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Donald Trump Links Border Wall, Green-card Overhaul to DACA
In a letter to House and Senate leaders released by the White House yesterday, Trump said the priorities were the product of a "a bottom-up review of all immigration policies" that he had ordered "to determine what legislative reforms are essential for Am...
Iran Confirms Nuclear Negotiator Imprisoned for Spying
"Mr Abdolrasoul Dorri Esfahani... was among some who were accused of spying and providing information for foreigners and had links with two espionage services," judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejeie told reporters.
Refugee Issue Looms as Angela Merkel Starts Coalition Talks
In a speech in the eastern city of Dresden on Saturday, Merkel said that the negotiations would be "difficult", but added: "I hope the coalition will fall into place."
Pakistan Recommends Appointment of Ex-chief Justice as Ad-hoc Judge in Kulbhushan Jadhav Case
Officials said that names of former chief justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani and senior lawyer Makhdoom Ali Khan were sent to the office of the Prime Minister for final approval.
Conservative Plotters Told to Get Behind UK's Theresa May Amid Brexit Fears
Theresa May on Friday said she would remain as leader after a former Conservative chairman said he had garnered the support of 30 lawmakers who wanted her to quit.
Donald Trump Rolls Back Obamacare Provision for Free Birth Control
The powerful American Civil Liberties Union said on Twitter that it is "suing the Trump administration to block new rules allowing employers to deny insurance coverage for birth control."
ICAN, Nobel Peace Prize Winner, a Staunch Campaigner for End to Nuclear Weapons
The Geneva-based organisation, known by the acronym ICAN, has for the past decade been sounding the alarm over the massive dangers posed by nuclear weapons and campaigning for a global ban.
Nobel Peace Prize 2017 Awarded to Anti-Nuclear Campaign International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
ICAN describes itself as a coalition of grassroots non-government groups in more than 100 nations. It began in Australia and was officially launched in Vienna in 2007.
At least 19 Killed in Train-Bus Collision in Russia
A statement from the regional interior ministry said all of the victims were on board the bus.
Iran Slaps Ban on Hookahs in Holy City of Qom
Kahe said the ban -- set to be made public in the next few days -- was taken on health grounds and warned that any establishments breaking the rules will be shuttered.
Donald Trump to Visit Las Vegas to Soothe People Traumatized by Mass Shooting
His trip to Las Vegas will be the first time he has had to deal directly with the tragic aftermath of deadly gun violence that has routinely claimed hundreds of lives in recent years.
ISI Runs its Own Foreign Policy, Has Connections With Terror Groups: US
Pakistan has denied the US' allegations, which could possibly be the strongest indictment of the support that the Pakistan's spy agency provides to terrorist groups.
Israel Sees Bashar al-Assad Winning Syria War, Urges More US Involvement
Avigdor Lieberman's comments marked a reversal for Israel, where top officials had from the outset of fighting in 2011 until mid-2015 regularly predicted Assad would lose control of his country and be toppled.
OJ Simpson Released on Parole from Nevada Prison After 9 Years
OJ Simpson, 70, won his freedom from a Nevada parole board in July after nine years behind bars, at a hearing that did not take into account his 1990s trial for the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and a friend, Ron Goldman.
'Good Man' Praise by Donald Trump is Sometimes the Kiss of Death
Donald Trump has dismissed and accepted the resignations of a growing list of administration officials. And for each of them, ‘good’ or ‘fine’ man was a regular praise from the President.
Ex-soldier Beats Anti-Islam Activist to Become Leader of UKIP
Henry Bolton won with 30 percent of the vote, beating Anne Marie-Waters who came in second with 21.3 percent of the vote at the party's annual conference in Torquay.