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- Middle East
Palestinian president condemns Trump’s suggestion on Gaza
Ramallah: The office of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has sharply condemned US President Donald Trump’s suggestion to “clean out” the Gaza Strip and request that Egypt and Jordan take in more Palestinians.…
- World
President Trump calls for Jordan & Egypt to increase Palestinian refugee intake
Aboard Air Force One: President Donald Trump said he would like to see Jordan, Egypt and other Arab nations increase the number of Palestinian refugees they are accepting from the Gaza Strip,…
- World
Trump ends Biden’s hold on sending 2,000-pound bombs to Israel
Washington: President Donald Trump has ended his predecessor’s hold on sending 2,000-pound bombs to Israel, lifting a pressure point that had been meant to reduce civilian casualties during the US ally’s war…
- World
US birthright citizenship: Judge stays Donald Trump’s order
New York: A federal judge has stayed US President Donald Trump’s order to deny automatic citizenship for babies born to parents here illegally or on temporary visas. “This is a blatantly unconstitutional…
- World
US Congress passes Laken Riley Act as Trump begins crackdown on immigrants
Washington: The Republican-controlled US Congress handed President Donald Trump an early win in his crackdown on illegal immigration on Wednesday, passing a bill to expand pretrial detention for foreign criminal suspects, media…
- Middle East
Donald Trump speaks with Saudi Crown Prince
Washington: US President Donald Trump spoke with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, media reports confirmed. This is his first known conversation with a foreign leader since assuming office, and it…
- World
22 US states sue over Trump’s move to eliminate birthright citizenship
Washington: 22 Democratic-leaning states, including California and New York, filed lawsuits on Tuesday, January 21, in an attempt to block US President Donald Trump’s plan to end birthright citizenship in the United…
- World
Trump says he is on ‘both sides’ of H-1B argument
Washington: President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he was on “both sides” of the H-1B argument but what he really wants to do is expand the categories of people coming to…
- World
WHO regrets Trump’s decision to withdraw, urges reconsideration
World Health Organization (WHO) expressed its deep disappointment after the United States announced its plan to leave the global health organization. The newly elected President Donald Trump began the exit process on…
- World
Watch: Elon Musk accused of Nazi-like salute at Trump rally, sparks row
US tech billionaire, Elon Musk was accused of making a hand gesture resembling the Nazi salute at a rally held on Monday, January 20, celebrating Donald Trump’s swearing-in as the 47th US…
- World
Video: Trump not confident ceasefire in Gaza will hold
Washington: US President Donald Trump said Hamas is weakened, but he’s hardly certain that the temporary truce between Israel and Hamas will hold. “I’m not confident,” Trump told reporters. “That’s not our…
- World
Trump signs executive order to end birthright US citizenship; lawsuit filed
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to end birthright citizenship. However, hours after the order, a coalition of civil rights and immigration groups filed a lawsuit challenging the move. Signed…
- World
Trump slams China as he pulls US out of Paris climate accord
Washington: President Donald Trump on Monday slammed China as the reason for his withdrawal of the US from the Paris Climate Accord in a significant departure from his announcement in his first…
- Technology
China’s response to Trump’s TikTok deal: companies should decide
Beijing: China reacted cautiously to US President-elect Donald Trump’s offer that 50 per cent of the TikTok ownership should be in American hands, saying such decisions should be independently made by companies…
- World
Trump 2.0: A maverick returns to world centre stage
New York: In the weeks between his phenomenal electoral victory and swearing-in as the 47th President of the US, the world got a preview of what a second Donald Trump presidency will…