U.S. President Donald Trump urged his administration to seek a reinforced version of his travel ban proposal following a weekend terrorist attack in London, and pressed for an expedited judicial review by the nation’s top court. What is widely called a ‘travel ban’ is an Executive Order 13769, titled Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry…
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Qatar in diplomatic isolation
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain severed their ties with Qatar, accusing it of supporting terrorism, opening up the worst rift in years among some of the most powerful states in the Arab world. URGENT: @Emirates to suspend all flights to #Qatar from Tuesday https://t.co/iMLfvlk4MZ pic.twitter.com/O757JMwu0V — RT (@RT_com) June 5, 2017…
#Kabul: BBC jounralists among injured
Four BBC workers and their Afghan driver were among the victims of the suicide bombing outside the Federal Republic of Germany Embassy in in Kabul, the corporation announced . BBC Afghan driver Mohammed Nazir died was killed in Kabul attack. He was driving colleagues to the office.4 colleagues were also injured. — Quentin Sommerville (@sommervilletv)…
Explosion next to embassies in Kabul
A public health spokesman informed about at least 67 wounded people had been taken to hospitals around Kabul after a powerful car bomb exploded in the center of Afghanistan’s capital on Wednesday, 31.05.2017, killing or wounding dozens of people and sending clouds of black smoke into the sky above the presidential palace and foreign embassies, according…
Assange as 'hacker' can stay in Embassy
Ecuador’s new president Lenin Moreno said Julian Assange is a “hacker,” making his strongest comments to date against the WikiLeaks founder while still stressing he could stay on in the country’s London embassy. Moreno, who was sworn in earlier this month, has broken with his predecessor and mentor Rafael Correa, who had said Assange was…
Trump visits Vatican
Pope Francis urged U.S. President Donald Trump to be a peacemaker and the US President Donald Trump promised he would not forget the pontiff’s message, after both talked privately for about 30 minutes with interpreters. Honor of a lifetime to meet His Holiness Pope Francis. I leave the Vatican more determined than ever to pursue…
Palestinians "ready for peace"
Concluding his stay in Jerusalem, the US President Donald Trump praised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas alike, announcing both were ready for peace. However he did not mention Palestinian state, neither touched the issue of his campaign promise to move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. “I had…
Trump visits Israel
The US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made addresses, vowing to make a renewed effort for peace with the Palestinians. Trump made his point, saying Iran ‘can never, ever’ have a nuclear weapon. Trump underlined he reaffirms the “unbreakable bond of friendship” between the US and Israel, and added that the…
Trump to revive peace process in Israel
After two days intensive working days in Saudi Arabia, U.S. President Donald Trump travels to Israel with an intention to revive the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process with visits to Jerusalem and the West Bank. (Photo: illustration) https://twitter.com/TEN_GOP/status/866445932157644800 Over two days, Trump is to meet separately with both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President…
Rouhani – second time President of Iran
Hassan Rouhani (pictured) has won Iran’s 12th presidential election, receiving a popular mandate for another four years in presidential office. The latest vote tally in #IranElections2017. pic.twitter.com/vZIiWrCwpR — Press TV (@PressTV) May 20, 2017 Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli appeared at a press briefing on Saturday to declare Rouhani the winner of the Friday…
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