Transgender woman, Somali-American win US primary nods
AFP | Christine Hallquist won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in the US state of Vermont on Tuesday, moving a step closer to becoming the nation's...
Turkey crisis risks souring military ties with US
AFP | The crisis in US-Turkish relations, which already has put Turkey's economy under massive strain, also risks souring military ties between the two NATO...
‘Queen of Soul’ Aretha Franklin gravely ill, ‘in hospice care’
AFP | Music legend Aretha Franklin is gravely ill and reportedly receiving hospice care, friends of the singer said Monday, as prayers and well wishes...
Russia to train Pakistani military officers after the U.S. cuts the funds
News Analysis | A few days back, it was reported that U.S military institutions are finding it hard to keep the reserved 66 slots for...
Trump’s America: Killer of Indian engineer sentenced
News Analysis | A man, who killed an Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla in Kansas shooting last year, has been sentenced to life imprisonment without parole....
US further sidelines Pakistan in Afghanistan peace efforts
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | The National Defense Authorization Act 2019, passed recently by the US Congress, is having a slight impact on the Pakistani...
Stormy Daniels lawyer says would ‘hit harder’ to beat Trump in 2020
AFP | As the lawyer for adult film star Stormy Daniels, Michael Avenatti has been a persistent thorn in Donald Trump's side. But in the last...
‘Time has come’ for US Space Force, sixth military branch: Pence
AFP | Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday unveiled details of plans to build a US Space Force that would become the sixth branch of...
California blazes threaten populated areas
AFP | Authorities battling massive wildfires in large swathes of California issued mandatory evacuation orders and health warnings Friday over the worsening air quality as...
Pakistan elections—may be good news for Pakistan, but not for U.S.
Graham E. Fuller | A bold new political face has come to power in the recent Pakistani elections, possibly offering the US a new opportunity...
Russia, China block US bid to slap North Korea sanctions
AFP | Russia and China on Thursday blocked a US request to add a Russian bank to a UN sanctions blacklist along with a North...
Iraq caught in crossfire of US sanctions on Iran
AFP | Caught in the crossfire between its key allies Tehran and Washington, Iraq's economy could suffer the heaviest collateral damage from the US reimposing...