People watch a TV screen in Tokyo showing a live broadcast from Florida of a news conference by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, joined by U.S. President Donald Trump on a missile launch by North Korea, Sunday… . A woman walks past a screen showing a TV news on a missile launch by North Korea with a photo of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the map of North Korea in Tokyo, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017.
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North Korean missile launch is Trump’s latest test
Embroiled in a legal battle over his immigration order, President Donald Trump now faces a new provocation in the first weeks of his presidency. After a stormy start on the diplomacy front, Trump was trying a more traditional approach of closely cultivating a relationship with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Dominican paper apologizes for using Baldwin photo for Trump
This screen grab of the Friday, Feb. 10, 2017 digitized version of Dominican Republic’s El Nacional print edition shows comedian Alec Baldwin doing his impression of President Donald Trump on “Saturday Night Live,” next to a photo of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the paper’s international page with the Spanish headline: “Trump says settlements in Israel don’t favor peace.” The Spanish caption under Baldwin’s photo reads: “Donald Trump, president of U.S.” The newspaper published an apology on Saturday.
Dominican paper runs photo of Alec Baldwin instead of Trump
” Alec Baldwin does a pretty convincing Donald Trump impersonation – just ask a newspaper in the Dominican Republic. El Nacional published an apology on Saturday after mistakenly running a photo of the actor doing his impression of the U.S. president on “Saturday Night Live” instead of Trump himself.
Germany to elect prez, front-runner called Trump ‘hate preacher’
A German parliamentary assembly will elect the country’s new president on Sunday, with a respected former foreign minister who last year called Donald Trump one of the world’s “hate preachers” the overwhelming favorite to win. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Germany’s foreign minister until last month, has the support of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s “grand coalition” of center-right and center-left parties.
Venezuelan Newspaper Clarifies Trump-Baldwin Photo Mix-Up, Makes Things Worse
El Nacional , the Venezuelan newspaper that used a photo Friday of Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump – instead of the actual president – has tweeted an apology that might bug Real Trump even more. The “clarification” features side-by-side pictures of Baldwin and Trump, looking, well, similar.
Addiction, Arctic and aerospace:how federal politics touched Canadians this week
Well, it’s been three weeks since Donald Trump was sworn in as U.S. president, and so far, nothing terrible has happened to Canada. That’s the nature of the strained attempt at optimism coursing through the national capital these days as policy makers muddle through the Trump-inspired confusion that is spilling around the world.
Indian IT companies worried over Trump’s new visa plans
Indian experts say concerns are mounting that India’s software industry will take a hit as the United States looks at tightening visa rules for skilled foreign workers. This AFP photo taken on March 3, 2012 shows Indian labourers walk past the Meenakshi technology park at HITECH City , or Cyberabad, a major technology township at the centre of the information technology industry in Hyderabad.
Trump warns Iran president he ‘better be careful’
War of words between Washington and Iran escalates after Rouhani speech Image Credit: Reuters Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani waves during a ceremony marking the anniversary of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, in Tehran, Iran February 10, 2017.
EU official says relations with US will be ‘pragmatic’
Europe will have a “more pragmatic and transactional relationship” with the United States under President Donald Trump, the European Union’s foreign policy chief said Friday after meetings with Trump’s senior foreign policy advisers. Trump has been dismissive of the European Union and cheered Britain’s vote to leave the bloc, and it is not clear how the new administration will approach partnership with the EU on a host of international issues, including sanctions on Russia over its actions in Ukraine, Mideast peace and the international nuclear deal with Iran.
Mexico warns citizens of ‘new reality’ after undocumented mom deported from Arizona
Mexico warns citizens of ‘new reality’ after undocumented mom deported from Arizona The mother of two American-born children came to U.S. in 1996 at the age of 14. Check out this story on scsun-news.com: http://usat.ly/2kuFW86 She committed a felony in 2008, but her attorneys say it wasn’t until President Donald Trump took a hard line on immigration enforcement policies that she was deported, separating her from her two children. Jacqueline Rayos Garcia, the daughter of Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos protests outside ICE headquarters in Phoenix on Feb. 8, 2017.
Mexico warns citizens of ‘new reality’ after undocumented mom deported from Arizona
Mexico warns citizens of ‘new reality’ after undocumented mom deported from Arizona The mother of two American-born children came to U.S. in 1996 at the age of 14. Check out this story on scsun-news.com: http://usat.ly/2kuFW86 She committed a felony in 2008, but her attorneys say it wasn’t until President Donald Trump took a hard line on immigration enforcement policies that she was deported, separating her from her two children. Jacqueline Rayos Garcia, the daughter of Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos protests outside ICE headquarters in Phoenix on Feb. 8, 2017.
Canada, U.S. hoping for progress on border preclearance for Monday meeting
Canada hopes to cement progress on keeping the border open to trade and travellers when Justin Trudeau visits Monday with U.S. President Donald Trump, whose controversial travel ban measures recently created considerable confusion at the 49th parallel. The two countries have been pecking away for years at a list of measures intended to bolster continental security while ensuring the speedy flow of goods and people across the border.
