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US President Trump likely to visit Japan

United States President Donald Trump is expected to visit Japan as a state guest later this year in May. Trump is expected to become the first foreign leader that the Crown Prince Naruhito will host after his ascension to the throne.... read..

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Totally up to attorney general: Trump on release of Mueller report

United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that it is totally up to Attorney General William Barr whether and when to release the special counsel Robert Mueller's report on links between the Russian government and Trump's campaign.... read..

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Alabama woman who joined IS should not return to US: Trump (Lead)

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he directed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo not to allow Hoda Muthana, an Alabama woman who left in November 2014 to join IS, to return to the US -- despite her recent public plea to come back and stand trial i... read..

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Trump, Abe hold phone talks over upcoming US-N. Korea summit

President Donald Trump on Wednesday had a phone conversation with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe about the upcoming summit between the US and the North Korea, the White House said.... read..

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Trump orders Pentagon to draft space force legislation

US President Donald Trump signed a directive on Tuesday that directs the Pentagon to draft legislation on creating a US Space Force.... read..

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Trump refers Pulwama attack as ‘horrible situation’

US President Donald Trump described as a "horrible situation" the February Pulwama terrorist attack, which claimed lives of 40 CRPF personnel.... read..

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President Trump in “no rush” to denuclearise Korean peninsula

United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) said he is in "no rush” to denuclearise the Korean peninsula, irrespective of the fact that the agenda was always on top of the table for the US.... read..

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Kelsey Grammer wants civility after backlash over Trump support

Actor Kelsey Grammer has urged critics to be reasonable when talking about his political beliefs after his vocal support for US President Donald Trump turned him into a target for ridicule on social media.... read..

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Trump urges India, Pakistan to 'get along'

US President Donald Trump has urged India and Pakistan to "get along" in the wake of Jammu and Kashmir suicide bombing and said that his country will respond on the issue at an "appropriate time".... read..

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Cuba refutes Trump's claims of troops in Venezuela

Cuba on Tuesday rejected claims of United States President Donald Trump about an alleged deployment of Cuban troops in Venezuela.... read..

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Venezuelan military brass dismiss ultimatum from Trump

The Venezuelan military reaffirmed on Tuesday its loyalty to Nicolas Maduro in the face of US President Donald Trump's threat that the generals and admirals will "lose everything" if they do not switch their allegiance to self-proclaimed interim head of s... read..

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Trump signs directive to create Space Force

United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a long-awaited directive ordering the Department of Defence to create a Space Force as a sixth military branch.... read..

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Cohen to reveal 'chilling' details about Trump

United States President Donald Trump's former right-hand and personal lawyer Michael Cohen will reveal "chilling" details about the character of the US President including the Trump's "bigoted" language during his testification before the House Intelligen... read..

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Trump publicly attacked Russia probe over 1,100 times

US President Donald Trump has publicly attacked the ongoing probe into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, according to The New York Times.... read..

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Trump asks Venezuelan military to support Guaido

United States President Donald Trump on Monday urged military and people of Venezuela to support the government of President Juan Guaido and allow humanitarian aid to flow into the country.... read..

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Maduro slams Trump for giving orders to Venezuelan military

Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro on Monday (local time) lashed out at United States President Donald Trump for giving orders to the military of a foreign country, local media reported.... read..

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Trump ramps up pressure on Venezuela's Maduro

US President Donald Trump on Monday urged Venezuelan military officials to back the country's self-declared interim president Juan Guaido and allow humanitarian aid to flow into Venezuela.... read..

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Border wall row: 16 states sue Trump for declaring emergency

Sixteen states, including California and New York, in a lawsuit on Monday (local time) sued United States President Donald Trump for declaring a national emergency to fulfill his long-pending demand of building a wall along the border with Mexico.... read..

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Trump talking about John James as frontrunner for UN ambassador

US President Donald Trump has mentioned former Michigan GOP Senate candidate John James as a leading contender for the role of US ambassador to the United Nations, a source close to White House tells CNN.... read..

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Trump accuses deputy AG of plotting against him

US President Donald Trump accused on Monday the deputy attorney general of the Justice Department, Rod Rosenstein, of planning to take illegal action against him, after former acting director of the FBI, Andrew McCabe, said that in 2017 there were alleged... read..

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16 states file lawsuit to stop Trump's national emergency declaration

Sixteen states on Monday evening filed a lawsuit challenging US President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration.... read..

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Kim Jong-un on state visit to Vietnam before meet with Trump

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will arrive in Vietnam at the end of February for a two-day state visit, just ahead of his summit with US President Donald Trump, Vietnamese government officials said on Monday.... read..

