War of words rages as Pelosi blocks Trump’s speech to Congress
AFP | US President Donald Trump intensified his war of words with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Wednesday after she effectively blocked him from delivering his...
Trump had hoped to meet Imran Khan at Davos? – Dr. Moeed Pirzada
Moeed Pirzada | World Economic Forum (WEF) top management kept hoping till the very end that Pakistani PM, Imran Khan, may be persuaded to join...
US federal employees protest against shutdown costing them their pay
AFP | Several hundred US federal employees who have not been paid in weeks due to the partial government shutdown protested against the impasse on...
Taliban continue peace talks amid violence
News Analysis | The United States for the first time has confirmed on Wednesday (today) that its envoy is meeting in Qatar with the Taliban,...
After a month of shutdown, US federal workers turn to food banks
AFP | Most never needed help from a food pantry. But a month since the US government shutdown began, dozens of federal employees have been...
FBI in shutdown: ‘We can’t pay informants’
AFP | FBI agents complained Monday that the month-old US government shutdown is preventing them from paying informants, buying drugs undercover in narcotics busts, and...
Recent statement from Taliban snubs U.S plans for the region
News Analysis | Taliban and the United States of America once again have engaged in the second round of formal dialogue process in a bid...
US officials converge on Pakistan seeking Afghan peace – M K Bhadrakumar
M K Bhadrakumar | After a successful mission to Turkey this weekend on US President Trump’s behalf, his leading Republican ally Senator Lindsey Graham is...
Senator Kamala Harris announces US presidential run
AFP | Senator Kamala Harris announced Monday that she is seeking to become the first African American woman to hold the office of US president,...
Trump and Pelosi again butt heads but others see possible paths
AFP | US President Donald Trump bitterly attacked top Democrat Nancy Pelosi on Sunday and she again insisted that he end the government shutdown before...
In Texas, one family fights to keep Trump wall off property
AFP | In this yard in the Texas town of Mission, they played as children, learned how to fish, picked cotton and gathered watermelons. But...
Indigenous people protest for their rights in Washington
AFP | Hundreds of members of indigenous communities protested in Washington on Friday, denouncing injustices they are facing and demanding that their rights be respected. They...