Trump administration

Jared Kushner at a White House meeting with US President Donald Trump, January 11, 2018. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

July 13, 2018, 9:26 am

Jared Kushner still lacks top-most security clearance — report

Despite receiving long-delayed 'top secret' clearance in May, White House's Mideast peace pointman still believed hampered by lack of 'sensitive compartmented information' access

By TOI staff and AP

White House Senior policy adviser Stephen Miller, right, listens during an event with President Donald Trump on the White House complex in Washington, June 22, 2018. (Susan Walsh/AP)

July 10, 2018, 4:44 pm

Stephen Miller tosses sushi dinner over insult

Senior White House policy adviser spent $80 on takeaway meal but threw it away when eatery worker gave him the finger

By Stuart Winer

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, meets with Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, left, at the Al Shati Palace in Abu Dhabi‎, United Arab Emirates, July 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

July 10, 2018, 2:32 pm

Pompeo talks tough on Iran while visiting Emirates

US secretary of state says renewed sanctions aim to convince Tehran that its activities have 'a real high cost'

By Agencies

In this June 22, 2018, file photo, a mother, left, and son, from Guatemala, hold hands during a news conference following their reunion in Linthicum, Maryland, after being reunited following their separation at the US border. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

July 10, 2018, 10:06 am

Dozens of immigrant children in US set to reunite with parents

Following court deadline, 54 kids under the age of 5 will end isolation Tuesday -- only half of those covered by the order

By Elliot Spagat

Illustrative: A Palestinian stands outside the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) headquarters in Gaza City, August 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra/File)

July 9, 2018, 11:24 pm

UN agency for Palestinians warns of deep cuts if funding shortfall not fixed

Gap of $217 million will affect employment programs, housing assistance, and mental health support, according to UNRWA letter

By AFP and TOI staff

People walk outside the entrance of the new NATO headquarters in Brussels on April 19, 2018 (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

July 9, 2018, 9:13 am

NATO leaders fear Trump crisis at key summit this week

US president's previous derisory rhetoric about defense organization has members worried he could weaken alliance by creating division within its ranks

By Damon Wake

A KLM Royal Dutch airplane (Wikimedia commons/ Arpingstone- public domain)

July 8, 2018, 3:18 pm

Dutch carrier KLM to halt flights to Iran due to US sanctions

Airline cites 'negative results and financial outlook' following Trump's pullout from nuclear deal

By Agencies

In this photo taken on December 26, 2015 The CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin, the largest container ship to ever call at a North America port, is docked at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, California. (AFP PHOTO / Robyn BECK)

July 7, 2018, 5:10 pm

French shipping firm drops Iran over US sanctions threat

World's third largest shipping container group cites Trump administration in decision to cease servicing Islamic Republic

By Agencies

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt attends a meeting with state and local officials and President Donald Trump about infrastructure in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington on February 12, 2018. (AP/Carolyn Kaster)

July 6, 2018, 12:22 am

Trump’s scandal-hit environment chief Pruitt resigns

EPA administrator steps down amid ethics investigations into his outsized security spending, first-class flights and an ethically compromised condo lease

By AFP

Palestinian chief negotiator and secretary general of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Saeb Erekat, during a press conference in the West Bank city of Jericho on February 15, 2017. (AFP/Ahmad Gharabli)

July 4, 2018, 5:28 pm

Palestinian official: ‘Real estate men’ like Trump won’t solve conflict

Top negotiator Saeb Erekat dismisses US administration's soon-to-be-unveiled peace plan, insists PA will continue to pay prisoners' salaries

By Agencies

Alan Dershowitz at NEP Studios in New York, February 3, 2016. (John Lamparski/Getty Images for Hulu, via JTA)

July 4, 2018, 7:50 am

Dershowitz ‘shunned’ on Martha’s Vineyard for defending Trump

Celebrity lawyer mocked for complaining about being ostracized by neighbors at summer retreat, says unwillingness to debate 'a dangerous sign of the times'

By Charles Dunst

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah, June 27, 2018. (Alaa Badarneh/Pool Photo via AP)

July 2, 2018, 12:51 pm

Abbas said seeking unity government with Hamas to counter US peace maneuvers

Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper says PA president has asked former PM Salam Fayyad to lead new coalition with aim of later calling general election

By Stuart Winer

Demonstrators cross the Brooklyn Bridge during a march against the separation of families caught illegally crossing the US-Mexico border, on June 30, 2018 in New York. (AFP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

June 30, 2018, 10:48 pm

‘What’s next? Concentration Camps?’ US protesters denounce separation policy

Hundreds of thousands join 700 events across the US in mass opposition to Trump's migration stance

By Ellen Knickmeyer

In this file photo taken on March 19, 2018 US candidate to the head of International Organization for Migration (IOM) Ken Isaacs looks on during a press briefing in Geneva. (AFP/Fabrice Coffrini)

June 29, 2018, 6:21 pm

UN migration agency rejects Trump nominee accused of anti-Muslim bigotry

Washington set to lose its historic control of the organization; Ken Isaacs' inflammatory tweets appear to have made him an untenable candidate

By Ben Simon

Protesters carry signs and chant slogans in front of US Federal Courthouse in Los Angeles on June 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

June 27, 2018, 9:56 am

US judge orders separated migrant families reunited within 30 days

Dana Sabraw calls Trump administration policy at Mexico border 'a chaotic circumstance of the government's own making'

By Elliot Spagat, MICHAEL BALSAMO and Will Weissert