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Chinese President Xi Jinping. (AP Photo)

K.C. Singh | China’s hard talk: Sign of Xi’s confidence or worry?

It was also a personal affront for President Xi Jinping as the post-2008 Chinese assertiveness has his imprint on it

07 Jul 2021 12:10 AM

Mr Biden has also ordered a review of US arms sales to the Saudis and is reportedly considering a ban on all non-defensive purchases. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | If Biden can’t punish MBS, US image will take ethics hit

Surely the world’s only superpower claims a higher moral role than just organising the distribution of weapons and pocketing the profits

04 Mar 2021 7:24 AM

Trump, however, ruled out forming a new party, arguing that such a move will split votes of conservatives, and called on his supporters to unite for defeating the ruling democrats. (AP)

Trump may run for 2024; says we've gone from America first to America last in 1 month

In his speech, the former president reiterated his allegation that there was massive electoral fraud in the 2020 presidential elections

01 Mar 2021 11:01 AM

US President Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, US Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, hold a moment of silence and candelight ceremony in honor of those who lost their lives to Coronavirus on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, February 22, 2021. President Joe Biden called the milestone of more than 500,000 US deaths from Covid-19 "heartbreaking" and urged the country to unite against the pandemic. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)

US in mourning over 500,000 COVID deaths, UK sees hope

Unlike his predecessor Donald Trump, who often sought to minimize the disease, Biden has made the pandemic his top priority

23 Feb 2021 7:46 AM

Donald Trump with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (AFP file photo)

Trump 'offered Kim Jong Un a ride home on Air Force One'

During the Singapore summit, Trump gave Kim a glimpse inside his presidential state car in a show of their newly friendly rapport

22 Feb 2021 11:15 AM

The four Quad nations “emphasised the commitment to upholding a rules-based international order underpinned by respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty. — ANI

US omits mention of China in its statement after Quad virtual meet

The US state department said the 4 ministers “discussed countering disinformation, counterterrorism, maritime security"

19 Feb 2021 8:38 AM

Supporters of President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, January. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP/PTI)

Trump's education and transport secretaries resign over Capitol Hill violence

A day earlier a number of senior White House staffers resigned over the Capitol Hill violence

08 Jan 2021 11:41 AM

Supporters of President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. (AP)

AA Edit | Trump’s ‘insurrection’ was the final straw...

The first ever Senate wins for the Democrats in a long time in Georgia were a final rebuke to Trump

08 Jan 2021 4:21 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with President-elect Joe Biden (file photo)

K.C. Singh | Challenges for Modi as world faces Biden era

Thus, like the rest of the world, India is now running to cover the exposed ground as the sun sets on the Trump administration

06 Jan 2021 6:57 AM

After nearly a week's delay and under pressure from all sides, President Donald Trump signed a $900 billion Covid-19 relief bill December 27, the White House said, extending benefits to millions of Americans struggling through the pandemic. The package "providing coronavirus emergency response and relief" is part of a larger spending bill that, with Trump's signature, will avoid a government shutdown. (AFP)

Trump finally signs massive coronavirus relief and spending package into law

He had been under growing pressure from both sides of Congress to sign the bill

28 Dec 2020 11:13 AM

The award was received on the PM’s behalf by India’s ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu.

Trump presents Legion of Merit on Narendra Modi

Mr Modi was conferred the award for his “steadfast leadership and vision for India’s emergence as a global power

23 Dec 2020 8:11 AM

US President elect Joe Biden and US President Donald Trump (AFP)

AA Edit | Biden affirmation is a win for US democracy

Mr Biden, put it in a gracious speech in which he said realistically, 'Now it is time to turn the page'

16 Dec 2020 7:02 AM

US President Donald Trump delivers an update on "Operation Warp Speed" in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC. (AFP)

Sunanda K Datta-Ray | If ‘Trumpism’ outlives Trump, America loses

During the last four years the United States suffered what former President Barack Obama calls 'truth decay'

25 Nov 2020 1:59 AM

Trump asked aides about striking Iran nuclear site: Report

Iran has long been Trump's bete noire, and he had reintroduced sanctions and tightened them even further after scrapping the nuclear accord

17 Nov 2020 11:41 AM

Trump bans American investments in Chinese companies that would aid PLA By Lalit Jha

China to directly threaten the US homeland and US forces overseas, including by developing and deploying weapons of mass destruction

13 Nov 2020 1:20 PM

Biden, in a tight electoral vote fight to the White House against incumbent President Donald Trump, is 2.7 million votes ahead of the Republican leader in the popular vote. (AFP)

Biden wins more votes than any other presidential candidate in US history

As of November 4, Biden had got over 70.7 million votes, more than anyone who has ever run for president, the National Public Radio reported

05 Nov 2020 11:55 AM

A woman holds up a bible and an American flag on November 3, 2020 in Washington, DC. After a record-breaking early voting turnout, Americans head to the polls on the last day to cast their vote for incumbent U.S. President Donald Trump or Democratic nominee Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election.

US Presidential Election 2020 updates: Patience's the buzzword as counting continues

Will Biden be no. 46 or will Trump once again take oath on January 20?

04 Nov 2020 5:54 AM

President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden participate in the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland. AP

As US votes today, the world holds its breath

The stakes are high both for America and the world as the policy schism between Democrats and Republicans has never been wider in decades

03 Nov 2020 12:58 AM

U.S. President Donald Trump makes a campaign stop at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport on November 1, 2020 in Opa Locka, Florida. (AFP)

Trump denies report that he would declare poll victory early

At the same time, he indicated that his team is gearing up for a legal battle on the election night itself

02 Nov 2020 12:36 PM

Only Walter Mitty can dream Afghan troop withdrawal before US election

The US involvement in Afghanistan has been a great tragedy

24 Oct 2020 11:54 AM

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