Washington: The US sanctioned an Iraqi bank, Iranian offshore banks, a Dubai-based Iranian oil intermediary and a Hong Kong front company, and blacklisted a Cuban state-owned bank, as the Trump administration tightened what it calls Operation Economic Outcast against Tehran. “The noose is tightening around Iran’s economy, and not even Iran’s so-called allies can save…
Trump said he expects China to “catch up” with the US within the next five years US President Donald Trump said on Thursday Washington is holding talks with Moscow and Beijing aimed at denuclearising the countries with the biggest stockpiles of nuclear weapons. Russia has the most stored nuclear warheads followed by the United States…
Home Europe Live Issued on: 16/10/2026 – 03:50Modified: 16/10/2026 – 03:52 President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House during an event for first responders on October 15, 2026. © Julia Demaree Nikhinson, AP US President Donald Trump called Ukraine’s renewed strikes on Russian oil refineries a “disgrace” after Ukrainian President…
President Donald Trump is making a broad assertion of executive privilege to keep secret the conversations he has had about plans to renovate the Kennedy Center, the Justice Department said in a court filing this week. A White House lawyer says in court documents released on Wednesday that Trump’s executive privilege –which is the right…
Marco Rubio will visit Mumbai and Jamnagar to discuss energy cooperation as S Jaishankar says India-US trade talks are nearing a landing point, with a few issues unresolved. IMAGE: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar meets United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, September 23, 2026. Photograph:…
Rep. Mike Lawler was trashed by his Democratic opponent for “mansplaining” to her about the legal issues surrounding the Cornell gang rape probe during their crucial final debate as the midterm fight for the suburban NY-17 congressional district enters the home stretch. Democrat Cait Conley lashed out at Lawler when he tried to talk over…
The firing squad execution of a convicted military base shooter will not be livestreamed, US President Donald Trump announced Thursday, cancelling a contentious plan by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The move to livestream Nidal Hasan’s execution was widely opposed at home and abroad, prompting outrage from both US Democratic and Republican politicians, the Catholic Church,…
Published on 15/10/2026 – 6:10 GMT+2 SpaceX boss Elon Musk said that any disruptions Ukraine reports in its use of the Starshield satellite communications system would be the responsibility of the US government, and not his company. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Starshield systems are owned and controlled by the US government. Any limits on speed or usage…
US President Donald Trump had a bad week. Once more, to his (and no one else’s) shock and dismay, he did not win the Nobel Peace Prize, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky resisted his pressure to capitulate to Russia, which he probably thought would have assured the prize for next year. Trump doesn’t take such…
President Trump said Wednesday that “massive” oil, gas and mineral exploration is preparing to begin in Greenland. In a statement posted on his Truth Social platform, Mr. Trump said “Massive Oil, Gas, and Mineral Exploration is getting ready to begin in our new and beautiful Greenland,” but did not give more details. The president added…