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Will Trump's mishandling of records leave a hole in history?

Russia bounty allegations are ‘Fake News’

7:28 pm July 1, 2020

Washington DC: President Donald Trump on Wednesday dismissed as “Fake News” allegations that Russia offered bounties for killing American troops in Afghanistan. Lawmakers have been demanding answers over the allegations, and Democrats have accused Trump of bowing to Russian President Vladimir Putin at the risk of U.S. soldiers’ lives. They returned from a briefing at the White House on Tuesday saying they learned nothing new […]

Priti Patel unveils campaign to counter UK's Windrush immigration scandal

Priti Patel hits back at Opposition MPs for ‘racist’ attack

10:12 pm June 28, 2020

London: UK Home Secretary Priti Patel on Sunday hit back at MPs from the Opposition Labour Party for being “racist” in their treatment of her. The row emerged after a group of ethnic minority Labour MPs, including Indian-origin MPs Virendra Sharma, Tan Dhesi, Preet Kaur Gill, Valerie Vaz, Seema Malhotra and Nadia Whittome, wrote to the Indian-origin Cabinet minister earlier this month accusing her of trying to suppress the anti-racism […]

Carlos, US athletes take stand to end Olympic protest rule

11:55 pm June 27, 2020

Denver: John Carlos wants to abolish the rule that bans protests at the Olympics. The renowned Olympic protester has written a letter with an influential group of American athletes, calling on the IOC to put in place a new policy done in collaboration with athletes from across the globe. Carlos and Tommie Smith raised their fists on the medals stand at […]

Biden releases plan to reopen US economy amid coronavirus

12:44 am June 12, 2020

Philadelphia: Joe Biden on Thursday released a plan that he says can jump-start an economy in free fall from the coronavirus pandemic and said he is better positioned than President Donald Trump to safeguard businesses and their employees and create jobs without taking unnecessary health risks. Trump’s Democratic challenger is promising to guarantee testing for […]

Trump denies calling US war dead 'losers,' 'suckers'

Trump authorises economic sanctions, travel restrictions against ICC officials

11:36 pm June 11, 2020

Washington: resident Donald Trump on Thursday authorized economic sanctions and travel restrictions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) officials directly engaged with any effort to investigate or prosecute American personnel without the consent of the United States. Trump also authorized the expansion of visa restrictions against the family members of the ICC officials, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said in a statement. Noting that […]