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Travel ban order could go into effect on Thursday
A terminal at JFK airport in New York, also known as gateway to America. Photo by Doug Letterman/Wikimedia Commons President Donald Trump’s travel ban order halting arrival of people from six Muslim majority countries could go...June 29, 2017 1140 0 -
US, India resolve to step up counterterrorism cooperation
The United States and India on Monday stood shoulder to shoulder against terrorism, and vowed to fight the scourge jointly through intelligence-sharing and operational-level counterterrorism cooperation. A White House statement following a meeting between President Donald...June 27, 2017 1073 0 -
Supreme Court allows partial enforcement of Trump’s travel ban
Washington Dulles International Airport, Photo: oe Ravi/Wikimedia Commons The Supreme Court on Monday allowed parts of President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from six Muslim majority countries to take effect but said it would not restrict entry...June 26, 2017 1053 0 -
Militant safe havens inside Afghanistan, not outside: Pakistan tells UNSC
Reacting to the Afghan assertion of foreign support for the Taliban insurgency, Pakistan has told the U.N. Security Council that the Afghan Taliban’s “safe havens” are inside Afghanistan and not outside of the conflict-hit country –...June 22, 2017 1861 0 -
Britain is treating attack on Muslims as terrorism
An aerial view of the site of thee attack in Finsbury Park, London Photo: Screenshot/BBC Britain is treating attack on people outside a mosque as an act of terrorism directed toward Muslims, with the top political...June 19, 2017 1289 0 -
Trump says he is being investigated for firing FBI director
File Photo: Screenshot/Official Transition 2017 YouTube channel President Donald Trump on Friday morning said he is being investigated for firing ex-CIA director James Comey and angrily called the probe a witch hunt. The confirmation of the...June 16, 2017 1009 0 -
Comey testimony and President Trump’s response so far
Photo: Screenshot/Global News In an extraordinary testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee, former FBI Chief James Comey has claimed that President Donald Trump hoped to him during a conversation that Comey would let go the probe...June 8, 2017 1124 0 -
U.S. condemns ISIS-claimed terror attacks in Tehran
National Consultative Majlis (Parliament) building in Tehran, Photo: Mahdifa33/Wikimedia Commons The U.S. State Department on Wednesday condemned terror attacks in Tehran, expressing condolences over loss of lives. “The United States condemns the terrorist attacks in Tehran...June 7, 2017 1092 0 -
Intergovernmental panel warns against repercussions of inaction on climate change
Photo by Maryphillips shows drought in California via Wikimedia Commons The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – the international body for assessing the science related to climate change, which provides a scientific basis for governments at...June 5, 2017 1186 0 -
Trump Administration asks Supreme Court to restore travel ban
Supreme Court of the United States Photo by Daderot/Wikimedia Commons The Trump administration has turned to the Supreme Court for re-institution of its ban on travelers from six mostly Muslim countries. The Justice Department filing to the...June 2, 2017 1191 0
