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US lawmakers agree to delay government shutdown deadline to December 21

Democrats and Republicans are deadlocked in negotiations over funding President Donald Trump's proposed border wall.

Dec 4, 2018

Kamala Harris to decide on 2020 US presidential bid over holidays

Harris ranked fifth in a November poll of Democratic voters' preferred nominee to take on President Donald Trump's reelection bid.

Dec 3, 2018

China agrees to reduce and remove tariffs on US cars: Trump

Trump's announcement came shortly after he and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping announced a breakthrough during the G-20 summit in Buenos Aires on Saturday.

Dec 3, 2018

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo condemns Iran missile test

The Islamic Republic's government has ruled out negotiations with Washington over its military capabilities, particularly its missile program, which is run by the Revolutionary Guards.

Dec 2, 2018

PM Modi hails 'JAI' partnership after G20 summit meeting

Meeting his American and Japanese counterparts on the sidelines of G-20 summit in Argentina, the PM said the term sends a positive note for the new partnership with the objective of maintaining peace, stability, and prosperity across the world.

Dec 2, 2018

Trade war escalation the 'most likely' outcome of Trump-Xi dinner: Goldman Sachs

The G-20 summit could be the last chance to the economic powerhouses to avoid a full-fledged trade war which has sent shock waves across the global financial markets.

Nov 30, 2018

With crude at year's low, fuel smiles on PM Narendra Modi in election year

Riyadh was hoping that it could piece together a plan to announce an output cut at the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) summit next week, but the Russian response hasn't been positive.

Nov 29, 2018

China eats into world's largest natural gas reserve as Total exits Iran's South Pars

Total, whose footprints are writ large in the oil exploration history of the Middle East, was the first western firm to invest in Iran, following the lifting of US sanctions in 2015.

Nov 26, 2018

Trump renews threat to close US-Mexico border over migrants

"If we find that it gets to a level where we are going to lose control or where people are going to start getting hurt, we will close entry into the country for a period of time until we can get it under control," Trump said.

Nov 23, 2018

California wildfire death toll rises to 83

The fire broke out on November 8 and in a few hours destroyed the town of Paradise, which had a population of 26,000.

Nov 22, 2018

This public advocacy group plans to fight nationalism by building a global movement

The initiative, launched by community organisation The Fourth Group and civic leaders worldwide, aims to democratise global governance by giving members the opportunity to vote for global representatives and vote for global campaigns.

Nov 21, 2018

They've done nothing to help us: US President Trump suspends $1.3 billion aid for Pakistan

Trump said that people in Pakistan knew that Osama bin Laden, Al Qaeda leader, was living in a mansion near their garrison city of Abbottabad, but they did not tell the US and kept on accepting billions of dollars in aid.

Nov 21, 2018

India and Iran discuss trade cooperation under reimposed US sanctions

After US President Donald Trump's withdrawal from Iran's nuclear deal in May, the US has reimposed the stringent sanctions on Iran, including embargoes on Iran's banking and oil sectors.

Nov 18, 2018

Donald Trump to award 2018 US Presidential Medal of Freedom to Elvis Presley, Babe Ruth

Trump will also award the medal to Miriam Adelson, a physician who together with her husband Sheldon Adelson, a billionaire casino magnate, is a major donor to the Republican party, Jewish causes worldwide, and medical research.

Nov 12, 2018

US acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker urged to recuse from Russia probe

In a letter on Thursday, the Attorneys General said that Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe "must proceed free from interference", reports Xinhua news agency.

Nov 10, 2018

Democrats warn Donald Trump after Attorney General Jeff Sessions forced out

Sessions said in a letter to Trump that he had resigned at the president's request.

Nov 8, 2018

Facebook apologises for 'White supremacy' advertisement

Earlier this week, The Intercept was able to select "white genocide conspiracy theory" as a pre-defined "detailed targeting" criterion on the social network to promote two articles to an interest group.

Nov 4, 2018

2018 US mid-term election explained: What's at stake, and what does it mean for Trump?

The 2018's mid-term polls is being seen as a referendum not on the ballot but on the president himself. The election is being held two years after Donald Trump was elected and even though the president will not be on the ballot, the poll will outline his remaining presidency.

Nov 4, 2018

H-1B visa norms likely to see more changes, US may do away with lottery system

Larry Kudlow, the chief economic advisor to President Donald Trump, said that the Trump administration was taking a serious look at the H-1B visas and likely changes to it will be a part of the US' efforts to attract foreign workers solely on the basis of merit.

Nov 4, 2018

President Trump touts economy; Georgia sees racist calls as US midterm elections nears

In the latest injection of racial tensions into the campaigns, a wave of automated calls using racist and anti-Semitic language went out to voters in Georgia, where a Democratic candidate is vying to become the first black female governor in the United States.

Nov 4, 2018