China fumes, Uighurs rejoice after Trump passes law to punish Chinese crackdown on Uighur Muslims
Jun 18, 2020, at 08:35 pm
Beijing/Washington: Cornered worldwide over the Covid-19 fiasco, China is now fuming after yet another setback as the United States passed a legislation to punish the Chinese crackdown on Uighur Muslims, media reports said.
Trump says 'domestic terrorists' have taken over Seattle, lashes out at local leaders
Jun 11, 2020, at 04:32 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump on Thursday lashed out at the leadership in Washington state for refusing to disperse protesters from the streets of Seattle, the state's capital, claiming “domestic terrorists” have taken over the city.
Taliban should make its stand against Al Qaida clear, says US Gen
Jun 11, 2020, at 04:30 pm
Kabul/UNI: United State Central Command’s top general, Marine Gen. Kenneth F McKenzie has said that he would not recommend a complete US troop pullout from Afghanistan by mid 2021 unless the Taliban make it clear that they no longer support Al-Qaida fighters.
Donald Trump thanks DC Police, national guard, saying bigger protests had been expected
Jun 07, 2020, at 09:21 am
Moscow/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump has thanked Washington police and the National Guard for their work during the major George Floyd protests in the US capital.
Justin Trudeau's 21-second pause on a question about Trump's actions in US receives criticism
Jun 06, 2020, at 12:45 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's 21-second pause on June 2 before answering a reporter's question about U.S. President Donald Trump's handling of nationwide protests against police violence, was condemned by the Civil rights leader Al Sharpton on Thursday, media reports said.
Donald Trump faces lawsuit over attack on protesters outside White House
Jun 05, 2020, at 04:19 pm
Washington/UNI: United states President Donald Trump has been sued in federal court of America over his Monday act of forcefully removing the protesters outside White house.
Donald Trump says US mobilized military amid riots, dispatching thousands of armed troops to DC
Jun 02, 2020, at 08:11 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US President Donald Trump in a press conference on Tuesday said he is taking presidential action to mobilize all available federal resources to respond to the ongoing protests over the death of George Floyd including the deployment of thousands of armed troops to quell riots in the nation's capital city.
George Floyd death: Protests, arson, looting roil US cities, National Guard activated
Jun 01, 2020, at 09:07 pm
Washington/IBNS: Massive protests rocked different cities across the United States throughout Sunday over the May 25 killing of black man George Floyd by a 44-year old white police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Violent protests erupt in US cities over George Floyd killing; Trump hid in underground bunker
Jun 01, 2020, at 12:44 pm
Washington/Minneapolis/IBNS: Widespread violent protests broke out in various cities of the United States on Sunday over the killing of black man George Floyd by a 44-year old white police officer, media reports said.
Donald Trump, family hid in underground bunker for an hour amid George Floyd protests: Reports
Jun 01, 2020, at 09:52 am
Washington/UNI: US President Donald Trump was taken to an underground bunker for less than one hour on Friday amid the George Floyd protest in front of the White House, a White House official and a law enforcement source told media.
USAÂ to designate ANTIFA as terrorist organization: Donald Trump
May 31, 2020, at 11:02 pm
Washington/IBNS: At a time when the nation is witnessing violent protests over the death of African-American black man George Floyd, US President Donald Trump on Sunday said the country will designate ANTIFA as a terrorist organization.
After ultimatum, Donald Trump ends ties with WHO for working under China's control
May 30, 2020, at 03:01 am
Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that America is severing ties with World Health Organisation (WHO) and will direct the funds to other "worldwide deserving urgent global public health needs" while accusing it of working under China's control, which pays only $40 million annually against US' yearly donation of approx $450 million.
Donald Trump calls coronavirus 'bad gift from China' as US crosses 1 lakh deaths
May 28, 2020, at 11:26 pm
Washington/IBNS: United States President Donald Trump on Thursday called Coronavirus pandemic a "bad gift from china" as his country breached 1 lakh-mark in respect to the death toll.
Twitter CEO hits back at Trump saying site will continue to flag misleading information
May 28, 2020, at 02:45 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has said that the social networking site will continue to flag misleading information amid a fact-checking spat with US President Donald Trump.
