WASHINGTON: Despite being gaffe-prone, getting up in years and barely heading out on the campaign trail, Democrat Joe Biden is leading in the polls as the coronavirus epidemic and economic crisis make the November presidential election a referendum on Donald Trump. The COVID-19 outbreak has stripped Trump of his beloved […]
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Harris’ mother, Shyamala Gopalan, was born in Chennai before she moved to the USA to pursue a doctoral degree at University of California Berkeley. Kamala Harris, the US vice-presidential candidate, on Saturday congratulated India on the progress “our people have made in the fight for justice” as she extended her […]
The president visited his brother at a New York City hospital on Friday after White House officials said he had become seriously ill. President Donald Trump’s younger brother, Robert Trump, a businessman known for an even keel that seemed almost incompatible with the family name, died Saturday night after being […]
BEDMINSTER, New Jersey: US President Donald Trump said on Saturday (Aug 15) he could exert pressure on more Chinese companies such as technology giant Alibaba after he moved to ban TikTok. Asked at a news conference whether there were other particular China-owned companies he was considering a ban on, such […]
The op-ed was written by John Eastman, a conservative attorney who argues that the US Constitution doesn’t grant birthright citizenship. Eastman sowed doubt about Harris’ eligibility based on her parents’ immigration status. Newsweek has apologized for an op-ed that questioned Sen. Kamala Harris’ US citizenship and her eligibility to be […]
SEOUL: South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in today said his government was always ready to talk with Japan over historic disputes.Moon’s comments were made in a speech celebrating 75 years of liberation from Japan’s 1910-1945 colonisation of the peninsula.The Asian neighbours are at loggerheads over a 2018 decision by South Korea’s […]
WASHINGTON: Normalised diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates could pave the way for more US weapons sales to the Gulf Arab country, according to experts. Israel and the UAE announced on Thursday (Aug 13) that they will normalise diplomatic ties and forge a broad new relationship under […]
NEW YORK: The United States lost a bid to extend a UN arms embargo on Iran yesterday as Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a summit of world leaders to avoid “confrontation” over a US threat to trigger a return of all UN sanctions on Tehran. Russia and China opposed extending […]
WASHINGTON: Taiwan finalised the purchase of F-16 fighter jets from US aircraft manufacturer Lockheed Martin on Friday (Aug 14), a source confirmed to AFP, in a US$62 billion, 10-year deal sure to anger Beijing. Underscoring the sensitivity of the transaction, the Pentagon announced the contract without specifying the buyer, but […]
DETROIT: Former President Barack Obama said on Friday (Aug 14) he worries about protecting the integrity of November’s election in view of efforts by President Donald Trump to “kneecap” the US Postal Service to limit Americans voting by mail during the pandemic. Obama, speaking on a podcast with David Plouffe, […]