Rubio heads to Uzbekistan with 200 business leaders, then India
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is travelling to Uzbekistan this week with a large business delegation, where he will also join a ministerial meeting with the five Central Asian countries. He will head to India after the trip. The US State Department…
Strikes on Iran’s top leadership have complicated the path to talks, Trump believes
Deciding which Iranian officials to contact for negotiations has now become difficult for the United States, according to US President Donald Trump. In his view, the US may have crossed a line in carrying out military strikes targeting Iran’s top…
Trump weighs firing ambassador Guilfoyle over alleged $100,000 request
US President Donald Trump is considering removing Kimberly Guilfoyle as US ambassador to Greece after a string of allegations of impropriety, US broadcaster CNN reported on Sunday, citing a person familiar with the matter. Guilfoyle was engaged to…
Rubio calls for return to spirit of conquest and expansion, author Ted Widmer raises questions
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called on the United States and Europe to revive the spirit of conquest, expansion and exploration of the past. Voicing concern over the future of Western civilisation, he believes that if Western countries fail to…
Trump claims two wars will end quickly, issues stern warning to Iran
US President Donald Trump has said that both the Iran war and the Russia-Ukraine war could be settled soon. Speaking at an election rally in Syracuse, New York, on Friday, he said he hoped the two wars would either be resolved through negotiations or end…
Trump claims assurance of diesel from Russia, Ukraine calls it a ‘weak decision’
US President Donald Trump has claimed that he has received an assurance of diesel supplies from Russia in order to bring down fuel prices. Energy analysts, however, think there is little likelihood that the initiative will significantly change diesel…
US proposes $70,000 fee on work permits for foreign students
The Trump administration wants to increase many times over the fee for work authorisation or on-the-job training for international students in the United States during or after their studies. Under a new proposal published online by the country’s…
Trump thinks Iran responsible for flydubai incident, Vance has seen no proof
US President Donald Trump personally believes Iran was involved in the attack on a flydubai aircraft. Yet the country’s Vice President JD Vance has said he has not yet seen any conclusive evidence about Iran’s role. On Monday, Trump was asked…
Nearly 3,900 infected with measles in US, five die in Pennsylvania
Amid the spread of measles in the United States, a disaster emergency was declared in New York on Monday. In Pennsylvania, 1,004 people have been infected and five have died. Health authorities are blaming low vaccination for the rise in infections. The…
Anduril wins $2.9 billion submarine parts contract, announcement follows Musk-Luckey joint study
As part of an initiative to boost global maritime defence capability, defence technology company Anduril Industries has won a $2.9 billion contract to build key components for the US Navy’s ‘Virginia-class’ nuclear submarines. At the…