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September 23, 2025 9:16 PM

Trump condemns moves to recognise Palestinian state, wants hostages freed

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday condemned moves by Western powers to recognise a Palestinian state, saying such steps would reward "horrible atrocities" by the Palestinian militant group Hamas. In a speech to the United Nations General Assembly, Trump said world powers should focus instead on securing the release of hostages held in Gaza, nearly two years after Hamas seized them in the deadly attack on Israel that triggered the Gaza war. France, Britain, Canada, Australia and Portugal h...

September 22, 2025 10:50 PM

EAM Jaishankar meets US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on sidelines of 80th UNGA

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Monday met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in New York on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The two leaders greeted each other warmly, marking their first face-to-face interaction since trade tensions escalated earlier this year following US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on Indian goods over India’s purchase of Russian oil. In a post on X, Jaishankar said, "Good to meet Secretary Marco ...

September 19, 2025 11:56 AM

Trump says US seeks control of Afghanistan’s Bagram air base given up in withdrawal

The United States seeks to regain control of Bagram air base in Afghanistan, President Donald Trump said on Thursday during a press conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, but an Afghan official dismissed the need for any U.S. presence. The historic Soviet-built airstrip was the main base for American forces in the mountainous South Asian nation following the attacks of September 11, 2001, until their 2021 withdrawal led to a takeover by the Islamist Taliban movement. "We're tryin...

September 18, 2025 3:32 PM

Syria’s foreign minister in Washington, a first in 25 years

Syria's foreign minister arrived in Washington on Thursday, the first official visit at that level in more than 25 years as the U.S. makes a pro-Damascus policy push, lifting sanctions and mediating between the new Islamist rulers and Israel. Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani will meet U.S. lawmakers to discuss the lifting of remaining U.S. sanctions on his country, Senator Lindsey Graham was quoted as saying by Axios. Two sources familiar with the trip confirmed the visit to Reuters. It comes...

September 17, 2025 1:28 PM

Russia is ready to deepen discussions with the U.S. on Sakhalin 1 project, RIA reports

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Wednesday that Moscow was ready to deepen discussions with the U.S. on energy cooperation, including on the Sakhalin 1 project, RIA reported. Ryabkov also said that Russia was in contact with the U.S. on various issues, and that dialogue continued. "I can mention Sakhalin-1 as the most obvious example of the work that has begun in this area," he was quoted as saying by RIA. Russian president Vladimir Putin signed last month a decree that ...

September 17, 2025 9:55 AM

Rubio Warns Time Running Out for Gaza Deal as Regional Tensions Escalate

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha on Tuesday, urging continued mediation efforts as Israel intensified bombardments of Gaza City. The high-stakes diplomatic visit comes amid escalating regional tensions following Israel's strikes against Hamas leaders in Qatar's capital last week, which drew widespread international condemnation. Rubio's arrival in Doha occurred just one day after Gulf states pledged to activate a joint defence pact ...

September 15, 2025 4:21 PM

US, China close to TikTok deal but it could depend on trade concessions, Bessent says

The United States and China are close to reaching an agreement on social media platform TikTok but a deal could hinge on Chinese demands for trade concessions, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday before entering a second day of talks in Madrid. The U.S. and China delegations are discussing the divestment from TikTok by Chinese owner Bytedance as part of broader talks on tariffs and economic policy. "Our Chinese counterparts have come with a very aggressive ask," Bessent told r...

September 15, 2025 9:44 AM

‘Criminal will be prosecuted to fullest extent of law’: Trump vows justice for Indian national killed in Dallas

US President Donald Trump on Sunday vowed that the accused in the brutal murder of Indian national Chandra Nagamallaiah will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law and charged with first-degree murder. According to local police, Chandra Nagamallaiah, 50, was attacked with a machete outside the Downtown Suites motel in east Dallas in the early hours of September 10. The attack, which occurred in front of the victim’s wife and child, reportedly followed an argument. In a post on Truth ...

September 11, 2025 2:20 PM

Kamala Harris calls Biden 2024 candidacy reckless, new book says

Kamala Harris believes it was reckless to allow former President Joe Biden to decide to seek re-election in 2024, but she felt she was the last person who could advise her 81-year-old boss not to run, according to excerpts from her new book released on Wednesday. Biden, a Democrat, ended his re-election campaign on July 21, 2024, after a poor debate performance against Republican candidate Donald Trump that prompted aides and party officials to question publicly whether he could endure a full c...

September 11, 2025 9:57 AM

South Korea’s Lee says US immigration raid may make companies ‘hesitant’ about investing

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Thursday a U.S. immigration raid resulting in the detention of hundreds of workers at a Hyundai Motor business project could have an impact on U.S. investment decisions made by Korean companies. The raid was a confounding event and caused a great deal of confusion, Lee told a news conference, adding it was likely to leave South Korean businesses "hesitant" about investing in the United States. Last week's raid at a Hyundai Motor project site in the ...