Canada, U.S. hoping for progress on border preclearance for Monday meeting
Canada hopes to cement progress on keeping the border open to trade and travellers when Justin Trudeau visits Monday with U.S. President Donald Trump, whose controversial travel ban measures recently created considerable confusion at the 49th parallel. The two countries have been pecking away for years at a list of measures intended to bolster continental security while ensuring the speedy flow of goods and people across the border.
10 Things to Know for Today
This Feb. 4, 2017 photo released by NBC shows Alec Baldwin as President Donald Trump in the opening sketch of “Saturday Night Live,” in New York.
South African MPs brawl with security guards in parliament
‘THE SECURITY OF OUR NATION IS AT STAKE!’ Furious Donald Trump tweets that he’ll appeal San Francisco court’s ruling as judges unanimously REFUSE to reinstate his travel ban Shocking moment 18-year-old serial offender is shot dead a fraction of a second after pointing his gun at a cop Hillary Clinton was ‘replaced on Vogue cover by Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner after election loss’ as fashion bible reveals it will cover Melania Trump moving forward Alexa really IS everywhere: Amazon boss Jeff Bezos admits he has installed smart AI speakers in every room in his house Driver dies after his semi-truck is blown off the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel by 40mph winds into the frigid waters below Mother-of-two is charged in child pornography case involving an ex-firefighter who dressed as clown for kid-safety program Married couple arrested after ‘targeting two of their 16-year-old daughter’s … (more)
Protest note to China on Azhar
New Delhi. Feb. 9: India today formally protested in Beijing and New Delhi the decision by China to defer a US proposal for a UN Security Council ban against Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar, accusing that country of blocking a “consensus”.
Mexican farmer’s daughter: NAFTA destroyed us
If you ask President Donald Trump, Mexico won the lottery almost 25 years ago when it signed NAFTA, the free trade deal with the United States and Canada. “It has been a one-sided deal from the beginning of NAFTA with massive numbers of jobs and companies lost,” Trump tweeted on Jan. 26. But if you ask Griselda Mendoza, the deal nearly destroyed her family and her community of corn farmers in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca.
U.S. officials stop vetting Nauru refugees for resettlement – Wed, 08 Feb 2017 PST
In this Sept. 21, 2001, file photo, men shave, brush their teeth and prepare for the day at a refugee camp on the Island of Nauru.
US officials stop vetting Nauru refugees for resettlement
An Australian minister says U.S. officials have stopped screening refugees for potential resettlement in the United States, but added they were expected to return to the Pacific atoll of Nauru to continue working toward a deal that President Donald Trump has condemned as “dumb.” Immigration Minister Peter Dutton on Thursday would not say when U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials will return to Nauru to conduct what Trump describes as “extreme vetting.”
Yemen: No US ground missions without approval
Yemen’s government has “requested” the United States stop ground operations in the country unless they have the government’s full approval after an anti-terror raid authorized by President Donald Trump killed civilians, two senior Yemeni defense officials told CNN on Wednesday. The Yemeni officials said the government had sent a firm message to the US administration condemning the January 29 operation that left one US Navy Seal dead along with Yemeni women and children, complaining of a lack of coordination with its officials.
With golf and gifts, Japan’s Abe cuts own path with Trump
Japan is charting its own course to deal with a radically different U.S. president, an approach that will be tested at the end of this week when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets Donald Trump in the White House and on the golf course in Florida. Some other leaders of America’s closest neighbors and allies, from Mexico to the United Kingdom, have been singed by their encounters with Trump.
US panel warns Trump ditching One-China policy is ‘exceedingly dangerous’
The Trump administration shouldn’t abandon long-standing US policy on the status of Taiwan, a prominent panel of China specialists said Tuesday, calling such a move “exceedingly dangerous.” Before taking office, President Donald Trump questioned Washington’s “one China policy” that shifted diplomatic recognition from self-governing Taiwan to China in 1979.
Afghanistan war getting little notice from Trump White House
A suicide bomber on Tuesday targeted the Supreme Court building in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing more than… . Security personnel stand guard at the site of a suicide attack on the Supreme Court in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017.
The right way to oppose the Muslim ban
Donald Trump says his ban on people entering the country from seven predominantly Muslim countries wasn’t a Muslim ban. But it was a Muslim ban, according to Trump surrogate Rudy Giuliani.
Trump has called the Iran nuclear deal “the worst deal ever negotiated”
Never far away from the computer keyboard, US President Donald Trump quickly responded to Iran’s test-firing of a ballistic missile on Thursday via his favorite social networking site: Iran has been formally PUT ON NOTICE for firing a ballistic missile.Should have been thankful for the terrible deal the U.S. made with them! Washington implemented a new wave of sanctions against Tehran on Friday in response to what it called Iran’s “provocative behavior.” The White House suggested the sanctions were only the “initial steps” of their response, indicating that the US would no longer turn a “blind eye” to any hostile actions by Iran.
