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N Korea yet to take 'concrete steps' for denuclearisation: Pence
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 17 (ANI): US Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday said that North Korea is yet to take "concrete steps" to dismantle its nuclear weapons programme in order to fulfill its commitment of achieving denuclearisation.
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Amid shutdown, Pelosi asks Trump to defer State of the Union address
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 17 (ANI): House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday asked US President Donald Trump to postpone his State of the Union address set to be held on January 29, amid the partial government shutdown that has entered its record 26th day.
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Democrats fail to push latest funding bill to reopen US govt
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 16 (ANI): A latest funding bill initiated by the Democrats to reopen the government through February 1 failed to obtain the two-thirds majority in the House here on Tuesday.
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Trump rejects call for temporarily reopening govt
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 15 (ANI): As the partial government shutdown entered the 24th day, US President Donald Trump on Monday rejected calls from one of his top Republican aides to temporarily reopen the government.
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Day after 'devastating' tweet on Turkey, Trump speaks to Erdogan
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 15 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Monday spoke to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, where they discussed the current situation in Syria and the economic development between the two countries, a day after he threatened to "devastate" Turkey's economy
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US stock market tumbles as China trade growth sparks fear of global econom
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 15 (ANI): US stocks suffered a minor blow-back on Monday after trade data showed China's trade growth slowing. This has sparked fresh fears of a global economic slowdown.
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Trump threatens to 'devastate' Turkey if Kurds are attacked
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 14 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) threatened to "devastate Turkey economically" if it attacked the Kurds in the region.
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Trump calls reports on Putin meet, FBI probe 'nonsense'
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 14 (ANI): US President Donald Trump has rebuffed media reports on his meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and an investigation by the FBI into his behaviour after he fired the agency's Director James Comey, dubbing them as "all nonsense".
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Pompeo 'confident' of second Trump-Kim summit
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 5 (ANI): United States Secretary of State Michael Pompeo has said that he is "confident" that a second meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will take place soon.
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Believing in Santa 'marginal': Trump to 7-yr-old child
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 26 (ANI): US President Donald Trump is one such person who hogs the limelight with his strange decisions and uncanny views. On Christmas Eve, he once again ensured that he grabbed headlines while he, along with First Lady Melania Trump, were taking calls from childre
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I gave Mattis a second chance: Trump
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 23 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Saturday claimed that he gave Defence Secretary James Mattis a "second chance" after the retired Marine general was "ingloriously fired" from military leadership by former president Barack Obama.
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Senate, House adjourned as US govt set to shutdown
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 22 (ANI): A partial government shutdown is imminent as the United States House of Representatives and Senate was adjourned for the evening, as President Donald Trump and lawmakers remain at odds over border wall funding.
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