Erdogan, Trump announce Washington talks on November 13

Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan will travel to the United States next week to meet Donald Trump, the Turkish presidency says, amid heightened tensions between the two countries.
7 November 2019, 05:58 AM

Trump impeachment hearings to go public next week

Democrats announce they will launch public impeachment hearings, intending to bring to life weeks of closed-door testimony and lay out a convincing narrative of presidential misconduct by Donald Trump.
7 November 2019, 05:54 AM

US accuses 2 ex-Twitter employees of spying for Saudi Arabia

Two former employees of Twitter and a third man from Saudi Arabia face US charges of spying for the kingdom by digging up private user data and giving it to Saudi officials in exchange for payment, a complaint from the Department of Justice shows.
7 November 2019, 04:31 AM

Leaders snub US meeting after Trump skips Asean

Several Southeast Asian leaders snubbed a meeting with US officials yesterday after President Donald Trump decided not to attend a regional summit in Bangkok.
4 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Trump wades into UK politics

`US President Donald Trump on Sunday urged British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage to come together to safeguard prospects for expanded US-UK trade after Britain leaves the European Union.
4 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Whistleblower offers Republicans testimony as Trump pushes for unmasking

The US official whose whistleblower complaint led to the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump offered to communicate directly with Republicans on the intelligence committee leading the inquiry, his lawyers says.
4 November 2019, 04:37 AM

Trump to move permanent residence to Florida

US President Donald Trump announces that he will change his permanent residence from New York to Palm Beach, Florida, claiming he had been "treated very badly" in his native city.
1 November 2019, 07:47 AM

US House formalizes Trump impeachment process in landmark vote

A deeply divided Congress formally opens a new, public phase of its investigation into Donald Trump as US lawmakers vote for the first time to advance the impeachment process targeting the US president.
1 November 2019, 04:33 AM

Emergency declared as California fire rages

Thousands of firefighters battled into the early hours yesterday, losing ground to the huge blaze burning through the famed Sonoma wine region in northern California.
28 October 2019, 18:00 PM

IS jihadist danger still lurks

Eliminating the Islamic State’s elusive leader gives President Donald Trump a new argument for leaving Syria, but the US military campaign against the extremists is far from finished.
28 October 2019, 18:00 PM

State of emergency as California wildfires rage

California's governor declares a state-wide emergency as a huge wind-fueled blaze forces evacuations and massive power blackouts, threatening towns in the famed Sonoma wine region.
28 October 2019, 05:13 AM

Argentina gets new president amid economic crisis

Argentina's Peronists sweeps back into power, ousting conservative president Mauricio Macri in an election result that shifts Latin America's No. 3 economy firmly back toward the left after it was battered by economic crisis.
28 October 2019, 04:30 AM

Millions face power cuts as California fires spread

Californian officials yesterday warned that “extreme” wind conditions were set to fan wildfires across the north of the US state as residents were ordered to evacuate and millions faced power cuts.
27 October 2019, 18:00 PM

US’s goal in Syria: protecting oil

After abruptly pulling US troops who protected Kurdish fighters, President Donald Trump has identified protecting oil as the new goal in Syria. But experts question if the new strategy is realistic, or even legal.
26 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Over a million protesters demand Chile president's resignation

More than one million people take to the streets in Chile for the largest protests in a week of deadly demonstrations demanding economic reforms and the resignation of President Sebastian Pinera.
26 October 2019, 11:13 AM

Testimony adds fuel to fire

The top US diplomat in Ukraine poured fuel on Donald Trump’s impeachment probe Tuesday with a detailed account of how the president pushed Kiev to discredit one of his main political rivals, withholding US military aid to exert pressure.
23 October 2019, 18:00 PM

US voices Kashmir concern as lawmakers raise tone on India

The United States on Tuesday renewed calls on India to ease its clampdown in Kashmir as several lawmakers voiced anger at actions by a country that usually enjoys robust US support.
23 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Impeachment is ‘lynching’

US President Donald Trump yesterday likened the impeachment investigation against him to a “lynching,” a racially charged word from the darkest days of America’s slavery legacy.
22 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Trump abandons plan to host G7 summit at his resort

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday the next G7 summit will not be at one of his own Florida golf clubs, reversing a decision that had sparked corruption accusations.
20 October 2019, 18:00 PM

US committed to Afghan peace

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday Washington remained committed to peace and stability in Afghanistan as police searched for bodies in the rubble of a mosque in eastern Nangarhar province where bomb blasts killed at least 69 people.
20 October 2019, 18:00 PM