Trump has called the Iran nuclear deal “the worst deal ever negotiated”
Never far away from the computer keyboard, US President Donald Trump quickly responded to Iran’s test-firing of a ballistic missile on Thursday via his favorite social networking site: Iran has been formally PUT ON NOTICE for firing a ballistic missile.Should have been thankful for the terrible deal the U.S. made with them! Washington implemented a new wave of sanctions against Tehran on Friday in response to what it called Iran’s “provocative behavior.” The White House suggested the sanctions were only the “initial steps” of their response, indicating that the US would no longer turn a “blind eye” to any hostile actions by Iran.
Appeals court weighs Trump ban as travelers arrive to tears
Just hours after an appeals court blocked an attempt to… . Members of International Migrants Alliance in Hong Kong hold placards during a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s selective country travel ban outside of the U.S. Consulate in Hong Kong, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017.
The Latest: Trump press need for tougher immigration checks
President Donald Trump is pressing the need for more stringent screening while his immigration order is on hold by the courts. Trump says in remarks at the U.S. Central Command at the MacDill Air Force base in Florida that, “We need strong programs” so that “people that love us and want to love our country and will end up loving our country are allowed in” and those who “want to destroy us and destroy our country” are kept out.
Iranian exiles linked to Cabinet pick
An official in President Donald Trump’s Cabinet and at least one of his advisers gave paid speeches for organizations linked to an Iranian exile group that killed Americans before the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Elaine Chao, confirmed last week as Trump’s transportation secretary, received $50,000 in 2015 for a five-minute speech to the political wing of the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq, previously called a “cult-like” terrorist group by the State Department.
Israel pushes measure to make outposts legal
Israel is moving toward a vote on a bill intended to legalize dozens of settlement outposts in the West Bank, despite claims by experts that the bill is illegal and a warning from the White House that settlement construction “may not be helpful.” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under intense pressure from members of his coalition to bring the bill to a vote, which has been scheduled to take place today in parliament.
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Social media is abuzz over President Donald Trump’s tweet condemning the actions of a federal appeals court that rejected an appeal to restore the travel ban on refugees and visa holders. The Executive Order banned citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States for 90 days and all refugees for 120 days.
Trump ‘evaluating’ Iran nuclear deal: Pence
News selected on topics and regions – oil and gas, business, politics, IT, the South Caucasus, the Caspian Sea region, Central Asia Ranking of the Azerbaijani banking sector The administration of US President Donald Trump is currently “evaluating” whether to uphold the Iran nuclear agreement, says Vice President Mike Pence, PressTV reported. Speaking to ABC News on Sunday, Pence said the White House had not yet made any decisions about honoring the 2015 agreement, which was reached between Iran and the P5+1 group of nations – the US, the UK, Russia, France, China and Germany.
The Latest: Iranian researcher affected by ban headed to US
The Latest on the reaction to U.S. President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers and immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries : An Iranian researcher who was prevented from boarding a flight to the U.S. last week because of President Donald Trump’s travel ban on certain Muslim-majority countries has checked in on an Emirates Airline flight … (more)
Court rejects Trump appeal to restore travel ban
A U.S. appeal court late on Saturday denied an emergency appeal from the U.S. Department of Justice to restore an immigration order from President Donald Trump barring citizens from seven mainly Muslim countries and temporarily banning refugees. Ivor Bennett reports.
Trump Cabinet pick paid by ‘cult-like’ Iranian exile group
An official in U.S. President Donald Trump’s Cabinet and at least one of his advisers gave paid speeches for an Iranian exile group that killed Americans before the 1979 Islamic Revolution, ran donation scams and saw its members set themselves on fire over the arrest of their leader. Elaine Chao, confirmed this week as Trump’s transportation secretary, received $50,000 in 2015 for a five-minute speech to the political wing of the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq, previously called a “cult-like” terrorist group by the State Department.
Romanian govt to repeal law that goes easy on corruption
Thousands of Romanians took to the s… . A girl holds a banner that reads: “We have the right to justice!” during a protest in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.
The Latest: Trump predicts administration will win appeal
The Latest on the reaction to a court order blocking U.S. President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers and immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries : President Donald Trump is predicting his administration will win an appeal of a judge’s ruling temporarily halting his refugee and immigration ban. The Justice Department filed a notice of appeal Saturday night as it took a step toward asking the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to lift the judge’s stay.
Beheading by Trump: magazine cover has everyone talking
German news magazine Der Spiegel has sparked controversy with a cover depicting US President Donald Trump holding the severed head of the Statue of Liberty in one hand and a bloodied knife in the other. The weekly used for its front page an image by US-Cuban artist and political refugee Edel Rodriguez with the Trumpian slogan “America first” next to it.
Donald Trump versus the world
President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull in the Oval Office of the White House, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 in Washington. It’s known as the National Prayer Breakfast.