US begins withdrawing gear from Syria, but not troops

AFP | The US military has begun moving non-essential gear out of Syria but is not withdrawing troops for now, defense officials said Friday amid...

FBI opened probe into whether Trump working for Russians

AFP | The Federal Bureau of Investigation opened an inquiry in 2017 into whether US President Donald Trump was working on behalf of Russia, The...

Bumpy road to Afghan peace

Imran Jan | The Taliban have called off the fourth round of talks with the United States to be held in Doha due to disagreements...

US military removes some equipment from Syria

AFP | The US military has removed some equipment from Syria, a defense official confirmed Thursday, following a report that the drawdown ordered by President...

Pompeo praises Egypt ‘freedoms’ during church, mosque visit

AFP | US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday praised Egypt's religious freedoms as he visited a vast cathedral and a mosque in the country's...

Trump campaign chief wanted polling data to go to Ukrainian oligarchs: report

AFP | Two Ukrainian oligarchs were the intended recipients of US polling data President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman admitted to sharing with a Russian...

Will Trump and Imran Khan be meeting in 2019?

News Desk | President Trump, during a press talk, on Jan 2, had hinted that he might be meeting Pakistani leadership - meaning PM Imran...

US death row inmate kills himself after requesting execution

AFP | A convicted murderer on Nevada's death row who had repeatedly requested that his execution be expedited was found dead in his cell from...

Trump demands $5.7 bn for steel barrier on US-Mexico border

AFP | President Donald Trump demanded $5.7 billion to fund a wall on the US-Mexico border in his first televised Oval Office address Tuesday, describing...

Trump campaign chief gave polling data to Russian

AFP | Donald Trump's one-time presidential campaign chairman Paul Manafort admitted in a court filing Tuesday he provided polling data from the campaign to a...

US special envoy Khalilzad embarks on 4-country tour for Afghan peace efforts

AFP | US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad headed Tuesday on a trip to Afghanistan and regional powers in a fresh bid to negotiate an end...

New Pakistani Ambassador to US wants an early Khan-Trump meeting

News Desk | Top priority on the agenda of newly appointed Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States, Dr. Asad Majeed Khan is to arrange a...