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Willing to negotiate for denuclearisation: North Korea confirms to White House
PYONGYANG: North Korea confirmed directly to the Trump administration that it is willing to negotiate with the United States over potential denuclearisation, administration officials said...
Trump’s top aide Hope Hicks resigns as White House communications director
WASHINGTON: Hope Hicks, the White House communications director and one of the most loyal aides of US President Donald Trump, has announced her resignation.
The...
Trump not satisfied with Pakistan’s progress against terrorism: White House
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump is "not satisfied" with the progress made by Pakistan in its fight against terrorism, the White House said on Thursday.
The White...
White House dismisses assertion of US-Israel discussing on new settlements
JERUSALEM: The United States dismissed as false an Israeli assertion on Monday that the two countries were discussing the possibility of Israel annexing Jewish...
White House leaves clearance changes up to FBI after Porter scandal,
WASHINGTON: Grappling with the fallout over a former aide accused of domestic abuse, the White House on Monday said any changes in how security...
White House unveils initiative to revamp US infrastructure
President Donald Trump on Monday unveiled an ambitious proposal to renew American infrastructure, in a plan he said was a shift focus back to...
White House speechwriter resigns over domestic abuse allegations
WASHINGTON: A second White House staffer in a week resigned on Friday over domestic abuse claims, in a widening scandal that called into question...
Trump to host Australian PM at White House on Feb 23
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will meet with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at the White House on Feb 23, the White House said...
FBI challenges White House over Russia case memo
WASHINGTON: The FBI warned Wednesday it has "grave concerns" over the accuracy of a secret Congressional memo that could depict the agency as deeply...
US authorises commanders to deal with safe havens in Pakistan: report
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration’s South Asia strategy provides US commanders in the region complete authority to ‘deal with terrorist safe havens in both Afghanistan...
Turkey official disputes White House readout of Trump-Erdogan call
ANKARA: The White House summary of a phone conversation between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump has reflected the content inaccurately, a...
White House stands by Trump’s ‘lies and deceit’ comment
WASHINGTON: The White House has said it stands by the comment of US President Donald Trump in which he said that Pakistan had given...
US policy regarding Pakistan to be announced in next 48 hours:...
WASHINGTON: In a follow up to the United States (US) President Donald Trump’s tweet accusing Islamabad of being a liar, the White House on...
White House’s iconic magnolia tree to be cut back after 182...
A historic tree that has stood at the White House for nearly 200 years is scheduled to be cut back.
The "Jackson" magnolia was planted...
White House year-ender highlights rescued US family as one of top...
WASHINGTON: The joint US-Pakistan operation that was undertaken to rescue a North American couple from Taliban has been highlighted as one of the top...
US expects to participate in Winter Olympics: White House
WASHINGTON: White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said Thursday the United States looks forward to participating in the Olympic Winter Games in South Korea...
Jerusalem decision could hurt peace process, says White House officials
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump's decision Wednesday to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital could temporarily derail the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, two senior White House officials...
