US troops in Afghanistan should be home by Xmas: Trump

Washington (IANS) US President Donald Trump has hinted that American troops stationed in Afghanistan should be "home by Christmas", following an announcement last month that Washington would withdraw thousands of military personnel from the war-torn…

34 WH staffers, other contacts infected with Covid-19: Memo

Washington (IANS) An internal US government memo has revealed that at least "34 White House staffers and other contacts" have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in recent days, it was reported.

The memo, dated Wednesday and obtained…

Trump turns the knife in, H1B workers say deja vu

New York (IANS) The Donald Trump administration moved Tuesday to cut back H1B visas for foreign skilled workers and tightened wage-based entry barriers citing "data" that more than 500,000 Americans have lost their jobs because of "H1B non-immigrants".

Washington in grip of Covid disarray as Trump campaign struggles

New York (IANS) While US President Donald Trump's campaign was struggling to get on track as he recovers from Covid-19, his senior adviser Stephen Miller tested positive and the nation's top military leadership has quarantined itself.

Trump returns to White House to face campaign upended by COVID

New York (IANS) US President Donald Trump has returned to the White House after 72 hours of treatment at a military hospital to face a campaign upended by his COVID-19 infection barely a month before the election that will define his future.

Pumping…

Shouldn't have called Trump a clown, says Biden

Washington (IANS) Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has said that he shouldn't have called US President Donald Trump a clown during the first debate between the two rivals on September 29.

"I should have said this was a clownish…

Saudi asks citizens to boycott Turkey, Israel asks NATO to rein in Erdogan

New Delhi/Tel Aviv (IANS) Saudi Arabia has asked its citizens to boycott everything Turkish after Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Arab countries of destabilising the region. Israel, which generally avoids public criticism of Turkey,…

Pence takes on mantle of prime campaigner with Trump still hospitalised

New York (IANS) US Vice President Mike Pence takes on the mantle of the prime Republican campaigner with the election clock ticking down to 29 days as President Donald Trump was still hospitalised with Covid-19.

Although doctors have said that…

Trump admitted to military hospital, limits campaigning in final month

New York (IANS) US President Donald Trump has been admitted to the nation's premier military hospital in Washington for several days after testing positive for Covid-19, limiting his campaigning in the crucial month before the November 3 presidential…

Trump, wife Melania test Covid-19 positive

Washington (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Friday announced that he and his wife Melania have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

"Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for Covid-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process…