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Appealing for calm, China says US wants talks on North Korea
The officials weren't authorized to speak publicly on the results of the policy review and requested anonymity. Despite President Trump's optimism that China will use its "extraordinary levers" to pressure North Korea, there have been questions about whether Beijing is serious about working with the U.S.to hinder dictator Kim Jong Un from developing the country's nuclear program. [Full Article...]
Asian markets drop amid tensions on Korean peninsula
The same foreign policy adviser stressed that they will be discussing North Korea's "belligerency" at every stop, and that broadly speaking, military options were being assessed and would come up. The bottom line, McMaster said, is to stop the North's weapons development and make the Korean Peninsula nuclear-free. The autocratic nation will celebrate one of its most important holidays Saturday t... [Full Article...]
Dr. Phil Set To Confront Rachel Dolezal And Her Braids
The Faux Negro took her press run, she recently dropped a book, to Dr. Phil . Dolezal‚ however‚ says that race is not a biological concept. You perpetrated a lie that upset a lot of people. Since then she has sold some artwork, and braided hair to make money and written a book. "President Barack Obama even said that race is more social than it is biological and if you are perceived as African A... [Full Article...]
BJP will bring revolutionary socio-economic change in 2022: Modi
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari quoted the PM as saying in the meeting: "Our Muslim sisters should also get justice". The five BJP MLAs were placed under suspension as they tried to disrupt the proceedings contending that the reservation was on religious basis nad therefore against the Constitution but chief minister K Chandrasekhara Rao clarified that it was based on economic consideration. [Full Article...]
Trump's omnipresent son-in-law now in Iraq
He also said that Kushner and Bossert will visit US troops in the field as well as attend meetings with senior USA advisers and Iraqi leaders . Dunford's spokesman, Navy Captain Greg Hicks , said Kushner was traveling on behalf of Trump to express the president's support and commitment to Iraq's government and US personnel helping combat Islamic State. [Full Article...]
India, Australia to kick-start deadlocked CECA talks soon
Australia's trade with India has doubled over the past decade to around $20 billion, Turnbull said, but added that it was a fraction of what it could and should be. "We are also aware that in this globalised world, challenges like terrorism and cybersecurity extend beyond the boundaries of our region". "Our ties. [Full Article...]
Marine Le Pen strives to rebrand Front National as Jewish defence party
With less than three weeks before the first-round of the French presidential elections, Le Pen and independent candidate Emmanuel Macron have been running in a virtual tie in polls for the initial ballot. When questioned about legal problems surrounding her National Front party including campaign financing and the use of expenses at the European parliament, she said she considered herself to be ... [Full Article...]
Pope Francis Condemns Fatal Bomb Attack In Syria
Pope Francis is leading Easter celebrations in front of thousands of pilgrims who have gathered in St Peter's Square in the Vatican . Pope Francis castigated "oppressive regimes" in his Easter massage on Sunday and appealed to world leaders to prevent the outbreak of conflicts among nations. [Full Article...]
Business tycoon Vijay Mallya arrested in London
The courts in United Kingdom will examine, if Mallya's offence is extraditable or not. A flamboyant Indian business tycoon, wanted in India on charges of fraud and defaulting on loans worth over one billion dollars, was arrested Tuesday in Britain on behalf of Indian authorities. [Full Article...]
Korea trade after its trucks haul missiles
The attempted launch occurred a day after the regime of Kim Jong Un showed off a bevy of new missiles and launchers at a large-scale military parade on its most important holiday. The White House did not offer a sense of when Trump's patience might run out. "I don't want to telegraph what I'm doing or what I'm thinking". Trump was referring to reports that China had turned back North Korean co... [Full Article...]
Foreign Secretary cancels Moscow trip as tensions grow over Syria
USA officials say about 20 planes were destroyed in Friday's attack on the Shayrat base. He went on to warn that Russian Federation could either maintain its alliance with "the Assad regime, the Iranians, and Hizballah" or "realign with the United States, with other Western countries and Middle East countries who are seeking to resolve the Syrian crisis;" i.e., accept the Western drive for regim... [Full Article...]
Tip-in by Ryan lifts Senators over Bruins 4-3 in overtime
After taking a 2-1 advantage with a dramatic 4-3 OT victory on Bobby Ryan's victor in Game 3 Monday night, the Senators were calm, cool and collected as they met with the media at their Boston hotel Tuesday - and they understand the Bruins aren't about to back down just because this series hasn't the way they expected. [Full Article...]
Trump on North Korea: 'I Don't Want to Telegraph What I'm Doing'
From two continents, Pence and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis warned that North Korea's latest failed missile launch was a reckless act of provocation and assured allies in Asia that the USA was ready to work to achieve a peaceful denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. [Full Article...]
Sen. Mark Warner: No Evidence To Support Trump Political Snooping Claims
As a former Central Intelligence Agency analyst who has handled requests for demasking the names of American citizens for a USA policymaker, I thought Rice's claims in her interview did not add up. The Times noted that the President suggested other Obama administration officials could have been involved, but would provide no evidence for either that claim or Rice's alleged crime. [Full Article...]
North Korea shows off new generation of ballistic missiles in military parade
The Associated Press furthers notes that in a statement Friday, North Korea's military drew parallels to past USA actions against Iraq and Libya. Rows of military bands and goose-stepping and sword-wielding soldiers marched through Pyongyang's main Kim Il-sung square for the "Day of the Sun " celebrations, as a black-suited Kim Jong-un watched on. [Full Article...]
In Pakistan, journalism student lynched by screaming mob for 'blasphemy'
Police chief Mehsud said 22 suspects, including six university officials, had been arrested thus far. Pakistani police opened a hate speech investigation involving two Muslim clerics on Sunday, April 16, after the killing of a university student over allegations that he had committed blasphemy. [Full Article...]
Milton Keynes MPs support Prime Minister's call for snap general election
Tin Faron, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, which have positioned themselves as the party for people who voted Remain, said that people now had a chance to change the direction of the country. Mrs May said an election was in the country's best interest following last year's vote to leave the European Union. South Shields MP Emma Lewell-Buck has vowed to "fight day and night" to secure a Lab... [Full Article...]
Graham calls for more troops to fight ISIS
Why they are supporting a regime that is committing mass murder against its own people. Asked whether she thought Russian Federation was trying to help Assad cover up the use of chemical weapons, Haley said either Moscow knew Assad had weapons that would be used or they were "played for fools by Assad and kept in the dark". [Full Article...]
PM talks education and security in India
Following the official talks, both dignitaries inaugurated by video conference TERI-Deakin Nano Biotechnology Center in the northern state of Haryana. It added that the duo "welcomed continued and deepened trilateral cooperation and dialogue among Australia, India and Japan". "My first visit to India as Prime Minister is a chance to further cooperate across a wide range of sectors, including ene... [Full Article...]
Pence, Japanese leaders begin talks in Tokyo
Trump campaigned on an "America First" platform, and has vowed to narrow big trade deficits with nations like China and Japan. But no one was predicting what might come next. Kiselyov is known for sometimes extreme statements, such as when he warned that Russian Federation could turn the USA into "radioactive ash". The stance is sparking concerns among former officials in successive Democratic a... [Full Article...]