New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday addressed the World Economic Forum (WEF) in here, where he strongly promoted what he called the “American growth miracle” and praised his administration’s economic record.Speaking to global leaders and business executives, Trump said the United States had transformed from a “dead economy” into the “hottest economy in the world” within one year of his return to the White House.He claimed that growth, productivity, inves…
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Washington, Jan 21 (IANS) President Donald Trump said his administration had sharply tightened US border controls, arguing that tougher enforcement had led to a dramatic fall in illegal entries and the removal of serious criminals from the country.Speaking at a White House media availability marking one year since his return to office, Trump said border security no longer required new legislation. “Biden said you couldn’t do it,” he said. “You need legislation. I had no legislation. I sa…
Washington, Jan 14 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has sharply criticised Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell as “a lousy Fed chairman” and defended the actions of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent involved in a fatal incident in Minnesota, while rejecting claims of political retaliation.In an interview with CBS News conducted at a Ford assembly plant on Tuesday, Trump dismissed accusations that a criminal probe involving Powell amounted to retribution for policy disagreeme…
Washington, Jan 14 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said the American economy has rebounded sharply in less than one year, citing strong growth, falling inflation, rising wages and record investment as evidence of what he called a historic turnaround.Speaking at the Detroit Economic Club, on Tuesday, Trump said the recovery followed what he described as severe economic damage under the previous administration.“Now after less than 12 months in office, I’m back in Michigan to report to you on th…
Los Angeles, Jan 11 (IANS) Hollywood star Mark Ruffalo has hinted at entering politics. The 58-year-old star would not rule out swapping his illustrious acting career for “doing something good” for millions of Americans as a politician. The actor, who is known for playing Marvel superhero, The Hulk, lauded New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, 34, who ran as a Democratic Socialist and made history during his swearing-in ceremony on January 1 when he became the first prominent US politician to take…
New York, Jan 4 (IANS) Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro has been locked in a notorious federal jail in New York after his capture by the US forces at a military base in his country, from where he had been taunting President Donald Trump.As he was escorted into the local office of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) on Saturday night before being jailed, he said sarcastically, looking at the camera, “Good night. Happy New Year”.Once the unquestioned ruler of the oil-rich South American nation, …
New York, Jan 4 (IANS) Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, who was seized by US Delta Force commandos, has arrived in New York to face trial in a federal court on narco-terrorism charges. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, who landed at the Stewart Air National Guard Base on Saturday, were taken by helicopter to a heliport in downtown Manhattan near federal offices and courts.Amid high security, they were driven away in a motorcade. Their first stop was expected to be the Drug Enforcement Agency o…
New York, Dec 31 (IANS) The year began with expectations as President Donald Trump stepped up to lead the US. He, however, ended 2025 knotted in chaos and controversies. After four years of drift under his predecessor Joe Biden, 2025 started with Trump promising decisive action. But, as the year ends, the foreign policy and the voter’s personal finances are in disarray.The US underwent a centralisation of power, perhaps unprecedented in the post-World War II era, that Trump’s political, economic…
Moscow, Dec 23 (IANS) Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin on Tuesday blamed the European Union (EU), former US President Joe Biden and his supporters for the conflict in Ukraine, local media reported. At the last meeting of the fall session on Tuesday, Vyacheslav Volodin said, “The EU, Biden and his supporters are to blame for what is happening in Ukraine. It is their fault that many innocent civilians died. Their hands are stained with the people’s blood,” Russia’s leading news agen…