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Trump slams Democrats for scheduling impeachment hearing during NATO meeting

11:39 pm December 2, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Monday slammed the Opposition Democratic Party for scheduling impeachment hearings against him when he is attending the NATO Summit in the United Kingdom. Trump left the White House on Monday morning to attend the NATO Summit in Britain. “This is one of the most important journeys that we make […]

Islamist terrorist who spent late teens in Pakistan identified as London Bridge attack suspect

11:16 am November 30, 2019

London: A convicted Islamist terrorist, who spent part of his teens in Pakistan and released last year from a UK prison, is suspected to be the man who stabbed two people to death in a terror attack on London Bridge, police said on Saturday. Police have identified the suspect as 28-year-old Usman Khan, inspired by […]

France to summon Turkish envoy over Erdogan’s ‘insults’: French presidency

9:02 pm November 29, 2019

Paris: The French government will summon the Turkish envoy in Paris for talks after what it termed “insults” by Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who accused Emmanuel Macron of suffering “brain death”, the president’s office said Friday. Erdogan used an expression Macron had used to describe NATO to hit back at the French leader over […]

Several injured, one detained in stabbing incident near London Bridge: Police

8:57 pm November 29, 2019

London: Several people were injured after an incident of stabbing was reported near the iconic London Bridge on Friday as police detained a person and cordoned off the area. Scotland Yard said that they are in the early stages of dealing with an incident at the London Bridge. It said a man had been detained […]

British PM forced to defend India travel ban timing over Delta variant in Parliament

Boris Johnson promises Australian-style visa policy from January 2021

8:41 pm November 29, 2019

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday promised to have a post-Brexit Australian-style points-based visa policy in place by January 1, 2021, which would block entry to unskilled people and cut immigration figures. In a speech on the General Election campaign trail in London, Johnson called for people to vote for a majority Conservative […]