AI needs massive power surge, says Trump
Washington, Feb 11 (IANS) President Donald Trump said the United States is allowing private companies to build their own power plants to meet what he described as massive electricity demand driven by artificial intelligence. In an interview with Fox Business’s Larry Kudlow, Trump said AI infrastructure requires unprecedented energy capacity. “AI, for whatever reason, needs […]
Trump floats renaming Penn Station, Dulles Airport
Washington, Feb 11 (IANS) The White House confirmed that President Donald Trump floated the idea of renaming major infrastructure sites after himself and defended his stance on control of a US-Canada bridge project. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked about reports that Trump had suggested renaming Penn Station in New York and Dulles Airport near […]
Israel’s Netanyahu expected to press Trump over Iran diplomacy
WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM(RAHNUMA): President Donald Trump will host Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Wednesday where the Israeli prime minister is expected to press him to widen US talks with Iran to include curbs on Tehran’s missile arsenal and other security threats that go beyond its nuclear program. In his seventh meeting with Trump since the […]
Trump says US negotiating with Iran ‘right now’
WASHINGTON(RAHNUMA): The US is negotiating with Iran “right now,” President Donald Trump said Tuesday. “They are negotiating,” Trump told reporters at the White House, without providing further details. His remarks came after a US fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone in the Arabian Sea on Tuesday after it approached the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft […]
Trump claims to fix UN financial crisis ‘very easily’ amid US withholding $4 billion in dues
United Nations, Feb 2 (IANS) While the US withholding nearly $ 4 billion in dues to the UN is sending it to the edge of a financial precipice, President Donald Trump has claimed that he could solve the problem “very easily”. In his interview with Politico on Sunday (local time), he did not, however, say […]
Mary Milben backs PM Modi, urges Trump to pivot
Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) In a forceful message on global leadership and diplomacy, singer and actress Mary Millben lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s handling of US-India tensions and urged Washington to “pivot” its approach, saying dignity and strategic restraint had elevated PM Modi’s standing on the world stage. While reaffirming that President Donald Trump and […]
Influential Israeli minister Smotrich calls for US-led center for Gaza to be shuttered
JERUSALEM(RAHNUMA): Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to shut a US-led multinational coordinating center that supports President Donald Trump’s plan to end the Gaza war. Washington established the Civil Military Coordination Center (CMCC) last October as a center for civilian and military personnel from other countries to work alongside […]
Egypt and Sudan welcome Trump’s offer to mediate Nile River dam dispute
CAIRO(RAHNUMA): Egypt and Sudan welcomed on Saturday President Donald Trump’s offer to resume US mediation efforts with Ethiopia to resolve a long-running Nile River water dispute following Addis Ababa’s construction of a giant dam. Ethiopia inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, or GERD, last fall. It is Africa’s largest and is meant to produce more […]
Trump warns Iran against violent crackdown as US hits UAV networks
Washington, Jan 2 (IANS) President Donald Trump on Friday issued a sharp warning to Iran, saying the United States was prepared to act if Iranian authorities used deadly force against protesters, as Washington announced a new round of sanctions targetting Tehran’s weapons and drone networks linked to Venezuela. In a 2.58 am (local time) social […]
Trump policies straining India-US ties: Top Democrat Congressman
Washington, Dec 25, (IANS) Influential American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has said that India-US relations are under strain, and blamed policies pursued by President Donald Trump for weakening economic and security cooperation between the two long-standing partners. “US-India relations are not good right now for various reasons,” Krishnamoorthi said, citing trade disputes as a major factor. […]
