Iranian and US flags are seen printed on paper in this illustration taken January 27, 2022. — Reuters DUBAI: Iran will soon hand a counter-proposal for a nuclear deal to the United States via Oman, Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday, in response to a US offer that Tehran deems “unacceptable”. Reuters previously reported that Tehran was …
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US President Donald Trump’s order banning citizens of 12 countries from entering the United States goes into effect at 12:01am ET (0401GMT) on Monday, a move the president promulgated to protect the country from “foreign terrorists. “The countries affected by the latest travel ban are Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan …
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India’s main opposition party, the Indian National Congress, has sharply criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his continued silence over US President Donald Trump’s repeated assertions that he played a key role in brokering a ceasefire between Pakistan and India. In a video compilation shared by the Congress Kerala chapter on X, Trump is seen claiming in at least nine …
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A 3D-printed miniature model of Donald Trump and the US and Iran flags are seen in this illustration taken January 15, 2025. — Reuters US President Trump signs executive order reviving sweeping restrictions. Iran says decision “indicates deep hostility of American decision-makers”. Raja says policy “violates fundamental principles of international law”. TEHRAN: Tehran denounced on Saturday the US travel ban …
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Iran on Saturday blasted U.S. President Donald Trump’s travel ban on countries including the Islamic Republic, saying it showed “deep hostility” toward Iranians and Muslims. “The decision to ban the entry of Iranian nationals – merely due to their religion and nationality – not only indicates the deep hostility of American decision-makers towards the Iranian people and Muslims but also …
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A view of the US Supreme Court in Washington, US, on July 1, 2024. — Reuters The US Supreme Court on Friday permitted the Department of Government Efficiency, a key player in President Donald Trump’s drive to slash the federal workforce, broad access to personal information on millions of Americans in Social Security Administration data systems while a legal challenge …
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A view of the Business School campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, April 15, 2025. — Reuters Harvard’s $3.2bn grant, contracts cut by Trump administration. Int’l students account for 27% of total enrolment at varsity. Judge cites “irreparable injury” behind decision against US govt. NEW YORK: A US court has put a temporary stay on Donald Trump’s latest …
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US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed to further talks between the countries to hash out differences on tariffs that have roiled the global economy, according to US and Chinese summaries of their phone call on Thursday. “There should no longer be any questions respecting the complexity of Rare Earth products,” Trump wrote on social media. “Our …
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US President Donald Trump signed a new travel ban that comes into effect on Monday targeting 12 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran and Yemen, reviving one of the most controversial measures from his first term. Trump said on Wednesday the measure was spurred by a makeshift flamethrower attack on a Jewish protest in Colorado that US authorities blamed on a man …
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Former FM Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari meets US Senator Chris Van Hollen on June 5, 2025. — X@BBhuttoZardari Bilawal meets Senators Chris Van Hollen and Jim Banks. Also engages Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove. Members of Congress reiterated US support for Pakistanis. As part of Pakistan’s ongoing diplomatic outreach initiative in the aftermath of the recent armed confrontation with India, a high-level diplomatic delegation has …
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