Tag: US President Donald Trump
Trump plays peacemaker with India, Pakistan on Kashmir dispute
--US president makes separate phone calls to Imran Khan and Narendra Modi, asks them to reduce Indo-Pak tensions
US President Donald Trump spoke separately on...
India has declared war against United Nations, says Shehbaz
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly (NA) Shehbaz Sharif on Monday said that Pakistan rejects...
Imran plays the Trump card
--US president offers to mediate between Pakistan and India on Kashmir issue
--Lauds Pakistan's increased cooperation in Afghan peace process, hints at restoring military aid...
Nothing wrong with accepting dirt from foreign govt on opponents: Trump
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would see nothing wrong in accepting damaging information on a US political opponent if it were...
US President Trump, Melania felicitate Muslims on Eid al-Fitr
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump on Monday wished Muslims on Eid-ul-Fitr "at the conclusion of the holy month of Ramadan".
In a...
No breakthrough in US shutdown talks, Pelosi plans new legislation
WASHINGTON: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Democrats would pass new legislation to try to reopen parts of the government next week after talks...
Trump turns to ‘Game of Thrones’ to push for border wall
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump turned Thursday to Game of Thrones — a hit TV show that features a massive ice wall — to push for...
US says not withdrawing troops from Afghanistan
--White House spokesman rejects report claiming that President Trump has ordered military to pull out 7,000 troops from Afghanistan
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump hasn’t ordered the...
With no deal, US government shutdown likely to drag on past...
WASHINGTON: A partial US government shutdown was almost certain to drag through the Christmas holiday after the Senate adjourned on Saturday without breaking an...
Trump to pick State Department spokeswoman for UN ambassador: White House...
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump will nominate State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert as US ambassador to the United Nations, two White House officials said on...
Trump mocks Macron again over French fuel tax protests
PARIS: US President Donald Trump has taken another swipe on Twitter at his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron prompted by Macron’s woes over violent protests...
Mueller says Flynn ‘substantially’ aided probe of possible links between Russia,...
WASHINGTON: US Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s office said on Tuesday President Donald Trump’s ex-national security adviser Michael Flynn provided “substantial” cooperation with its probe...
G20 opens under assault from Trump on collective action
BUENOS AIRES: G20 powers open two days of summit talks in crisis-hit Argentina on Friday after a stormy buildup dominated by US President Donald...
Pakistan responded to Trump’s tweet to ‘set record straight’: FO
--Spokesman says Pakistan welcomes talks between US and Afghan Taliban
--Warns Indian army chief to think before he speaks against Pakistan
--Afghanistan yet to share any...
National interests our focus, not what world says: Shehryar Afridi
ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Interior Shehryar Afridi on Tuesday said that the country needs to focus on its national interests and avoid paying attention...
Trump calls CIA assessment of Khashoggi murder premature but possible
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Saturday called a CIA assessment blaming Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal...
US judge orders White House to restore press pass to CNN’s...
WASHINGTON: A US judge on Friday ordered the White House to temporarily restore CNN correspondent Jim Acosta’s press pass, which was revoked after a...