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Pentagon orders shutdown of Stars and Stripes newspaper

US ‘not surprised’ Iran starting new nuclear centrifuges: Esper

8:06 pm September 7, 2019

Paris: US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Saturday he was “not surprised” Iran had turned on advanced centrifuges to increase uranium stockpiles, a further breach of the 2015 nuclear deal which Washington pulled out of last year. “I’m not surprised that Iran has announced that it’s going to violate the JCPOA,” Esper said in Paris, […]

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Trump administration officials discuss slashing refugee cap

2:24 pm September 7, 2019

Washington: Trump administration officials will meet next week to discuss whether to further restrict the number of refugees accepted into the U.S. each year, according to a senior administration official. Some administration officials believe that the cap should be reduced because of the number of asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border and other protections afforded […]

India tightens regulatory grip on Facebook, WhatsApp with new rules

US plans for fake social media run afoul of Facebook rules

2:49 am September 4, 2019

WASHINGTON: Facebook said Tuesday that the US Department of Homeland Security would be violating the company’s rules if agents create fake profiles to monitor the social media of foreigners seeking to enter the country. “Law enforcement authorities, like everyone else, are required to use their real names on Facebook and we make this policy clear,” […]

Texas relaxed gun laws after recent mass shootings

Walmart to stop selling handgun ammunition

11:18 pm September 3, 2019

NEW YORK: Walmart says it will discontinue the sale of handgun ammunition and also publicly request that customers refrain from openly carrying firearms in stores even where state laws allow it. The announcement comes just days after a mass shooting claimed seven lives in Odessa, Texas and follows two other back-to-back shootings last month, one […]

Pakistani Parliament debates whether to expel French envoy

Pak PM Imran hypes Kashmir situation, increases volatility: ex-envoy Roemer

10:52 pm September 2, 2019

Washington: The US should remain steady in its policy towards the strategic ties with India and must push Islamabad for “real results” on counterterrorism cooperation, former US ambassador to India Tim Roemer has said, as he hit out at Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for ratcheting up the Kashmir issue. Roemer oversaw the signing of […]