New Delhi, July 16 -- US President Donald Trump will deliver a primetime address to the nation at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday (1:00 a.m. GMT Friday; 6:30 a.m. IST Friday).

Trump is expected to speak from the White House, with the address set to be streamed live on the White House website and YouTube channel. It is also likely to be carried by major US television networks.

While the White House has not disclosed the full agenda, Trump has indicated the speech will focus on US elections and what he has described as "really big news."

"It's really, really big news, and our country has to shape up," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.

"Without free and fair elections, you don't have a country."

Trump also said the address would cover "a c...