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Trump to sign wall funding deal, declare national emergency
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Feb 15 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump will declare a national emergency to fulfill his long-pending demand to build the barricade across the border with Mexico, the White House confirmed on Thursday (local time).
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NASA's Mars Opportunity rover 'declared dead'
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Feb 14 (ANI): The NASA has officially called time on its Opportunity Mars rover, after the six-wheeled robot landed on the Red Planet 15 years ago for searching life on it.
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US House passes bill to end support for Yemen war
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Feb 14 (ANI): The US House of Representatives on Wednesday (local time) overwhelmingly passed legislation that would require President Donald Trump to withdraw US military assistance from the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.
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Trump says shutdown 'would be a terrible thing'
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Feb 14 (ANI): With just two days remaining before the short-term spending bill approaches the February 15 deadline, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) said that he did not want yet another partial government shutdown, asserting that it "would be a ter
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US charges ex-Air Force intel agent for espionage
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Feb 14 (ANI): The US Justice Department on Wednesday (local time) charged a former Air Force counter-intelligence officer, for allegedly spying for the Iranian government.
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Disneyland crowned most vegan-friendly theme park
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Feb 13 (ANI): The Disneyland Park in California has earned the title of the most vegan-friendly amusement park.
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Katy Perry’s blackface shoe scrubbed from shelves
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA},Feb 12 (ANI): A blackface shoe design by Katy Pery’s brand has been pulled off from shelves after some online criticism that they resembled blackface caricatures.
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US envoy thanks India for serving as 'cultural ambassadors'
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Feb 8 (ANI): India's Ambassador to the United States, Harsh Vardhan Shringla, has expressed gratitude towards the Indian community for serving as the 'cultural ambassadors' and contributing for strengthening the strategic partnership between the two countries.
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Accelerated negotiations to reach political settlement in Afghanistan: Tru
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Feb 6 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) said he has accelerated negotiations to reach a political agreement to end the 17-year-long conflict in Afghanistan.
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Trump to hold second Summit with Kim on Feb 27, 28 in Vietnam
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Feb 6 (ANI): US president Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) confirmed he will hold a second Summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on February 27 and 28 in Vietnam.
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Trump advocates bipartisanship in State of the Union speech
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Feb 6 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) called for bipartisanship in American politics in a bid to ease tension between Democrats and Republicans following the hostility that led to the longest government shutdown in history.
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US special envoy to meet North Korean counterpart to set stage for 2nd Tru
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Feb 5 (ANI): US Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun will visit Pyongyang on Wednesday (February 6) and meet his North Korean counterpart Kim Hyok Chol to discuss the second meeting between the leaders of the two countries.
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