Washington, May 12 (IANS) A bipartisan group of four US senators has urged President Donald Trump to take a hard line against China’s shipbuilding practices during his upcoming summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, arguing that Beijing’s policies have crippled the American maritime industry and weakened US national security.
Washington, May 12 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held separate talks with top diplomats from Australia and Britain, focusing on Iran and efforts to restore freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, according to State Department readouts.
Washington, May 12 (IANS) US President Donald Trump turned a White House dinner honouring law enforcement into a freewheeling political rally on Monday night, joking about the 2028 presidential race, mocking Democratic rivals and boasting about renovations to the White House.
Washington, May 12 (IANS) US President Donald Trump will visit the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on May 26 for his annual dental and medical evaluations and meetings with American service members, the White House said.
Washington, May 12 (IANS) Calling it a “legendary story”, US President Donald Trump welcomed the national champion Indiana University Hoosiers to the White House after the programme’s first unbeaten title-winning season.
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Prashant Pise, presently Additional Secretary in the Ministry, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Sultanate of Oman, the Ministry of External Affairs announced on Monday.
Washington, May 11 (IANS) President Donald Trump on Monday rejected Iran’s latest nuclear proposal as “a piece of garbage” and said the ceasefire was “on massive life support” during a White House event on maternal healthcare and fertility access.
Islamabad, May 11 (IANS) Over 100 civil society organisations, lawyers, journalists, academics and human rights defenders have called on Pakistan’s federal government to refrain from opposing the bail of human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha ahead of a scheduled hearing in the Supreme Court on Tuesday.
Nairobi, May 11 (IANS) UN Chief Antonio Guterres on Monday appealed for the Strait of Hormuz to be completely open and the ceasefire to be maintained.
Islamabad, May 11 (IANS) Pakistan’s Sikh community and religious institutions should strongly condemn the circulation of a viral video in the country in which a man was seen using Guru Nanak Dev’s image to promote tantra-mantra, black magic, hypnotism, and other occult practices. They must make it clear to the world that Sikhism has no association with superstition or spiritual exploitation, as the Sikh Gurus guided humanity toward truth and wisdom, a report highlighted on Monday.
