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Acosta's press card revoked: WHCA urges reversal of 'weak and misguided' action
After the White House announced the suspension of CNN journalist Jim Acosta's press card, the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) while objecting the same has urged the concerned authorities to reverse the "weak and misguided action."The WHCA, in a statement released shortly after the suspension of CNN's White House Chief Correspondent's press card, appealed to those doubting that Acosta's reaction was disproportionate to the perceived offense to view the video of the events."The White House Correspondents' Association strongly objects to the Trump Administration's decision to use US Secret Service security credentials as a tool to punish a reporter with whom it has a difficult relationship. Revoking access to the White House complex is a reaction out of line to the purported offense and is unacceptable. Journalists may use a range of approaches to carry out their jobs and the WHCA does not police the tone or frequency of the questions its members ask of powerful senior ...
White House suspends press credentials of CNN reporter
In an unprecedented move, the White House has suspended the press credentials of a CNN journalist terming his behaviour as "disgusting and outrageous", hours after he engaged in a heated argument with President Donald Trump during a press conference. Defending it chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta, the CNN said the decision is "a threat to democracy". The White House's move followed a heated exchange between Trump and Acosta who refused the President's orders to sit down and clung to the microphone and persisted with questions about his views on a caravan of Central American migrants making its way to the US border. A visibly angry Trump said "that's enough!" and a White House intern unsuccessfully tried to take the microphone from the CNN journalist. Describing Acosta's behaviour as "disgusting and outrageous", the White House Press Secretary, Sarah Sanders, in a statement on Wednesday said, "As a result of today's incident, the White House is suspending the hard pass of the .
South Korean lawyers press govt for cryptocurrency laws, investor protection
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's lawyers lobbied the government on Thursday to quickly establish a legal framework to help develop the blockchain-based virtual currency industry and protect investors.
2nd Demonetisation anniversary: Cong condemns democracy's 'black day'
On the second anniversary of the central government's demonetisation drive on Thursday, the Congress party criticised the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Centre's move by calling it a 'black day' for Indian democracy and economy."The cost and destruction by demonetisation was endured by every citizen of this country other than few crony capitalist friends of Prime Minister Modi. Demonetisation was a black day for our democracy and our economy," read a post on the official Twitter handle of the Congress party.Resonating similar sentiments, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also took to the micro-blogging site and wrote, "#DarkDay Today is the second anniversary of #DeMonetisation disaster. From the moment it was announced I said so. Renowned economists, common people and all experts now all agree.""On November 8, 2016, @narendramodi announced demonetisation alias Notebandi. It was an epic failure. Over 100 people died standing in bank queues. On second Barsi of This TUGLAKI ..
Trump sacks US Attorney General Jeff Sessions
US President Donald Trump sacked US Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday after berating him publicly for several months for his decision to recuse himself from oversight of an inquiry to probe Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election. An acting attorney general and Republican loyalist Matthew G Whitaker was appointed as Sessions's temporary replacement. Observers opine that Trump's move will have potential implication on special counsel Robert Mueller's probe as Whitaker has been overtly critical of the Mueller's team to investigate beyond allegations Trump's campaign colluded with Russia in 2016 and other ties between the President, his family and aides, and Kremlin-- an investigation the White House calls a "witch hunt". For the past several months, Trump has been expressing his displeasure at Sessions's functioning in public meetings and social media platform. In a tweet on Wednesday Trump said, "We are pleased to announce that Matthew G. Whitaker, Chief of ...
CNN reporter loses White House access
The White House has withdrawn the permanent credential from CNN journalist Jim Acosta for confronting US President Donald Trump at a press conference following the mid-term results.
White House suspends Jim Acosta's press pass, scribe cries foul
After a heated argument ensued between CNN journalist Jim Acosta and United States President Donald Trump, the White House has suspended Acosta's press pass for an unspecified duration.The announcement was made by White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders, who took to Twitter to express displeasure over Acosta's "unacceptable" conduct."President Trump believes in a free press and expects and welcomes tough questions of him and his Administration. We will, however, never tolerate a reporter placing his hands on a young woman just trying to do her job as a White House intern. This conduct is absolutely unacceptable. It is also completely disrespectful to the reporter's colleagues not to allow them an opportunity to ask a question. President Trump has given the press more access than any President in history," she said.Acosta, however, called out to Sanders and claimed that she was lying about the incident.In addition to this, CNN posted a video of the presser during which the ...
Trump fires Sessions, seizes Russia probe
US President Donald Trump has fired Attorney General Jeff Sessions a day after midterms, wrestling back control of the Russia probe by getting rid of the man who supported it, and choosing the one who has said all negative things about the investigation.
No bilateral meeting with Putin in Paris: Trump
US President Donald Trump has said he will have lunch with Russian President Vladimir Putin among other leaders during his planned trip to Paris but no meeting was expected.
