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Washington, June 13 : US President Barack Obama on Sunday called the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Florida, in which at least 50 people were killed and 53 others injured when a "lone wolf" gunman opened fire early on Sunday, an "act of terror" and "act of hate". "Although it's still early in the investigation, we know enough to say that this was an act of terror and an act of hate," Xinhua quoted Obama as saying.
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said Sunday he won't endorse Hillary Clinton for president until they meet and he measures her commitment to battling Wall Street, wealth inequality and other priorities that powered his rogue presidential campaign. "I look forward to sitting down with Secretary Clinton and see what kind of platform she is going to support and how aggressive she is going to be," he said on CBS' "Face the Nation."
President Barack Obama will give a statement Sunday afternoon following the shooting rampage at an Orlando nightclub that killed 50 people and sent dozens more to the hospital. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., said the attack is being investigated as a possible act of terrorism, and that intelligence officials are working to determine whether it was connected to ISIS.
Foreign aid and the future role of the Canadian Forces will form the backbone of the country's bid for a seat on the Security Council, says Canada's ambassador to the United Nations. Marc-Andre Blanchard tells The Canadian Press that's part of the reason why the government has embarked on major reviews in two key areas of foreign policy: international development and national defence.
The world was a more peaceful place when a newly sworn-in President Barack Obama pledged to "aggressively pursue" a global ban on nuclear arms tests. But as his term winds down, a working test-ban treaty remains a dream and some of the loudest voices out of Washington are hostile.
Hillary Clinton has shot through the glass ceiling to become the first woman presidential nominee -- changing the American political narrative. There is a degree of pregnant symbolism in the victory.
The leader of Al Qaeda has reportedly backed Afghan Taliban in a move to boost the group's efforts after President Barack Obama approved the expansion of the U.S. military's role in battle-torn nation. According to Reuters , Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri announced the he would "pledge allegiance" to Taliban guerrillas fighting in Afghanistan in an online audio recording.
After Tuesday night, Bernie Sanders' infinitesimal chance of winning the Democratic nomination rests on one possibility: that Democratic superdelegates will overturn the will of the voters. This is no small irony: Sanders spent much of his campaign railing against superdelegates and fighting to eliminate the practice of giving party officials and establishment types a say in the nominating process.
Bernie Sanders is making no mention of presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton at his rally in Washington, capping a day of meetings with President Barack Obama , Vice President Joe Biden and Senate leaders as the primary season nears the end. The rally comes hours after Obama announced his endorsement of Clinton in an online video and Clinton picked up the backing of prominent liberal Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts.
The anticipated release of classified sections of a US congressional report will show that Saudi Arabia had no part in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in New York and Washington, CIA chief John Brennan said early Sunday.
Six airlines won permission Friday to resume scheduled commercial air service from the U.S. to Cuba for the first time in more than five decades, another milestone in President Barack Obama's campaign to normalize relations between Cold War foes. The airlines - American, Frontier, JetBlue, Silver Airways, Southwest and Sun Country - were approved by the Department of Transportation for a total of 155 roundtrip flights per week.
People in this lakeside city that Bernie Sanders helped transform as mayor before embarking on a career in Congress are proud of the mark he's left in the 2016 presidential race even as they recognize that his White House bid is almost certainly going to fall short. The senator returned to Burlington, his hometown, after a week of major developments in the campaign: Hillary Clinton clinched the Democratic nomination, President Barack Obama endorsed her after meeting with Sanders at the White House, and the party kept up efforts to ease Sanders from the race while trying not to offend his many supporters.
President Barack Obama is urging the Senate to swiftly send him a bill to help Puerto Rico manage its staggering debt crisis. In his weekly Saturday address, Obama says a pending bipartisan bill is not a perfect solution.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks to members of the media as his wife Jane looks on after an Oval Office meeting with President Barack Obama. June 9, 2016, in Washington, DC.
In this May 27, 2016 file photo, a member of a breakaway faction of the Taliban fighters guards a gathering in Shindand district of Herat province, Afghanistan. After months of debate, the White House has approved plans to expand the military's authority to conduct airstrikes against the Taliban when necessary as the violence in Afghanistan escalates, senior U.S. and defense officials said Thursday.
With his tuxedo loosened and her dress slightly askew, the couple unwinding with cocktails in a new U.S. ad for Bacardi's Havana Club evokes the openness and decadence of pre-revolution Cuba that many exiles have longed for. By contrast, an online gallery of portraits of employees at the distillery in Cuba of a rival brand of Havana Club jointly run by Pernod Ricard and the Cuban government shows Cubans proud to show the craft and heritage their country offers now, without looking back.
Six airlines won permission Friday to resume scheduled commercial air service from the U.S. to Cuba for the first time in more than five decades, another milestone in President Barack Obama's campaign to normalize relations between the Cold War foes. The airlines -- American, Frontier, JetBlue, Silver Airways, Southwest and Sun Country -- were approved by the Department of Transportation for a total of 155 round-trip flights per week.
About 8.9 million people, above 49 percent of California's registered voters, are estimated to have turned out for the state's presidential primary election this week, according to early projections by state officials. The figures are considered preliminary because 2.4 million ballots out of the 8.6 million still must be certified, said California Secretary of State Alex Padilla.
On Tuesday, June 14th, Jazzercise, Inc . CEO and Founder, Judi Sheppard Missett will be attending the first ever State of Women Summit in Washington, D.C. hosted by theunitedstateofwomen.org.
The presidential race shifted to the nation's capital Friday, with Democrats executing a carefully orchestrated plan to unify their party around presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton. Her likely general election rival, Donald Trump, continued his months-long effort to win over the Republican base, with events wooing top donors and evangelical voters.