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White House: President's words don't constitute 'declaration of war'
North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho claimed on Monday that Pyongyang could now shoot down USA aircraft. Afterwards, Mr Trump took to twitter to say: "Just heard Foreign Minister of North Korea speak at UN If he echoes thoughts of Little Rocket Man, they won't be around much longer!" The three-star Army general's comments came hours after North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-Ho told repo... [Full Article...]
Indian army chief reiterates threats of 'surgical strikes' at LoC
Gen Rawat also said that the army was fortunate that there were no casualties during the two precision strikes in Myanmar targeting terrorists in 2015 and then crossing the Line of Control to damage terror launchpads previous year in September. [Full Article...]
Iran defies United States warnings, tests new medium-range missile
There are special features about the missiles that the regime is proud of. The state TV broadcast a footage of "the successful test-launch of the country's new ballistic missile, Khorramshahr, a few hours after it was unveiled during a military parade in the capital city of Tehran on Friday". [Full Article...]
Thousands Flee Bali's Mount Agung After Volcano Threat Level Is Raised
Nugroho said Mount Agung has entered a "critical phase", meaning magma has risen closer to the surface, as indicated by hundreds of shallow volcanic tremors that have rattled the area in recent days. The alert status of Agung was raised to the highest level on Friday following a dramatic increase in seismic activity. "Our preparedness will be the key for the mitigations of volcanic risks", Devy ... [Full Article...]
Shooting attack in town outside Jerusalem kills 3 Israelis
At that point, he pulled out a weapon and began opening fire from a short distance. "Three Israelis were killed in the attack, another was wounded and the terrorist was neutralised". He suffered gunshot wounds to the upper body and was taken to Jerusalem's Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem. The incident, at a settlement northwest of Jerusalem that lies near several Palestinian villages, comes al... [Full Article...]
Venezuelan Government Officials Targeted in Latest Trump Travel Ban
He said Trump's order is "an unfounded strategy to soften the public opinion and to try to make a case against Venezuela ". International Refugee Assistance Project and Trump v. "For those visitors affected by the changed restrictions, the new rules will go into effect October 18, according to the proclamation". "Because the new iteration of the travel ban applies in different ways to differ... [Full Article...]
In defiance to US, Iran unveils latest missile during parade
Iran will strengthen its missile capabilities and not seek any country's permission, President Hassan Rouhani said on Friday rejecting demands from U.S. It also imposed sanctions on Iran after a ballistic missile test in January. On Twitter, the president of the United States was questioned, in the wake of this, the very existence of an global agreement with Tehran on the nuclear. [Full Article...]
Trump leaning toward decertifying Iran nuclear deal
Later on Friday, Iranians staged anti-Trump protests to show their anger over the USA president's speech. The prestigious China Daily (of the Chinese Communist Party) said in its editorial that "Trump ought to know a deal must be honoured" referring to his threat to withdraw from the Iran treaty. [Full Article...]
Iran fires ballistic missile in defiance of Trump sparking fresh WW3 fears
The deal lifted nuclear-related sanctions against Iran in exchange for the country allowing inspections of its nuclear sites and reductions in its stocks of low-enriched uranium. The rocket, which Tehran said could carry several warheads, was shown off by the regime at a military parade on Friday. Iran denies its missile development breaches the United Nations resolution and says its missiles ar... [Full Article...]
N. Korea Accuses Trump of Declaring War
Tensions between the United States and North Korea have been escalating this year over Pyongyang's nuclear weapons ambitions. The ongoing war of words between the United States and North Korea saw several new fiery salvos Saturday, a day on which the USA military, in a show of force , flew bombers in global airspace over waters east of North Korea. [Full Article...]
Three Israelis killed in Har Adar terror attack
At a ceremony launching new construction last month, Netanyahu praised his government's push for more settlements, vowing to "deepen our roots, build, strengthen and settle". Netanyahu, who addressed the issue at a weekly cabinet meeting, said that he was impressed with his meeting with Trump in NY last week, at the annual UN General Assembly, and that Trump is adamantly pushing forward with his p... [Full Article...]
Mass. pols speak out against new travel bans
However, on expanding the list of Countries covered by his original travel bans that have mocked by critics and challenged in court. His action is in full compliance with his campaign promise where Trump often spoke of "extreme vetting" of those wanting to enter the USA, and he tweeted as regards to that on Sunday saying, "We will not admit those into our country we can not safely vet". [Full Article...]
SBI lowers minimum balance amount for savings accounts to Rs 3000
Moreover, SBI said, "For non-maintenance of MAB, the charges have also been revised downwards ranging from 20-50% across all population groups and categories". If the shortfall was 50 per cent or less, the penalty charge was Rs 50 plus GST. "SBI would like to state that financial inclusion including JAN DHAN Accounts have never been subject to any charges". [Full Article...]
Trump has Again Criticized the Nuclear Agreement with Iran
The missile was unveiled on Friday morning during a military parade in Tehran attended by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and senior military officials. Ghasemi said there were "no similarities nor resemblance" with the actions of North Korea, and that claims they were working together on ballistic missile development amounted to a "clear lie". [Full Article...]
North Korea: Trump has declared war on our country
If the U.S. does not ease up, he said, "we could drop into a very unpredictable nosedive and tens if not hundreds of thousands of innocent citizens of South Korea but also North Korea, of course, and Japan will suffer - and Russian Federation and China are nearby". [Full Article...]
Tehran considers Trump's new travel ban on Iran insulting
German Ambassador Peter Wittig said anyone advocating walking away should consider "larger issues", including an increased danger Iran would resume enrichment, danger of a nuclear arms race in an unstable region and impact on global nonproliferation efforts. [Full Article...]
Paxton's special prosecutors score initial win with Court of Criminal Appeals
Monday's ruling from the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals stayed portions of an injunction that had blocked much of the law on the eve of its implementation. Lawyers for immigrants' rights groups said, however, that the ruling does not mandate that all detainer requests be honored. SB 4 bans sanctuary city policies, which prohibit local law enforcement from sharing information about a person's imm... [Full Article...]
Man charged over stabbing of surgeon outside mosque
Two men, a 54-year-old and a 32-year-old, have been arrested and are now being questioned, Greater Manchester police confirmed to BuzzFeed News. Despite that, Kurdy, who helped victims in the wake of the Manchester Arena bombing , said neither he or his wife, or their children, had any ill feelings towards those responsible. [Full Article...]
Merkel anxious about AfD rise but says it won't influence refugee policy
On Sunday, Germany held parliamentary elections . The Social Democratic Party ( SPD ) came in second with 20.5% of the vote, the worst in its history. "Electoral breakthrough is different from electoral persistence", wrote Cas Mudde, an associate professor at the University of Georgia and author of Populism, A Very Short Introduction . [Full Article...]
Ishaq Dar postpones return to Pakistan
A lawyer for Ishaq Dar says the finance minister appeared in court on Monday after flying back from London and will be indicted on Wednesday. Prosecutors submitted details of serving of court notices to the accused and display of the court orders at the Islamabad and Lahore residences of the finance minister. [Full Article...]