Washington: The United States witnessed one of the most shocking national security indiscretions in years when a journalist was inadvertently added to a group chat in which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Vice President JD Vance and other top officials discussed upcoming strikes against Yemen’s Houthi rebels. Though the strike was announced by President Donald Trump … Read more
Washington, DC: Green card holders living in America may soon be required to surrender their social media accounts to the government under a new proposal by President Donald Trump administration’s as part of their crackdown on immigration. Visa applicants living abroad are already required to share their social media handles with US Citizenship and Immigration … Read more
Washington, DC: US President Donald Trump was shocked to learn that his administration’s top officials and aides mistakingly leaked war plans for upcoming military strikes in Yemen to the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic after the journalist was mistakenly included in a private Signal group chat. When asked about the security breach during a press conference … Read more
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Monday said he would impose a 25 per cent tariff on countries that buy oil and gas from Venezuela, a punitive measure that could hit Asian markets including China and India, among others, and sow fresh global trade uncertainty. “Venezuela has been very hostile to the United States and … Read more
Washington: US President Donald Trump is planning to impose a new wave of tariffs on most imports during the “Liberation Day” tariff announcement on April 2, laying the groundwork for a potential escalation in global economic hostilities. The upcoming announcements would reportedly be focused on so-called“reciprocal tariffs”, which the American leader sees as retribution for … Read more
Paris: As more talks on a ceasefire in the Ukraine war are planned for Monday, here are the main developments since US President Donald Trump was inaugurated on January 20, 2025. Washington Pressures Moscow On January 20, newly inaugurated Trump said his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin “should make a deal” with Ukraine. “I think he’s … Read more
Washington: US President Donald Trump denied media reports on Friday that his billionaire ally Elon Musk would receive a “top-secret briefing” on Washington’s strategy in a potential war with China. The reports, first published by The New York Times, fanned concerns about the SpaceX and Tesla chief’s influence in the White House as an unelected … Read more
Mumbai: The Trump Organization and its local real estate partners have announced a new commercial tower project in India as the US president’s family business seeks to tap demand in the world’s most populous country. India is already home to four Trump-branded residential complexes, making it the largest market outside America for his family business, … Read more
Washington: Donald Trump’s rumbling conflict with the judiciary burst into open confrontation on Tuesday as Supreme Court Justice John Roberts issued a rare public rebuke of the US president over his call for the impeachment of a federal court judge. “For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate … Read more
Washington: President Donald Trump plans to release about 80,000 pages of material related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Tuesday, seeking to honor his campaign promise to provide more transparency about the shock event in Texas. “It’s a lot of stuff, and you’ll make your own determination,” Trump told reporters about … Read more
Washington: President Donald Trump on Monday declared he will hold Iran directly responsible for any future attacks by Yemen’s Tehran-backed Huthi rebels, who have targeted multiple US and other foreign ships in the Red Sea. “Every shot fired by the Houthis will be looked upon, from this point forward, as being a shot fired from … Read more
Washington: President Donald Trump’s administration on Sunday began mass layoffs at Voice of America and other US-funded media, making clear its intent to gut outlets long seen as critical for US influence. Just a day after all employees were put on leave, staff working on a contractual basis received an email notifying them that they … Read more