Madagascar counts votes after presidential poll
Election officials began counting ballots in Madagascar after Wednesday's vote for a new president in which three former heads of state ran as the Indian Ocean island seeks to defuse a political crisis. Attempts by the most recent president Hery Rajaonarimampianina to change the island's electoral laws backfired, sparking nearly three months of sometimes violent protests in the capital Antananarivo. The demonstrators forced Rajaonarimampianina to accept a "consensus" government tasked with organising an election in this impoverished nation with a history of coups and unrest. Nearly 10 million voters were eligible to cast ballots for one of 36 candidates who also included two ex-prime ministers, several pastors and a rock star. To win, a candidate must get 50 per cent of the votes cast or a second round will be held on December 19. Only about 44.5 per cent of voters turned out, according to the electoral commission. Provisional results, expected by November 20, must be confirmed by the
Trump hopes to meet Kim early next year
United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday expressed hope that he would meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un "sometime early next year."Addressing a press conference in the White House, Trump said that his administration is ready to lift the sanctions on North Korea, but asserted that Pyongyang has to be "responsive" to Washington."We are very happy how it's going with North Korea. We think it is going fine. We are in no rush. The sanctions are on. I'd love to take the sanctions off, but they (North Korea) have to be responsive to us. The missiles have stopped and the rockets have stopped. The hostages are home," he elaborated.Talking about his first meeting with Kim at Singapore in June, the US president asserted that the two countries made "more progress" in the last four to five months."We made more progress in the last four to five months in Singapore, than they made in 70 years. And nobody else could've done what I have done. We are in no rush. I'd like to take the ...
Iran able to flourish under sanctions - Revolutionary Guard
GENEVA (Reuters) - Iran can flourish under sanctions and will defeat the United States in the economic war it has launched, the deputy head of the Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday.
Working very hard on preventing outside interference in US polls: Trump
United States President Donald Trump has said that he was working very hard to prevent any outside interference in American elections. His remarks came amid investigations by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, a former FBI director, into the allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential elections. To a question at a White House news conference, on whether he has noticed any outside interference in the just-concluded midterm elections, Trump said, "We have been working very hard on China and Russia and everybody else looking into our elections or meddling with our elections." An interagency team involving the Department of Homeland Security and several others including the FBI and the Department of Justice looked into it, he said, adding, "We are going to make a full report. And unlike the previous administration, we have done a lot of work on that issue." "We've spent a lot of time -- it gets very little coverage in the papers. I mean, you cover the nonsense part, but you .
Jeff Sessions steps down as US attorney general
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said Attorney General Jeff Sessions' chief of staff, Matthew Whitaker, will be acting attorney general.
Trump indicates changes in his cabinet, senior administrative positions
A day after the midterm election results were declared, US President Donald Trump indicated that there might be some changes in his cabinet and also in several senior positions in his administration and the White House. The president told reporters that he will "probably" have an idea about changes in his administration in about a week. While US Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned from the post on Wednesday at the request of Trump, the country's ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, has already put in her papers and would leave the administration by the end of this year. According to reports, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders too may leave even as Trump praised her as being an effective and successful spokesperson to him. The position of the Interior Secretary too is not certain. A day after Trump's party lost the House of Representatives to the Democratic party, the president told reporters at the White House on Wednesday, "We are looking at a lot of different things, ...
Jeff Sessions resigns as US Attorney General
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has resigned from the post at the request of President Donald Trump An acting attorney general was appointed by he president as Sessions's temporary replacement. For the past several months, Trump has been expressing his displeasure at Sessions's functioning in public meetings and social media platform. In a tweet on Wednesday Trump said, "We are pleased to announce that Matthew G. Whitaker, Chief of Staff to Attorney General Jeff Sessions at the Department of Justice, will become our new Acting Attorney General of the United States. He will serve our Country well (sic)." "We thank Attorney General Jeff Sessions for his service, and wish him well! A permanent replacement will be nominated at a later date," he tweeted. Trump's tweet about his decision came less than an hour after his marathon press conference at the White House wherein he told reporters that he will making announcements about changes in his Cabinet and senior White House and ...
Republicans defied history in midterm polls, want to work with Democrats: Trump
Describing the midterm poll results as a "tremendous success", US President Donald Trump Wednesday said his Republican party defied history by performing much better than what the ruling parties have done in the past in such elections. He also offered an olive branch to Democrats, saying he wanted to work together with the Democratic leadership next year to continue delivering for the American people, including on economic growth, infrastructure, trade, lowering the cost of prescription drugs. "Last night the Republican Party defied history to expand our Senate majority while significantly beating expectations in the House for the midterm year," Trump told reporters at a white House news conference, a day after the Republicans lost control of the 435-member House of Representatives. "These are some of the things that the Democrats do want to work on, and I really believe we'll be able to do that. I think we're going to have a lot of reason to do it," he said. Trump termed the mid term
Trump offers bipartisanship, but not if Democrats ramp up probes
After a midterm election loss of Republican majority in the House of Representatives, US President Donald Trump offered the olive branch of bipartisanship to the Democrats at a news conference that quickly deteriorated into a confrontation with the media.
Indian activist to lead walk for peace from New Delhi to Geneva
An Indian activist said Wednesday that he expects thousands of people to join his "March for Justice and Peace", a 9,500-kilometre hike from New Delhi to Geneva next year. Rajagopal PV told reporters in Geneva that he plans to begin his long trek from New Delhi next October 2 and should arrive in the Swiss city on September 25, 2020. The departure date is the 150th birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, which Rajagopal said "India is celebrating in a big way" against a backdrop of an intensification of conflicts around the world. The 70-year-old engineer and advocate for the rights of landless peasants in India said the idea was to cross through Pakistan, Iran and Turkey on the way towards the Swiss "city of peace". The aim is to draw international attention to the links between a growing number of conflicts around the world and dwindling natural resources. "If land, forests and water are taken away from the poor people, then that will lead to unrest in the society, that unrest will lead to ...
Trump hopes to meet N Korea leader next year
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he hoped to meet again early next year with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un but that he was in "no rush" to negotiate. In a wide-ranging news conference after congressional elections, Trump said he was willing to accede to North Korea's key demand of easing sanctions "but they have to be responsive to us.