Trump claims he is immune to coronavirus

Washington (IANS) US President Donald Trump claimed on Sunday that he is now "immune" from the coronavirus, though medical research has suggested it is possible to be re-infected with the virus.

"It seems like I'm immune, so I can go way…

Biden leads Trump in Michigan, Nevada, tied in Iowa: Poll

Washington (IANS) A new poll has revealed that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden was leading US President Donald Trump by six points in the swing states of Michigan and Nevada, while the two rivals were tied in Iowa.

In the 2016 election,…

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…