Afghans plead for exemption from Trump travel ban
Afghans who worked for the US during its war against the Taliban urged President Donald Trump Thursday to exempt them from a travel ban that could lead to them being deported to Afghanistan, where they say they will face persecution. Their appeal came hours after Trump announced a US entry...
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Trump bans citizens of 12 countries from entering US
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Indian services sector growth broadly steadied in May
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Iran’s supreme leader criticises US proposal in nuclear talks
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Three former Salvadoran officer covicted for killing
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Indian delegation in US to push anti-terror message
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India calls for WTO action on non-tariff barriers
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Germany launches programme to encourage investment
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Israeli forces killed 27 heading to aid site, says Gaza officials
Israeli forces fired on people as they headed toward an aid distribution site in Gaza on Tuesday, killing at least 27, Palestinian health officials and witnesses said, in the third such shooting in three days. The army said it fired “near a few individual suspects” who left the designated route,...
Two more attacks on Jews in USA
For the leaders of US Jewish institutions, the recent attacks in Boulder, Colorado, and Washington, DC, are stark reminders of their responsibility to remain vigilant despite years of hardening their security measures and trying to keep their people safe. Now, they’re sounding the alarm for more help after a dozen people...
UN Security Council to vote on Gaza ceasefire resolution
UN Security Council scheduled a vote Wednesday on a resolution which demands “an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Gaza respected by all parties.” UN diplomats said the United States is likely to veto it. The resolution, drafted by the council’s 10 elected members who serve two-year terms, reiterates its demand...
Senior officials gather to drum up weapons, ammunition for Ukraine
Senior officials from almost 50 nations gathered Wednesday to drum up more weapons and ammunition for Ukraine, with the Pentagon’s chief absent for the first time since the group organising the military aid was set up three years ago. The Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting at NATO headquarters is going...
Lee Jae-myung set to win South Korea’s Presidential Election
Liberal candidate Lee Jae-myung is forecast to win South Korea’s snap presidential election, a joint exit poll on Tuesday showed, two months after his archrival and then conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol was removed from office over his short-lived imposition of martial law. The exit poll by South Korea’s three major...
Arnold drops blunt advice to environmentalists
Arnold Schwarzenegger has a message for environmentalists who despair at the approach of President Donald Trump’s administration: “Stop whining and get to work.” The new US administration has taken an ax to Biden-era environmental ambitions, rolled back landmark regulations, withdrawn climate project funding and instead bolstered support for oil and gas...
Ready for talks if Pakistan acts against terrorism: Tharoor
The problem in holding talks with Pakistan is not the language but finding a common vision for decency and peace, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said on Tuesday, stressing that New Delhi can engage in dialogue with Islamabad if it takes significant action against the infrastructure of terrorism that is visible...
