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  Trump’s chief strategist Steve Bannon steps down, says ‘going to war’ for US President

  World | August 19, 2017 8:25 IST

  Bannon, 63, who played a key role in the electoral victory of Trump last year, became the fourth high-profile White House official to have left the Trump administration in recent weeks.

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  US, Japan vow to boost defence cooperation with India

  World | August 18, 2017 11:11 IST

  “We will cooperate to advance trilateral and multilateral security and defence cooperation with other partners in the region, notably the Republic of Korea, Australia and India," Rex Tillerson said.

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  Pakistan 'disappointed' with US decision to blacklist Hizbul Mujahideen, says move 'unjustified'

  World | August 17, 2017 19:24 IST

  Pakistan today said it was "disappointed" with the US decision to designate the Kashmiri militant outfit Hizbul Mujahideen as a foreign terrorist organisation.

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  War would be ‘horrific’ but North Korea nukes ‘unimaginable’, says US

  World | August 17, 2017 14:47 IST

  The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford, told reporters that President Donald Trump directly has “told us to develop credible viable military options and that’s exactly what we’re doing.”

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  US designates Hizbul Mujahideen as a foreign terrorist group

  News | August 17, 2017 8:30 IST

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  China urges US, North Korea to ‘hit the brakes’ on threatening words

  World | August 16, 2017 14:34 IST

  “The most important task at hand is for the U.S. and North Korea to ‘hit the brakes’ on their mutual needling of each other with words and actions," Wang Yi said

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  Donald Trump blames both white supremacists and leftists for Charlottesville violence

  World | August 16, 2017 7:25 IST

  Trump said that the violence that erupted in Charlottesville was "horrible", but he insisted that not all of those who attended the protest were neo-Nazis or white supremacists

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  Trump's order on probe into China's trade practices welcomed by US lawmakers, Beijing warns of retaliation

  World | August 15, 2017 17:37 IST

  President Donald Trump has ordered a probe into China's "unfair" trade practices and "theft" of American intellectual property, drawing a sharp reaction from Beijing.

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  Violence in Charlottesville fits definition of domestic terror: US Attorney General

  World | August 15, 2017 0:03 IST

  The violence in Charlottesville in which a suspected white supremacist rammed a car on a crowd of protesters fits the definition of "domestic terrorism", US Attorney General Jeff Sessions said today.

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  Yakeen Nahi Hota: Donald Trump warns US ‘locked and loaded’ as North Korea readies missiles

  Yakeen Nahi Hota | August 11, 2017 23:10 IST

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  Venus Williams stunned in third round of Rogers Cup

  Tennis | August 11, 2017 14:35 IST

  In the second career meeting between the two players, Svitolina was in a strong position from the beginning as she took a 5-0 lead over Williams in the opening set and never returned.

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  North Korea dismisses Trump's 'fire and fury' warning, threatens to launch missiles toward Guam

  World | August 10, 2017 10:25 IST

  North Korea today officially dismissed President Donald Trump's threats of "fire and fury," declaring the American leader "bereft of reason" and warning ominously, "only absolute force can work on him."

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  US Defence Secretary warns North Korea, says must 'stand down' from pursuing nuclear weapons

  World | August 09, 2017 23:30 IST

  Defence Secretary Jim Mattis today warned North Korea to "stand down" from pursuing nuclear weapons and cease considering actions that would lead to the "end of its regime".

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  US may lose its competitive edge due to H-1B clampdown: Report

  August 08, 2017 14:19 IST

  Clampdown on H-1B visa programme will make it difficult for the US IT sector to attract open talent from countries like India and America might lose its competitive edge, a top American think-tank has said

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  I'm feeling OK, but it wasn't a great race, says sprinter Usain Bolt

  Other Sports | August 05, 2017 16:15 IST

  At 50 meters, Bolt started pulling ahead. At 75 meters, he was looking to his left, where he saw nobody. At 90 meters, he was shutting things down to coast to the finish line.

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  US to probe allegations of racial discrimination in admission process of Harvard University

  World | August 03, 2017 13:34 IST

  The allegations were levelled in 2015 against the university by a coalition of 64 Asian-American groups, including four Indian-American organisations.

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  Former criminal lawyer Christopher Wray sworn is an new FBI Director

  World | August 03, 2017 12:47 IST

  Christopher Wray on Thursday assumed charge as the new FBI Director and pledged to work for the good of the US and the cause of justice

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  Donald Trump denies he called White House a ‘dump'

  World | August 03, 2017 8:03 IST

  “I love the White House, one of the most beautiful buildings (homes) I have ever seen,” Trump tweeted

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  Trump reluctantly signs Russia sanctions bill, Kremlin says its ‘dangerous’, ‘shot-sighted’

  World | August 03, 2017 6:36 IST

  Russia’s foreign ministry termed the new US sanctions, signed into law by President Donald Trump, as a ‘dangerous’ and ‘short-sighted’ policy

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  US lawmakers ask Donald Trump to stop abuse of H-1B visa system

  World | August 02, 2017 15:07 IST

  In a letter dated July 27, the group said a legislation introduced by them close these loopholes and overhaul these visa programmes to protect American workers