‘Populist wave’ upending int’l ties

From Donald Trump to Boris Johnson, the group of world leaders with an anti-system stance bordering on populism grows ever more powerful, crashing over global diplomacy and threatening multilateralism and international cooperation.
25 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Trump claims victory in wake of Mueller testimony

US President Donald Trump declared the Russia meddling and obstruction probe a “big hoax” Wednesday as Democrats reaped precious little new ammunition for impeachment in marathon testimony to Congress by investigation leader Robert Mueller.
25 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Esper new Pentagon chief

Former soldier Mark Esper was sworn in as US secretary of defense Tuesday after earning Senate confirmation, filling America’s longest-ever Pentagon leadership vacuum as Washington faces mounting tensions with Iran and struggles to end the long-running Afghanistan war.
24 July 2019, 18:00 PM

China-Russia joint exercise sends a message to US

An unprecedented joint China-Russia bomber patrol over disputed territory off the coast of South Korea and Japan was a “massive development” in their bid to challenge US influence in the region, analysts said yesterday.
24 July 2019, 18:00 PM

‘No,’ Trump wasn’t exonerated

Robert Mueller yesterday said he did not exonerate Donald Trump in his two-year Russian meddling investigation but also told lawmakers he will not say if the president committed a crime, as he launched into a marathon day of congressional testimony.
24 July 2019, 18:00 PM

US cops fired for suggesting Ocasio-Cortez be shot

Two Louisiana policemen were fired Monday over an incendiary Facebook post suggesting a liberal congresswoman should be shot, as President Donald Trump’s tweets attacking Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other lawmakers sparked a national uproar. “This vile idiot
23 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Trump committed crimes

The top Democrat on the US House Judiciary Committee said Sunday he believes there is “substantial evidence” that President Donald Trump committed high crimes and misdemeanors, and he plans to ask former Special Counsel Robert Mueller to present those facts at
22 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Rohingya Crisis: Dhaka seeks NAM, ASEAN member states' role

Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations in New York Ambassador Masud Bin Momen urges the NAM member states including the ASEAN neighbours of Myanmar to remain engaged and put in more efforts so that Myanmar authorities do not fail in taking the Rohingyas back.
22 July 2019, 06:48 AM

Minority congresswomen should apologise to America: Trump

US President Donald Trump renews his attacks on four Democratic congresswomen he launched xenophobic tweets against, demanding they apologize "for the horrible (hateful) things they have said."
22 July 2019, 04:35 AM

Humanity’s first step on moon

Fifty years ago, American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans in history to set foot on the Moon, an
20 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Trump offers to mediate

US President Donald Trump said Friday he remained at the ready to help South Korea and Japan solve their lingering dispute over
20 July 2019, 18:00 PM

‘It’s our America’

Former first lady Michelle Obama added her voice Friday to the Democratic outcry following President Donald Trump’s attack on four
20 July 2019, 18:00 PM

‘El Chapo’ lands in US jail

Fallen Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was locked up Friday at the ADX federal maximum security prison in the US state of
20 July 2019, 18:00 PM

US sanctions Venezuela intelligence officials

The US Treasury placed four senior Venezuelan military intelligence officials on its sanctions blacklist Friday, tying them to the death in
20 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Major US cities brace for extreme heat

The United States is bracing for a weekend of extremely hot weather, with major cities including New York and Washington expecting
20 July 2019, 18:00 PM

UNSC calls for ‘global response’

The UN Security Council called Friday for a better-coordinated “global response” to international terrorism and organized crime by
20 July 2019, 18:00 PM

‘Mars direct’

President Donald Trump welcomed surviving Apollo 11 crew members Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins to the White House Friday,
20 July 2019, 18:00 PM

White House to host meeting with tech executives on Huawei ban

White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow will host a meeting with semiconductor and software executives on Monday to discuss the US ban on sales to China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, two sources briefed on the meeting have said.
20 July 2019, 04:20 AM

‘This is a first step’

A formerly imprisoned Rohingya activist said Wednesday that a US ban on Myanmar’s top generals was a welcome first step but urged more action to support the long-targeted minority.
18 July 2019, 18:00 PM

US House votes to set aside Democrat bid

The US House of Representatives voted Wednesday to sideline an impeachment resolution against President Donald Trump, effectively killing the measure for now but not burying the issue that has divided Democrats.
18 July 2019, 18:00 PM