Washington: US President Donald Trump has assured his Ukrainian counterpart to work with all parties to end bloodshed and restore peace along volatile Russia-Ukraine border, amid escalation in violence in the region. File image of US president Donald Trump. “We will work with Ukraine, Russia, and all other parties involved to help them restore peace along the border,” Trump said in his phone call with the Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko,... 

Donald Trump has confirmed he will hold his first meeting Theresa May this year. WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES: US President-elect Donald Trump has confirmed he will hold his first meeting with British Prime Minister Theresa May  this year, saying he was “very much” looking forward to it. “I look very much forward to meeting Prime Minister Theresa May in Washington in the Spring. Britain, a longtime US ally, is very special,”... 

Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks attended the farewell party thrown by Obama WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES: Hollywood celebrities like Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks attended the farewell party thrown by outgoing  US President Barack Obama at the White House. Actors and musicians flocked to the party on Friday to honour the Obama family ahead of the transition to US President-elect Donald Trump’s administration on January 20,... 

Donald Trump will swear-in as the 45th President of US in January. NEW YORK: New York City is asking the US government for up to $35 million to cover security costs related to President-elect Donald Trump, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Monday. Mr Trump has spent the majority of his time since Election Day in his apartment at Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan, forcing police to work with the US Secret Service to provide intensified security measures... 

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing. BEIJING, CHINA: Implementation of the Iran nuclear deal should not be “affected by any changes in the domestic situations” of countries involved, China’s foreign minister warned Monday, as US president-elect Donald Trump threatens to abandon it. The agreement, signed in Vienna in July 2015 and in force since January, was the signature diplomatic... 

US President Barack Obama presents comedian Ellen DeGeneres with the Presidential Medal of Freedom WASHINGTON: Basketball star Michael Jordan, actor Robert De Niro and music legend Bruce Springsteen were among the 21 people honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Tuesday. During a ceremony at the White House President Barack Obama gave out the awards — the nation’s highest civilian honor — for his last time to a diverse... 

WASHINGTON: The US today said it does not support declaring Pakistan a ‘terrorist state’ but will continue to work with the governments in the region to eliminate safe havens which also pose a threat to India. File photo of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and US President Barack Obama The US also called for a “meaningful dialogue” between India and Pakistan to address differences including the Kashmir issue and to bring... 

Taking a leaf out of the Donald Trump playbook, the Pakistanis have flown down their talkathon specialists on Kashmir straight into Washington DC to unleash some bluster during Obama’s last months in the White House and they got a public dressing down straightaway. Representational image. The smackdown came via Senge Sering, Director of the Gilgit-Baltistan National Congress: “You occupy one-third of Kashmir (in Pakistan), and an occupier... 

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s running mate Mike Pence on Tuesday said the United States should attack Syrian government targets if Russia continues to support its campaign to retake Aleppo. Mike Pence said the US should attack Syrian government if Russia is to support campaign to retake Aleppo. “If Russia chooses to be involved and continue… in this barbaric attack on Aleppo, the United States of America should use military force to... 

John Kerry and Sergei Lavrov made key steps towards agreeing a new ceasefire in Syria. GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: Washington and Moscow made key steps towards agreeing a new ceasefire in Syria, but a final deal has not been reached, US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart said after talks on Friday. Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made the comments after the marathon talks at a luxury hotel on the shores of Lake Geneva. “Today...