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"Enormous Potential" Of Growth For India-US Ties: State Department

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 17, 2019

There is an "enormous potential" for growth in the India-US relationship, the Trump administration has said, exuding confidence that the ongoing trade issues could be worked through because of the friendship between the two nations.

UK Police Identify Suspect Behind Leaked Envoy Memos: Report

World News | Reuters | Sunday July 14, 2019

The suspect behind the leak of confidential memos from Britain's Washington ambassador, which sparked a major diplomatic rift with the United States, has been identified, the Sunday Times newspaper reported.

Violent Mexican Border City Opens Its Doors To US Asylum Seekers

World News | Reuters | Wednesday July 10, 2019

Nuevo Laredo, a Mexican border city known for high rates of violence, received its first foreign migrants from the United States on Tuesday as part of a program begun in January, US and Mexican officials said.

Two US Marines Arrested For Migrant Trafficking Of Mexicans

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday July 10, 2019

Two US Marines have been arrested for smuggling undocumented Mexican migrants into the United States in exchange for money, according to a court document.

US Congress Approves $4.6 Billion In Emergency Border Funding

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday June 28, 2019

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday bowed to pressure from President Donald Trump's Republicans as Congress approved $4.6 billion in emergency aid to ease a swelling migrant crisis on the nation's southern border.

Trump Talks Of "Very Big Trade Deal" In Meeting With PM Modi: 10 Points

India News | Edited by Mala Das | Friday June 28, 2019

US President Donald Trump today told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that "we will certainly work together on trade", a day after upping the rhetoric on an issue that has emerged as a major source of friction between the two countries. "We have become great friends and our countries have never been closer," President Trump said as the two leaders met ...

India Says Guided By "National Interest" On S-400 Deal After Pompeo Talks

India News | Written by Nidhi Razdan | Wednesday June 26, 2019

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo admitted to Washington having a divergence of view with New Delhi on issues such as trade during his joint press conference with Foreign Minister S Jaishankar in New Delhi today, but downplayed it by saying that "great friends are bound to have differences".

Yale University Expels Student Implicated In Admissions Scam

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday March 27, 2019

The prestigious Yale University has expelled a student whose parents paid more than a million dollars in bribes to get her in, the first such move since a huge admissions scandal erupted earlier this month.

US To Withdraw All Remaining Diplomatic Staff From Venezuela: Mike Pompeo

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday March 12, 2019

The United States will withdraw its remaining diplomatic staff from the embassy in Caracas as the crisis in Venezuela worsens, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said late Monday.

North Korea Leader Kim Says Ready To Denuclearise

World News | Reuters | Thursday February 28, 2019

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said on Thursday he was willing to give up his nuclear weapons and he would not be holding a second summit with U.S. President Donald Trump in Vietnam if he were not.

Roman Catholic Leaders In Texas Name Around 300 Priests Accused Of Abuse

World News | Reuters | Friday February 1, 2019

Roman Catholic leaders in Texas on Thursday identified around 300 priests and others accused of sexually abusing children.

US Spy Chiefs Break With Donald Trump On Many Threats To The Country

World News | Reuters | Wednesday January 30, 2019

China and Russia pose the biggest risks to the United States and are more aligned than they have been in decades, U.S. intelligence leaders told senators on Tuesday, in testimony that repeatedly contradicted President Donald Trump's statements on global threats.

Green Card May Be Denied Under A New US Proposal That Could Hit Indians

World News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 23, 2018

The Trump administration may deny green cards to immigrants who have availed or may avail government benefits including food and cash assistance under new rules which could negatively affect hundreds of thousands of Indians living in the US.

"Plaid Shirt Guy" Removed From Trump Rally After Viral Facial Expressions

World News | Amy B Wang, The Washington Post | Monday September 10, 2018

When President Donald Trump took the stage on Thursday at the Rimrock Auto Arena in Billings, Montana, it had all the trappings of his signature rallies.

From Vietnam War To US Election, John McCain Was Bred For Combat

World News | Karen Tumulty, The Washington Post | Sunday August 26, 2018

U.S. Sen. John McCain, the son and grandson of four-star admirals, was bred for combat. He endured more than five years of imprisonment and torture by the North Vietnamese as a young naval officer and went on to battle foes on the left and the right in Washington