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Outrage over Hafiz Saeed's release: Time to 'rescind' Pakistan's major non-NATO ally status, says US expert

Hafiz Saeed is a UN-sanctioned individual terrorist who leads a UN-sanctioned terrorist organisation

Nov 23, 2017, 08:16 AM IST

Vladimir Putin says he will talk to Donald Trump following Assad meeting

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he will talk to US counterpart Donald Trump on the telephone on Tuesday after an unannounced meeting with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad in Sochi.

Nov 21, 2017, 12:26 PM IST

Russia's Vladimir Putin hosts Syria's Bashar al-Assad Assad for talks: Kremlin

Putin said he intended to talk with the Emir of Qatar, US President Donald Trump, and Middle Eastern leaders after his talks with Assad.

Nov 21, 2017, 11:42 AM IST

Donald Trump to shut charitable foundation: Reports

President Donald Trump will dissolve his charitable foundation -- which acknowledged breaking federal rules on "self-dealing" last year -- once an investigation concludes, US media reported Monday.

Nov 21, 2017, 10:12 AM IST

US ends `protected` status for Haitian immigrants

Some 59,000 Haitian immigrants in the United States will no longer receive protective status starting in 18 months, opening the door for their potential repatriation to their desperately poor home country.

Nov 21, 2017, 08:18 AM IST

Donald Trump declares North Korea state sponsor of terror

President Donald Trump on Tuesday declared North Korea a state sponsor of terrorism, returning Kim Jong-­Un's nuclear-armed pariah regime to a short blacklist of targeted US foes.

Nov 21, 2017, 08:03 AM IST

Donald Trump promises Americans 'huge tax cut' for Christmas

President Donald Trump on Tuesday promised a tax overhaul by Christmas, even as a nonpartisan tax analysis group said the Senate package would leave half of taxpayers facing higher levies by 2027.

Nov 21, 2017, 08:01 AM IST

China, Pakistan, India won't use arsenals to bring on Second Nuclear Age in Asia

Workshops conducted in the capitals of China, Pakistan and India recently, have come to the optimistic conclusion that all three countries see themselves as stakeholders in the existing international order, and are committed to an open economic order and multilateral institutionalism.

Nov 21, 2017, 07:46 AM IST

Ivanka Trump to lead American team for business summit in India: US

The Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) in Hyderabad, to be attended by 1,500 entrepreneurs from 170 countries, will be co-hosted by India and the US.

Nov 17, 2017, 23:10 PM IST

Indo-US cooperation helps talented entrepreneurs: PM Narendra Modi ahead of Ivanka visit

PM Narendra Modi held "very expansive" talks with Donald Trump in Manila during which the two leaders carried out a "broad review" of the strategic landscape in Asia.

Nov 15, 2017, 20:20 PM IST

Three killed, shooter dead, after attack at California school

At least three people were killed in a shooting at an elementary school in Northern California on Tuesday and the shooter was killed by law enforcement, Sacramento television station KCRA reported.

Nov 15, 2017, 00:13 AM IST

Donald Trump says Philippines vital for military reasons

The US president said he had repaired relations with the Philippines, which soured last year when the administration of former president Barack Obama criticised Duterte`s drug war.

Nov 14, 2017, 18:14 PM IST

Donald Trump hails `fantasic job` on Asia tour, but ends it abruptly

The US president, who began his journey in Japan 12 days ago, said his trip had seen progress in his goal of narrowing America`s trade deficits.

Nov 14, 2017, 18:11 PM IST

Narendra Modi-Donald Trump meet in Philippines – Here's what was discussed

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the Asean Summit in Philippines on Monday and discussed issues of mutual interest.

Nov 13, 2017, 21:24 PM IST

US says would like to have Taliban on negotiating table

President Donald Trump in August laid out his South Asia policy vowing to keep American troops on Afghan soil.

Nov 12, 2017, 23:12 PM IST

Donald Trump should be `ashamed` of attacks on ex-intel chiefs: former CIA head

Former CIA chief John Brennan hit back at Donald Trump on Sunday, saying the president should be "ashamed" after he attacked as "political hacks" the intelligence leaders who concluded Russia meddled in the 2016 election.

Nov 12, 2017, 22:29 PM IST

Indian-American motel owner shot dead in North Carolina in US, Sushma Swaraj assures help to family

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday said that the government is in touch with the family of Akash R Talati, who was killed in a shootout in the US state of North Carolina.

Nov 12, 2017, 19:29 PM IST

US Congress authorises $700mn for Pakistan

The US Congress has authorised up to USD 700 million in Coalition Support Fund (CSF) to reimburse Pakistan for activities carried out in support of American operations in Afghanistan.

Nov 11, 2017, 21:21 PM IST

Vladimir Putin told me `he didn`t meddle` in US election: Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump on Saturday said Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin told him that "he didn`t meddle" in US elections that propelled the billionaire former reality star to the White House.

Nov 11, 2017, 20:02 PM IST

Jaish-e-Mohammad attacked BSF camp in Srinagar, admits Masood Azhar

China has rejected the move to treat the JeM chief as a global terrorist

Nov 06, 2017, 08:13 AM IST