Las Vegas, US: A senior Facebook executive on Tuesday said the world’s biggest social network unintentionally helped put Donald Trump in the White House but warned against dramatic rule changes. The Trump campaign did effectively use Facebook to rally support for his presidential run, and the social network should be mindful of that without making moves that stifle free political ... Read More »
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“We Know Exactly Who He Is”: Donald Trump On Baghdadi Successor
WASHINGTON: The United States is researching the new leader of the ISIS to determine his previous roles in the organization, Nathan Sales, the U.S. counter-terrorism coordinator, said on Friday after a U.S. raid last month killed its former chief, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. “Any time there is a leadership transition in the terrorist organization, we want to make sure that we ... Read More »
US State Department Approves Missile Sale Raised In Trump’s Ukraine Call
WASHINGTON: Washington announced Thursday that the State Department has approved the possible sale of anti-tank missiles to Kiev that was discussed in a call between the US president and his Ukrainian counterpart. The call — in which Donald Trump tried to get Volodymyr Zelensky to provide dirt on a 2020 election rival — has sparked an impeachment inquiry into the ... Read More »
Mike Pompeo Won’t be National Security Advisor, Says Donald Trump
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo won’t become the next national security advisor, President Donald Trump said Thursday, all the while voicing support for his top diplomat. “He likes the idea of having someone in there with him, and I do, too,” Trump told reporters when asked if he would ask Pompeo also to replace the hawkish John Bolton, ... Read More »
Kashmir, Trade To Dominate PM-Trump Talks In France Today
The situation in Jammu and Kashmir and trade are high on the agenda as Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets US President Donald Trump today on the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G7) summit in France. Mr Trump has spoken about “mediating” on Jammu and Kashmir and has described the issue as “explosive”. While Washington sees the issue of Article ... Read More »
Imran Khan Says Kashmir Can’t Be Resolved “Bilaterally” After Trump Meet
WASHINGTON: Buoyed by US President Donald Trump’s offer of mediation on Kashmir, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said today that the contentious issue between the two South Asian neighbours can never be resolved bilaterally. Imran Khan’s statement came hours after Donald Trump offered to be the “mediator” between India and Pakistan on the Kashmir issue as the two leaders met ... Read More »
Donald Trump Trolled After Calling Prince Charles “Prince Of Whales”
WASHINGTON: There he blows again. US President Donald Trump’s erratic spelling habits on Twitter spouted again Thursday when he wrote about having recently met with the “Prince of Whales.” That would be Charles, prince of Wales, whom he met last week at World War II commemorations in Britain. The error prompted a wave of hilarity online, with one Twitter critic ... Read More »
White House warns President-elect Donald Trump over reversing detente policy with Cuba
As President-elect Donald Trump threatened to “terminate” the detente policy with Cuba, the White House Tuesday warned that reversing historic rapprochement would have “significant” diplomatic, economic and cultural costs. The policy is considered as one of the foreign policy legacies of outgoing President Barack Obama. Trump Monday threatened in a tweet to put an end to the detente policy. “If ... Read More »