US Senate voted on Thursday to approve former CIA director Mike Pompeo as secretary of state, after a bruising battle by Democrats against President Donald Trump’s nominee. Mr. Pompeo, who earned Mr. Trump’s confidence after a year at the CIA, was accused by Democrats as being too bellicose and harbouring anti-Muslim and homophobic sentiments. But after barely getting the nomination […]
» Read moreAt least 17 people were killed and 15 injured when a former student opened fire at a high school in Parkland, near Miami, in Florida. The first victim of the attack was publicly identified on Thursday as Aaron Feis, an assistant coach on the school’s football team and a school security guard who was shot while shielding students. The Marjory […]
» Read moreIn a relief to Indian techies, the United States authorities on Tuesday said the Trump administration was not considering any proposal that would force H-1B visa holders to leave the country. The announcement by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) came days after reports emerged that the administration was considering tightening the H-1B visa rules that could lead to […]
» Read moreThe Fire Department of New York says it’s at the scene of a fire at Trump Tower in Manhattan. The department says it was called around 7 a.m. on Monday for a report of a fire on the top floor. Aerial views showed firefighters on the roof, with smoke billowing from one corner of the high-rise. There were no immediate […]
» Read moreA giant winter ‘bomb cyclone’ pounded the US East Coast with heavy snowfall and dangerously cold winds that led to bone-chilling misery.
» Read morePresident Donald Trump will recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital on Wednesday despite intense Arab, Muslim and European opposition to a move that would upend decades of the U.S. policy and risk potentially violent protests. Mr. Trump will instruct the State Department to begin the multi-year process of moving the American embassy from Tel Aviv to the holy city, U.S. officials […]
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