US suspends some efforts to counter Russian sabotage as Trump moves closer to Putin NEW YORK/BERLIN: Several US national security agencies have halted work on a coordinated effort to counter Russian... Published 20 Mar, 2025 05:30am
Markets Trump to clear Venture Global LNG exports from Louisiana project, Bloomberg News reports US President Donald Trump’s administration is set to grant Venture Global LNG conditional approval to export natural... Published 19 Mar, 2025 12:16pm
World Trump claims Biden pardons of his opponents are void WASHINGTON: Donald Trump declared Monday he was annulling pardons issued by Joe Biden to shield Trump critics from... Published 18 Mar, 2025 05:33am
World Russia says talks on annexed Ukrainian land ‘non-negotiable’ MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Thursday ruled out giving back Ukrainian regions it claims to have annexed as part of a... Published 28 Feb, 2025 06:24am
World Trump for revival of Keystone XL Pipeline project axed by Biden WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Monday called for the revival of the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline... Published 26 Feb, 2025 08:45am
World Major risks loom as Trump upends US Russia policy WASHINGTON: When Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine nearly three years ago, then-U.S.... Published 19 Feb, 2025 08:32am
World Israel receives shipment of heavy bombs cleared by Trump OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel has received a shipment of heavy MK-84 bombs from the United States, after US President... Updated 16 Feb, 2025 08:23pm
World Sergei Lavrov, Rubio discuss removal of ‘barriers’ set by previous US administration, Russia says MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the situation in... Published 16 Feb, 2025 10:31am
World Trump says he wants to work with Russia, China on limiting nuclear weapons WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would like to have conversations with both Russian... Published 14 Feb, 2025 03:39am
World Trump revokes Biden’s security clearance, escalates foreign aid crackdown WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Friday revoked his predecessor Joe Biden’s security clearance in a blizzard of... Updated 08 Feb, 2025 11:02pm
World China denounces Trump tariff: ‘Fentanyl is America’s problem’ BEIJING: China’s government on Sunday denounced the Trump administration’s imposition of a long-threatened 10%... Updated 02 Feb, 2025 07:59pm
World Trump makes 2,000-pound bombs available to Israel, undoing Biden pause WASHINGTON: Republican President Donald Trump said on Saturday he has instructed the US military to release a hold... Published 26 Jan, 2025 10:32am
Pakistan Aafia’s clemency plea rejected by Biden, IHC told ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) was apprised that Dr Aafia Siddiqui’s clemency plea has been rejected by... Published 25 Jan, 2025 06:51am
World Quad foreign ministers meet in Washington in signal of Trump’s China focus WASHINGTON: The United States, Australia, India and Japan recommitted to working together on Tuesday, after the... Published 22 Jan, 2025 11:20am
Markets Trump lifts freeze on LNG export permit applications WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump issued an order on Monday for the US to resume processing export permit... Published 21 Jan, 2025 12:41pm
World Joe Biden US FTC chair to resign commission in coming weeks, memo says WASHINGTON: Lina Khan, who until Monday was an aggressive enforcer of antitrust law as the head of the US Federal... Published 21 Jan, 2025 11:28am
World Biden preemptively pardons family members, Trump foes WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons on Monday to former Covid pandemic advisor Anthony... Published 21 Jan, 2025 06:12am
Opinion Palestine: Imperialist wars are not fought to be over Of all the games, cricket like the western civilization, has the potential of becoming the most unpredictable and... Updated 21 Jan, 2025 06:53am
World Biden issues pardons to protect Milley, Fauci, others from Trump retaliation WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden issued pre-emptive pardons on Monday for people Republican successor Donald Trump... Published 20 Jan, 2025 06:40pm
World US hits Russia’s defense industry with new sanctions WASHINGTON: The United States sanctioned more than 150 companies and individuals Wednesday for supporting Russia’s... Published 15 Jan, 2025 11:17pm
World Joe Biden looks to relax Cuba sanctions in final days before Trump WASHINGTON/HAVANA: The Biden administration said on Tuesday it would remove Cuba from its terrorism blacklist, while... Published 15 Jan, 2025 11:05am
World Biden names two California national monuments after fires thwarted in-person ceremony WASHINGTON: U.S. President Joe Biden designated two California sites – a swathe of desert significant to native... Published 15 Jan, 2025 08:40am
World Qatar says Gaza truce talks in ‘final stages’ DOHA: Qatar, a key mediator, said negotiations for a Gaza truce and hostage release deal were in their “final... Published 15 Jan, 2025 02:59am
World Gaza ceasefire ‘closer than ever’ as sides work on final details DOHA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM: Negotiators met in Qatar on Tuesday hoping to hammer out final details of a ceasefire in Gaza,... Published 14 Jan, 2025 10:01pm
World Biden issues order to boost AI infrastructure in US WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden will sign an order Tuesday to speed up the pace at which infrastructure for... Published 14 Jan, 2025 05:15pm
World US says Gaza deal ‘can get done this week’ WASHINGTON: A Gaza truce and hostage release deal is close and could be finalized in the final week of US President... Published 14 Jan, 2025 12:04am
World US delays enforcement of order blocking Nippon Steel merger TOKYO: US authorities have extended the deadline for Japan’s Nippon Steel to abandon its acquisition of its... Published 13 Jan, 2025 03:06am
World New US sanctions on Russia: Hungary plans talks with allies to combat higher oil prices BUDAPEST: Hungary plans to hold talks with regional allies to counter the impact of higher oil prices resulting from... Published 13 Jan, 2025 03:06am
World Biden likely to talk with Netanyahu; hostage deal ‘very close’: security adviser WASHINGTON: U.S. President Joe Biden will likely talk with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu soon, his... Published 12 Jan, 2025 09:33pm
World Kamala Harris cancels foreign trip due to California wildfires WASHINGTON: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris canceled her upcoming trip to Singapore, Bahrain and Germany due to... Published 10 Jan, 2025 12:05pm