Trump accuses Twitter of election interference for fact-checking him on mail-in vote fraud
May 27, 2020, at 09:37 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US President Donald Trump in a statement said Twitter is interfering in the 2020 presidential election after the social media platform fact-checked a previous tweet criticizing mail-in ballots.
Improve or will stop funding: Trump gives 30 day ultimatum to WHO chief
May 19, 2020, at 02:49 pm
Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday took to Twitter and shared a three page letter to World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in which he has issued a 30-day ultimatum to the UN health body to make "substantive improvements" over repeated missteps in handling the coronavirus pandemic and siding with China in hiding important information.
Trump says chose not to make statement to WHO today, will do so in 'near future'
May 19, 2020, at 11:27 am
Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump said he has decided not to give any statement to the World Health Organization today and will make a statement soon.
Trump weighs restoring partial US funding to WHO
May 16, 2020, at 08:04 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump said Saturday he was considering restoring 10 percent of US funding to the World Health Organization that was frozen in April.
COVID-19: Donald Trump admits reopening of US will cost more lives
May 06, 2020, at 10:19 am
Washington/IBNS: As the country continues its fight against COVID-19, US President Donald Trump has admitted that reopening the US economy might lead to the deaths of more Americans.
US has not shared evidence proving coronavirus originated in Wuhan labs: WHO
May 05, 2020, at 05:26 pm
Geneva/IBNS: World Health Organization (WHO) Health Emergencies Program chief said on Monday that it has not received any evidence from US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that the novel coronavirus could have originated in a lab in Wuhan, the Chinese city which first reported the emergence of the deadly virus last year, said media reports.
US could use new tariffs on China as retaliatory measure over COVID-19 crisis: Trump
May 01, 2020, at 12:01 pm
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The United States could impose new tariffs on China as a retaliatory measure over the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, US President Donald Trump said in a press conference.
White House briefly follows Twitter accounts of host countries during President's state visits: US
Apr 30, 2020, at 02:07 pm
Washington/IBNS: Explaining the reasons for unfollowing the Twitter accounts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Ram Nath Kovind and other Indian officials, the White House has said it follows the officials of the host countries in the micro-blogging site briefly during the President's state visits, media reports said.
Working with airlines on pre-flight COVID-19 tests: Trump
Apr 29, 2020, at 01:20 pm
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The United States may introduce mandatory novel coronavirus (COVID-19) tests for international flights passengers arriving from areas significantly affected by the COVID-19 disease, US President Donald Trump told reporters.
China rejects international investigation demand into the origins of coronavirus: Report
Apr 26, 2020, at 04:16 pm
London/IBNS: China has rejected demands for an independent international investigation to trace the roots of novel coronavirus, which has claimed over two lakh (two hundred thousand) lives across the globe and forced the world to go under an unprecedented lockdown, a BBC report said.
Trump says new COVID-19 cases declined in 23 states, hospitalizations down in 46
Apr 24, 2020, at 05:52 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump during a press briefing said 23 US states are showing a decline in new coronavirus cases and 46 reported a drop in hospitalizations.
Will sign Executive Order prohibiting immigration today: Donald Trump
Apr 22, 2020, at 05:40 pm
Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he will sign an order later in the day which will partially block immigration to the United States.
COVID-19: President Donald Trump to halt US green card immigration for 60 days
Apr 22, 2020, at 10:25 am
Washington/UNI: US President Donald Trump has said that the White House will halt the immigration of green card recipients for 60 days while continuing to allow temporary workers on non-immigrant visas to enter the country.
US to temporarily suspend all immigration amid COVID-19 outbreak: Donald Trump
Apr 21, 2020, at 10:14 am
Washington/IBNS: Amid rising number of COVID-19 cases, President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his government is set to temporarily suspend all immigration to the US.
China's death is far higher than US: Donald Trump
Apr 19, 2020, at 12:13 pm
Washington/IBNS: United States President Donald Trump has expressed doubts over the official figures of China's death toll due to the Coronavirus outbreak, claiming that the casualty is much higher than what has been declared.
Donald Trump says 80Mln Americans have received stimulus money, adds $19Bln in aid for farmers
Apr 18, 2020, at 11:25 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that 80 million Americans have received their coronavirus relief money and announced that his administration will provide $19 billion in aid to US farmers.