Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday unveiled details of plans to create a US Space Force that would become the sixth branch of America’s military, saying the “time has come” to prepare for “the next battlefield.” In June, President Donald Trump ordered the creation of Space Force, arguing the Pentagon needs it to tackle vulnerabilities […]
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Trump predicts Iran talks ‘pretty soon’
US President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that talks with arch foe Iran were imminent, despite silence from the Islamic republic’s leaders to his offer for a meeting. Scepticism was rife in Iran over possible talks, with one lawmaker saying negotiations would be a “humiliation.” The country’s top leaders did not give an immediate response to […]
Trump hails US economic growth spurt, promises more ahead
AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM – US President Donald Trump and his economic team cheered the 4.1% surge in GDP in the second quarter although economists caution it is likely to slow the rest of the year President Donald Trump on Friday hailed roaring US economic growth as a “miracle,” and said the quickest expansion in almost […]
The Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un meeting: funniest memes on the internet right now
As we all have come to know, US President Donald Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Un recently met in Singapore, after months of insulting and threatening each other about nuclear war. In the first summit meeting, both of the leaders promised to maintain new peaceful relations with each other along with the denuclearisation of the […]
Donald Trump receives live swearing by actor Robert De Niro
NEW YORK: Oscar-winning actor, Robert de Niro issued an expletive-laden denunciation of US President Donald Trump, on Sunday, during the live television broadcast of the Tony Awards ceremony. De Niro appeared on stage at New York’s Radio City Music Hall to introduce rocker and Tony Awards performer Bruce Springsteen. “I’m gonna say one thing. F*** Trump,” […]
Trump all set to impose tariffs on steel from EU
President Donald Trump intends to impose steep import duties on steel and aluminum imports from Europe starting Friday, after weeks of talks failed to reach a compromise, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Trade officials from Washington and Brussels had continued discussions to find a solution, such as import quotas, that would convince Trump to […]
US’s ‘freedom of navigation’ maneuver in South China Sea Irks China
Photo: AFP China has voiced “strong dissatisfaction” after two US warships sailed by an island claimed by Beijing in the disputed South China Sea, adding to simmering tensions in the strategic waterway. The foreign ministry issued a statement expressing “resolute opposition” to the US sail-by of the territory in the disputed Paracel Island chain on […]
Putin’s growing problems in Syria
Russia intervened in the Syrian civil war in 2015 at the behest of President Bashar Al Assad whose government seemed to be on the verge of collapse. Russian air power coupled with the firepower of the foreign militias assembled by the Iranian revolutionary guards and spearheaded by the Lebanese Hezbollah helped turn the tide […]
An American’s connection with Pakistan over the decades
Based in Kenya these days, Scott Gibbons is an American urban infrastructure planner and project manager, and of course, it was a pleasant surprise to discover that he could speak perfect Urdu. Apparently, his connection with Pakistan had spanned several decades. At times, his visits to the country were for studies, and at other times, […]
EU, Japan seek clarity from crunch US trade talks
BRUSSELS: The EU and Japan held crunch talks with their US counterparts in Brussels on Saturday hoping to get “clarity” on President Donald Trump’s controversial new steel and aluminium tariffs. Trump’s announcement of duties of 25 percent on imported steel and 10 percent on aluminium has stung the European Union and triggered warnings of an all-out […]