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White House pays tribute to 9/11 victims


Washington, Sep 12: US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have attended an observance in Pennsylvania -- the site of where a fourth plane crash had crashed on September 11, 2001.On the 17th anniversary of the attacks the Trumps attended the ceremony in Shanksville where a new Tower of Voices...

US identifies two sets of Korean War remains: Mattis


Washington, Sep 12: Defence Secretary James Mattis has revealed that the US has identified two sets of Korean War remains among those that had been returned by Pyongyang over a month ago.Mattis told reporters at the Pentagon on Tuesday that experts chose to focus on these two sets of remains as they...

US threatens sanctions against International Criminal Court


Washington, Sep 11: US National Security Adviser John Bolton has announced that the US will use any means necessary to protect its citizens and allies from prosecution by the International Criminal Court (ICC).The US will use any means necessary to protect our citizens and those of our allies from unjust prosecution by...

Trump open to meeting Kim again


Washington, Sep 11: White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders has said that President Donald Trump was open to another meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong-un despite National Security Adviser John Bolton's assertion that Washington is still waiting for Pyongyang to take steps toward denuclearization.Trump has received another letter from Kim, which Sanders...

US, Canada to resume Nafta talks


Washington, Sep 11: The US and Canada will resume high-level talks on the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta).Canadian Foreign Minister and US Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer will meet on Tuesday to try to hammer out the final complex details of a North American agreement with the aim of including all...

Another Trump-Kim meeting is a possibility:White House


Washington, Sep 11: The White House on Monday said that the possibility exists that US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will meet again but that Pyongyang must take steps toward denuclearization if it wants the relaxed bilateral tensions to continue.The possibility of another meeting between the two presidents...

Trump approval down 6 points: Poll


Washington, Sep 11: US President Donald Trump's approval rating has fallen six points in the last month and stands at a new low among political independents, according to a new CNN poll.Overall, just 36 per cent approved of the way the President was handling his job, down from 42 per cent in...

Pence calls Obama’s criticism of Trump ‘very disappointing’


Washington, Sep 10: US Vice President Mike Pence has criticized former President Barack Obama for breaking with tradition and giving a speech filled with criticism of President Donald Trump.It was very disappointing to see President Obama break with the tradition of former presidents and become so political and roll out the same...

Pence denies discussing 25th Amendment against Trump


Washington, Sep 9: US Vice President Mike Pence has denied being a part of discussions to invoke the 25th Amendment in order to remove President Donald Trump from office. He made the remarks in a CBS News interview. Asked whether any such discussions had taken place between members of Trumps Cabinet, Pence said: No......