Trump ends nine-day overseas trip with a flourish as trouble looms at home
Reuters, Washington :With trouble facing him back home, US President Donald Trump ended his nine-day overseas journey in dramatic fashion on Saturday, addressing US troops...
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Palestinian prisoners end mass hunger strikeAP, Jerusalem Hundreds of hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners ended their 40-day fast on Saturday after reaching a compromise with Israel for...
Anti-India protests hit Kashmir after top rebel killed
AP, Srinagar :Massive anti-India protests and clashes erupted in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Saturday after government forces killed a prominent rebel commander and his associate in...
Rex Tillerson declines hosting Ramadan event at State Department: Sources
Reuters, Washington :US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has declined a request to host an event to mark Islam’s holy month of Ramadan, two US...
Hillary delivers stinging attack on Trump at graduation speech
AFP, New York :Hillary Clinton launched a stinging attack on Donald Trump Friday, obliquely comparing him to former president Richard Nixon, who resigned in 1974...
Trump’s term disaster, aside from foreign affairs: Boehner
AP, Washington :Former House Speaker John Boehner says that aside from international affairs and foreign policy, President Donald Trump’s time in office has so far...
Trump to set up ‘war room’ to repel attacks over Russia probe
Reuters, Washington :Once U.S. President Donald Trump returns from his overseas trip, the White House plans to launch its most aggressive effort yet to push...
In Berlin, Obama speaks out against hiding behind walls
Reuters, Berlin :Former US President Barack Obama told an audience in Berlin on Thursday that prosperous nations could not “hide behind a wall” to shield...
France to ‘do everything’ to help Britain fight terror: Macron
AFP, Taormina :President Emmanuel Macron on Friday vowed France’s total support for Britain’s fight against terrorism after the Manchester attack as he met Prime Minister...
Why Melania Trump wore a head covering in Rome but not in Saudi Arabia
The Washington Post :During the Trumps’ meeting with Pope Francis on Wednesday, first lady Melania Trump wore a long-sleeved Dolce & Gabbana black dress and...
Trump targets criminal gang MS-13 to justify immigration crackdown
AFP, New York : For a president obsessed with deporting “bad hombres” from the United States, the Latino street gang known as MS-13 is the perfect...
GOP senators urge Trump to make ‘clean exit’ from Paris Agreement
AP, Washington :A group of 22 Republican senators signed a letter urging President Trump to make a “clean break” from the Paris Agreement on climate...