Pompeo demands that Venezuela let in US aid
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday demanded that Venezuela's military let in US-backed humanitarian aid, which President Nicolas Maduro has alleged is a cover for invasion. "The…
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday demanded that Venezuela's military let in US-backed humanitarian aid, which President Nicolas Maduro has alleged is a cover for invasion. "The…
WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday that the United States remained committed to permanently destroying the Islamic State group despite pulling forces from Syria, as he asked concerned…
WASHINGTON: A US Muslim man on death row won a last-minute stay of execution Wednesday when a federal court ruled that his constitutional rights had been violated because the state…
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump vowed Tuesday to get his disputed border wall built despite Democratic opposition, even as he urged Congress to "work together" and forge a deal on border…
WASHINGTON: The United States urged countries Monday to repatriate and prosecute at home Islamic State sympathizers captured in Syria, a delicate issue for allies such as France as Washington withdraws…
UNITED NATIONS: A United Nations expert has warned that a US plan to raise tariffs on Chinese goods next month would have "massive" implications for the global economy unless it…
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said Russia was suspending its participation in a key Cold War-era missile treaty in a mirror response to a US move the day before,…
WASHINGTON: The United States and China radiated positivity after this week's trade talks but doubts persist about the chances of sealing the overarching deal Donald Trump wants. After two days…
WASHINGTON: US job creation saw another blockbuster month in January, blowing past the government shutdown, but that disruption helped to push the unemployment rate higher, the Labor Department reported Friday.…
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Wednesday attacked the US intelligence services as "naive" and "wrong" on the threat he says is posed by Iran. "Perhaps Intelligence should go back to…
WASHINGTON: Advances in US–Taliban peace talks offer cause for cautious optimism, says an American expert of Afghan affairs while another argues that the talks only show Washington’s eagerness to exit…
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump backed down late Wednesday in a spat with Democrats over his State of the Union address, agreeing to delay it until a government shutdown ends,…
NEW YORK: Chinese consumers should outspend their American counterparts in 2019, with retail sales in the Asian giant continuing to grow in the coming years, according to an industry forecast…
WASHINGTON: US job creation rocketed higher last month, a jolt of unexpected good news for President Donald Trump as his economic agenda comes under increasing strain. With an unexpectedly strong…
WASHINGTON: He's in the White House. She's in Congress. For the next two years, Donald Trump and Nancy Pelosi will have to work together. It won't be easy. Trump, the Republican…
SEOUL: North Korea could consider a change of approach if the US maintains its sanctions on the nuclear-armed country, leader Kim Jong Un warned in his New Year speech Tuesday…
ANKARA: A US military delegation will visit Turkey this week to discuss the withdrawal of American ground forces from Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman said on Monday. "They will…
TRIPOLI: The remains of 34 Ethiopian Christians killed by the Islamic State group in 2015 have been found in a mass grave, a branch of the interior ministry said Monday.…
ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Turkey would take over the fight against the militant Islamic State (IS) group in Syria after pullout of US troops from…
WASHINGTON: Defense Secretary Jim Mattis resigned Thursday, a day after President Donald Trump stunned the US establishment by ordering a troop withdrawal from Syria. In a letter to Trump, the…
TEHRAN: Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that the US President Donald Trump has no right to tear up the landmark nuclear deal. In his White House speech on…
RAWALPINDI: Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)’s Director General Major General Asif Ghafoor has rubbished the remarks made by Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif urging the United States to launch a ‘joint operation’…
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said that Pakistan has expanded the weapon acquisition network and has inducted Chinese and European systems in its arsenal. “We have major US weapons…
WASHINGTON: Pakistan doesn’t want any material help from the United States, says Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif. “All we want is respect and trust,” he said while speaking at the United…