President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner was “more than willing to answer any and all questions” following reports of his meetings with Russian officials, according to a top US official. Tennessee Senator and Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair Bob Corker told USA Today on Sunday night that he felt no urgency in […]
North Korea has fired a short-range ballistic missile on Monday morning that landed in the ocean, the US military said. South Korea and Japan immediately protested the missile launch, the most recent test-firing by North Korea as it seeks to develop nuclear weapons that can reach US military bases, CNN reported. The missile was fired […]
The US military blamed the Islamic State (IS) group for the death of more than 100 civilians in Iraq’s northern city of Mosul in a March airstrike by coalition forces. The airstrike on March 17 against two IS snipers ignited a large amount of explosive material the group had placed in the structure, where 101 […]
US President Donald Trump called on NATO members to focus on defeating terrorism and urged them to pay a fair share towards the Alliance’s upkeep. Trump on Thursday was speaking during the unveiling of a monument ceded by the US to Brussels to commemorate the victims of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks at the […]
China voiced strong protest against a US Navy warship passing close to the Meiji Reef in the South China Sea. “The USS Dewey illegally entered the waters near the island on early Thursday without permission of the Chinese government,” said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang at a press briefing on Thursday. “Such moves have […]
US President Donald Trump said that alleged intelligence leaks, in reference to the Manchester attack, were a grave threat to security and described them leaks as “deeply troubling”. As he prepared for his first NATO summit in Brussels, Trump said this in reference to the confidential information on the terror attack in Manchester that was […]
US President Donald Trump’s administration will ask the Supreme Court to review an appellate decision upholding a stay blocking enforcement of an executive order barring visas to residents of six Muslim-majority countries. “This Department of Justice will continue to vigorously defend the power and duty of the executive branch to protect the people of this […]
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) would be a full member of the global coalition against the Islamic State (IS), NATO chief said. The chief also hinted that NATO members may agree to shoulder fairer responsibility on defence spending in response to heavy criticism from the visiting US President Donald Trump, Xinhua news agency reported. […]
Nearly 90 per cent of South Koreans approve of their newly appointed President and said he will do a “good job” running the country, according to a poll released on Friday. In the poll conducted by Gallup Korea, 88 per cent of all respondents said they expect President Moon Jae-in to do well in performing […]
US President Donald Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner, has come under the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) scrutiny in its ongoing probe over alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election, the media reported. Investigators believe Kushner, who is married to the President’s eldest daughter Ivanka, has significant information relevant to their inquiry. However, […]