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Trump will 'protect' his national emergency declaration: White House advisor

US President Donald Trump will veto any effort by the Congress to annul his declaration of national emergency and will defend his announcement, said senior White House adviser Stephen Miller on Sunday.... read..

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US rock band slams Trump for using song

American Alternative rockers, R.E.M. has slammed President Donald Trump for retweeting a video clip from his State of the Union address that feature the band's superhit song, "Everybody Hurts".... read..

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Trump's UN ambassador pick withdraws from consideration

Heather Nauert, the incumbent spokeswoman for the US State Department and also President Donald Trump's pick to be the country's new UN ambassador, withdrew from consideration.... read..

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Trump meets US trade delegation after Beijing talks

US President Donald Trump said that he met the team of US negotiators who had travelled last week to Beijing for a new round of trade negotiations with China.... read..

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Mexico wall: Trump defends his emergency move

US President Donald Trump has defended his move to impose a national emergency in the country, saying that "we have an invasion of drugs, gangs, people, and it's unacceptable".... read..

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Trump's ex-aide Manafort faces up to 24 years in jail

US President Donald Trump's former election campaign manager Paul Manafort should be jailed for up to 24 years, special counsel Robert Mueller has said.... read..

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Trump announces national emergency

A defiant US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) declared a national emergency to bypass Congress and fulfill his long-pending demand of building a wall along the border with Mexico.... read..

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N Korean official visits Hanoi ahead of Trump-Kim summit

A high-ranking North Korean negotiator travelled to Hanoi on Saturday, less than two weeks before the summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump.... read..

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Top US general unhappy with Trump's decision of withdrawing troops from Syria, says IS far from defeated

A top US general in the Middle East on Friday disagreed with President Donald Trump's last December decision of withdrawing around 2,000 troops, warning that the Islamic State (IS) was "far from defeated", contradicting the President's opinion that the te... read..

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Trump to declare 'emergency' over Mexico border wall (Lead)

US President Donald Trump will declare a national emergency to fund his planned border wall with Mexico, the White House has said.... read..

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Trump to sign wall funding deal, declare national emergency

United States President Donald Trump will declare a national emergency to fulfill his long-pending demand to build the barricade across the border with Mexico, the White House confirmed on Thursday (local time).... read..

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Trump declares Emergency to fund border wall on Mexican border (Night Lead)

President Donald Trump declared a State of Emergency on Friday to fund his campaign promise of building a wall on the Mexican border after the Congress resolutely refused to give him the money he wanted.... read..

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Attack on CRPF will strengthen India-US counter-terrorism cooperation: Trump (Lead)

President Donald Trump has called out Pakistan directly on the car-bomb attack on CRPF personnel by terrorists based there and declared that it will only strengthen efforts by India and the US to strengthen their cooperation in fighting terrorism.... read..

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Trump plans to sign funding bill, declare emergency

US President Donald Trump plans to sign a bipartisan funding bill to avert another government shutdown, and also declare a national emergency to obtain funds for his long-promised border wall, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday.... read..

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Snubbed by Congress on funding for border wall, Trump to declare Emergency (Second Lead)

After another snub by Congress for funding his border wall, President Donald Trump will declare a State of Emergency on Friday in order to divert money to his pet project and back away from his threatened government shutdown, according to the White House.... read..

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US lawmaker Ilhan Omar grills Trump’s envoy, asks would he engage in genocide in Venezuela

Ilhan Abdullahi Omar, one of the first two Muslim women in the US Congress, representing Minnesota, sparked controversy for grilling US President Donald Trump's newly appointed special envoy to Venezuela, Elliot Abrams on Wednesday.... read..

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Trump's confidant defends Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi's murder, apologises

Tom Barrack, a billionaire real estate investor who is one of President Donald Trump's closest confidants, has defended Saudi Arabia over journalist Jamal Khashoggi's killing, saying that the US does not have the moral authority to criticise the kingdom d... read..

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Trump ex-aide Manafort lied to prosecutors, judge rules

US President Donald Trump's former election campaign chief Paul Manafort breached his plea deal with special counsel Robert Mueller by lying to prosecutors, a US judge has said.... read..

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Trump says shutdown 'would be a terrible thing'

With just two days remaining before the short-term spending bill approaches the February 15 deadline, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) said that he did not want yet another partial government shutdown, asserting that it "would be a terr... read..

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Trump ex-aide Manafort lied to prosecutors: Judge (Lead)

US President Donald Trump's former election campaign chairman Paul Manafort breached his plea deal with special counsel Robert Mueller by "intentionally" lying to prosecutors in the Russia probe, a federal judge has ruled.... read..

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