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Trump has no plans to unfriend Pakistan, says aide
A prominent Pakistani supporter of President-elect Donald Trump Sajid Tarar, the other day, said that the Trump administration has no plans to “unfriend” Pakistan...
Despite showman reputation, Trump inauguration shaping up as low-key
Donald Trump made his name with opulent hotels and a dramatic reality TV show, but his inauguration on Friday as the 45th US president...
Trump ‘needs to learn how to cry’ from Obama
PARIS: Donald Trump has one big lesson to learn from outgoing US President Barack Obama – he needs to learn to be cool about...
Zardari leaves for Dubai ahead of US trip
KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party Parliamen¬tarians chief Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday evening left for Dubai from where he will fly to the United States...
Trump’s busy Day 1: Scrap Obama orders, deport illegals
WASHINGTON: Rolling back Obamacare and industry regulations. Deporting undocumented immigrants. Scrapping trade deals. And of course, building that border wall.
It will be an extremely...
Obama pays last presidential holiday visit to Hawaii marine base
US President Barack Obama on Sunday visited American troops at a Hawaii military base, the last time he will participate in his holiday tradition...
Obama sends final Christmas message from White House
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama sent their final Christmas salutations from the White House on Saturday, highlighting common values uniting Americans...
Electoral College seals Trump White House win
America's Electoral College on Monday confirmed Donald Trump's election as the 45th president of the United States, unswayed by a desperate bid by die-hard...
Trump builds team of bosses to shake up Washington
With more than 20 nominees now selected, Donald Trump’s cabinet appears much like the president-elect himself: mostly older, white males, many of them wealthy,...
Trump names Haley, a foreign policy novice, as envoy to UN
Donald Trump on Wednesday named South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, a former critic with little foreign policy experience, as the next US ambassador to...
Trump keeping ‘open mind’ on pulling out of climate accord
US President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was keeping an open mind on whether to pull out of a landmark international accord to...
Obama says goodbye to world stage after eight years
US President Barack Obama bid farewell to the world stage Sunday, pondering his legacy, offering advice to his successor and discussing his post-presidential life...
Trump defends decision to settle Trump University lawsuits
President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday defended his decision to settle lawsuits over his Trump University real estate seminars for $25 million, saying he does...
Trump makes transition to power a family affair
Ten days after his election, Donald Trump´s transition to power has every appearance of a family affair, fuelling concerns about conflicts of interest and...
Obama arrives in Peru facing tough questions on Trump
Barack Obama touched down in Peru on the final foreign visit of his eight-year presidency, facing tough questions from assembled Pacific leaders about Donald...
Trump fills three top posts with security, immigration hardliners
President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet began taking shape, with three conservative stalwarts named to fill key national security and judicial posts -- nominations predictably hailed...
Confusion over Trump’s first talks with foreign leader
One day before US President-elect Donald Trump's first meeting with a foreign leader, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japanese officials said they had not...