Trump migration ban risks boosting extremist threat: Experts
AFP, Washington :President Donald Trump’s order blocking immigrants from seven mostly-Muslim countries in the name of national security could backfire and increase the threat of...
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Ban abandons S Korea presidency bidAP, SeoulFormer U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday that he won’t run for South Korea’s presidency, a surprise announcement that...
Only a third of Americans think Trump`s travel ban will make them safer
Reuters, New York :Imposing a temporary travel ban on citizens from seven Muslim countries, President Donald Trump said the move would help protect the United...
India`s defence budget hiked 10pc to INR 2.74 trillion
Reuters, New Delhi ;Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday announced a more than 10 per cent increase in the country’s defence budget for upcoming...
UN Chief slams border closures in ‘developed countries’
AFP, Addis Ababa :UN chief Antonio Guterres criticised Monday the closure of borders “even in the most developed countries in the world”, after US President...
Trump defiant, Obama weighs in as travel ban fury mounts
AFP, Washington :A defiant President Donald Trump lashed out at protesters, lawmakers and even Delta Airlines Monday as he struggled to defuse a mounting backlash...
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Putin, Trump may meet before G20 in JulyReuters, Moscow The Kremlin said on Monday it was too early to talk about any possible deals with...
Iran refutes to confirm conducting missile test
AP, Tehran :Iran’s foreign minister is refusing to confirm that the country conducted a missile test, saying Iran’s missile program is not part of a...
Italy welcomes 41 Syrian refugees, seeks bridges not walls
AP, Rome :Italian government and church officials welcomed 41 Syrian refugees at Rome’s airport Monday, saying they wanted to show solidarity with those fleeing war...
Trump’s immigration ban makes US ‘look stupid’: Schwarzenegger
AP, California :Celebrity Apprentice host Arnold Schwarzenegger was straightforward about his thoughts on President Donald Trump’s recent immigration and travel ban, saying Monday he believes...
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Iraq to oppose US travel curbsReuters, BaghdadIraq plans to lobby against new restrictions on travel to the United States by Iraqis, arguing the two countries...
Syrian army seizes Damascus water source as rebels withdraw: Pro-govt media
Reuters, Beirut :Syrian government forces took back control of an area near Damascus that provides most of the capital’s water supplies after reaching a deal...