two nations.
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Great for US, not good for China: Trump commends tariffs
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [USA], May 8 (ANI): Speaking on the US-China trade issue, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he's happy with over "$100 billion a year in tariffs filling US coffers," adding that while this is great for the United States, it is "not good for China".
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Stock markets plunge again amid global worries on US-China trade conflict
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 8 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices traded in the negative zone during early hours on Wednesday amid global sell-off on worries over brewing US-China trade conflict.
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Trump provoking Democrats to impeach him: Pelosi
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 8 (ANI): US President Donald Trump is trying to provoke the Democrats to impeach him as he wants to "solidify" his base ahead of the 2020 election, said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday.
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Mnuchin denies Democrats request to divulge Trump's tax details
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 7 (ANI) : US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has denied a request from Democrats to make public personal tax returns of President Donald Trump.
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