US President Donald Trump has warned that he will not defend NATO allies who do not pay enough for their own defense. In an Oval Office interview on Thursday, Trump emphasized that it’s “common sense” for NATO members to contribute more. He reiterated his stance from his previous presidency, where he pushed for higher […]
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Donald Trump could be charged any day – what happens next?
Donald Trump could be charged in New York as soon as this week for allegedly covering up hush money payments to a celebrity during his 2016 presidential campaign, nearly seven years after the money changed hands. But any trial of the former US president would still be more than a year away, legal experts said, and could […]
Rehman urges world powers to win hearts, minds of Afghan people
ISLAMABAD: Institute of Research and Reforms (IRR) Chairman Senator Rehman Malik urged US President Joe Biden and world powers to play their role in bringing peace in Afghanistan to win hearts and minds of Afghans in particular and the world in general. In an open letter to US President Joe Biden, he suggested that the […]
Trump sues banks in bid to block Congress subpoenas
US President Donald Trump, along with his family and businesses, on Monday sued Deutsche Bank and Capital One in an attempt to stop them from complying with Congressional subpoenas issued as part of a probe into foreign political influence. The subpoenas — which the Trumps described in their suit as “intrusive and overbroad” — were […]
The pursuit of Greater Israel
Developments in the Middle East point unmistakably to the fact that work on the Greater Israel plan is continuing. Following President Doald Trump’s announcement regarding US policy on Golan Heights, it can be safely concluded that the so-called Arab Spring was planned and provoked, if not orchestrated, by Israel and its allies and was not […]
Biden says he will be ‘more mindful’ about personal space
Former US vice president Joe Biden, who is mulling a White House run, said Wednesday after coming under fire over his physical contact with women that he will be “more mindful” in the future about respecting personal space. “Social norms are changing. I understand that, and I’ve heard what these women are saying,” the 76-year-old […]
US blames Canada for G7 fiasco, says Trudeau ‘stabbed us in the back’
The US blamed Canada on Sunday for the disastrous ending to the G7 summit, saying Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “stabbed us in the back,” while American allies held Washington responsible. Just minutes after a joint G7 communique was published Saturday in summit host city Quebec, President Donald Trump launched a Twitter broadside, taking exception to […]
Trump attacks fairness of Mueller probe
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Sunday attacked special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s election meddling as unfair, insisting the probe is staffed with “hardened” Democrats. “Does anyone think this is fair? And yet, there is NO COLLUSION!” Trump tweeted. The salvo was the latest in an intensifying confrontation over Mueller’s probe into whether […]
Mr President, can you identify this animal?
WASHINGTON: Identifying animals and reciting a list of words are among the type of challenges contained in the cognitive fitness test taken by US President Donald Trump. According to White House doctor Ronny Jackson, Trump scored “exceedingly well” (30 out of 30) on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment and has “no cognitive issues whatsoever.” Jackson said […]
US President undergoes first medical check-up
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump arrived for his first medical check-up as president at Walter Reed military hospital on Friday, undergoing a physical examination amid suggestions in a recent book and by his detractors that he’s mentally unfit. What has been a fairly routine exam for previous presidents has taken on outsized importance in the age […]