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Mueller should not testify before Congress: Trump
US President Donald Trump has reversed course, saying Special Counsel Robert Mueller should not testify before Congress just two days after he said that Attorney General William Barr should make that decision.
US deploys carrier strike group to send "clear message" to Iran
The US is deploying an aircraft carrier strike group and a bomber task force in the Middle East to send a "clear and unmistakable" message to Iran that any attack on American interests or its allies will be met with "unrelenting force", National Security Advisor John Bolton has warned. Bolton said on Sunday the decision to deploy the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and a bomber task force to the US Central Command region in the Middle East was in response to a number of "troubling and escalatory indications and warnings" from Iran. The deployment of the strike group and bomber task force comes after US President Donald Trump last month refused to give waivers to countries like India from buying oil from Iran, in an attempt to reduce Iran's oil exports to zero. After coming to power, Trump withdrew from the Iranian nuclear deal last year and has imposed stringent sanctions against what he describes as the "authoritarian" Iranian regime. "In response to a number of troubling ...
LS Poll phase five: Rajnath Singh, Mayawati, Yashwant Sinha among early voters
As polling began for the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections in 51 constituencies spread across seven states, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha, BSP chief Mayawati were among those who turned up early to cast their votes.Lucknow BJP candidate Rajnath Singh expressed confidence about BJP getting a full majority and that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will get a second term. Rajnath Singh's son Pankaj Singh also cast his votes at a polling booth in Lucknow."I leave it to voters. The right to write the character role of a candidate lies with voters of the constituency. I am assured that BJP will get a full majority and Narendra Modi will become Prime Minister again," said Rajnath Singh.BSP supremo and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati also turned up early to exercise her franchise at a Lucknow polling booth."The value of the vote of everyone is the same either poor or rich. I request all to come out .
Rajnath votes in Lucknow, says voters will decide
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday cast his vote here in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections and appealed voters to vote with great enthusiasm.
US deploys carrier strike group to send clear message to Iran
The US is deploying an aircraft carrier strike group and a bomber task force to the Middle East to send a "clear and unmistakable" message to Iran that any attack on American interests or its allies will be met with "unrelenting force", National Security Advisor John Bolton has said. Bolton said on Sunday the decision to deploy the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and a bomber task force to the US Central Command region in the Middle East was in response to a number of "troubling and escalatory indications and warnings" from Iran. The deployment of the strike group and bomber task force comes after US President Donald Trump last month refused to give waivers to countries like India from buying oil from Iran, in an attempt to reduce Iran's oil exports to zero. After coming to power, Trump withdrew from the Iranian nuclear deal last year and has imposed stringent sanctions against what he describes as the "authoritarian" Iranian regime. "In response to a number of troubling and .
US deploying carrier, bomber task force in Middle East
The US is deploying the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and a bomber task force to the US Central Command region in the Middle East in response to "troubling" warnings from Iran, the White House has announced.
Satellite image shows N. Korean missile launch
A new satellite image obtained by CNN has showed the smoke trail of a rocket launch by North Korea on May 4 that is likely a short-range missile, according to the group that analysed the picture.
End violence: Trump to Gaza
Stepping up his support for Israel, United States President Donald Trump on Monday urged Gaza to "end the violence" as it will only lead to "more misery" in the region."Once again, Israel faces a barrage of deadly rocket attacks by terrorist groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad. We support Israel 100% in its defence of its citizens," tweeted Trump."....To the Gazan people -- these terrorist acts against Israel will bring you nothing but more misery. END the violence and work towards peace - it can happen!," he added.Trump's tweet comes amid escalating tensions in the Israel-Gaza border after a month of truce between them brokered by Egypt. Lately, both sides have engaged in rocket and missile firing which has so far killed 24 Palestinians and three Israeli officers.The Israeli military has claimed that Gaza ruled by Hamas and jihadi elements has fired around 600 rockets and other projectiles in southern Israeli cities, adding that, in retaliation, it has targeted more than 250 targets ...
Raebareli, Amethi would lay the road for a better India: Robert Vadra
UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra on Monday urged people in Raebareli and Amethi to cast their votes and "lay the road for a better India soon"."As our extended family members of Raebareli and Amethi go out to vote, I place my full faith in them that they will vote for development, they will vote for change and they will vote against all the negativity," Vadra wrote on Facebook."I am sure Raebareli and Amethi would lay the road for a better India soon. I appeal to one & all to go out and vote for change. All my best wishes with Congress president Rahul Gandhi and UPA Chairperson, my mother in law, Sonia Gandhi," he added.Sonia Gandhi is contesting from Raebareli, while Rahul Gandhi is contesting from Amethi.The seven-phase Lok Sabha elections which began on April 11 will go on till May 19. The results will be announced on May 23.
Panama's Cortizo declares victory in presidential vote
Former Panamanian minister Laurentino Cortizo declared victory in the country's presidential polls on Sunday, though the electoral commission has yet to announce the official winner of the vote. "I feel very happy. I won. We won. What we have to do now is join forces as a country," Social Democrat Cortizo told reporters.
Palestinians agree Gaza ceasefire: Hamas, Islamic Jihad sources
Palestinian leaders in Gaza agreed a ceasefire with Israel early Monday, three officials with knowledge of the talks said, after the most serious flare-up since a 2014 war. Egypt brokered an agreement to cease hostilities from 4:30 am (0130 GMT) local time, an official from the strip's Islamist rulers Hamas and another from its allied group Islamic Jihad said on condition of anonymity. An Egyptian official also confirmed the deal on condition of anonymity. An Israeli army spokeswoman had no comment.
Rajyavardhan Rathore votes in Rajasthan
Union Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Monday cast his vote here in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections and appealed all Jaipur (Rural) voters to exercise their franchise.
End violence, work towards peace: Trump to Palestinians
Strongly condemning the rocket attacks against Israel by terrorist groups, US President Donald Trump on Sunday asked Palestinians to "end violence" and work towards peace. "Once again, Israel faces a barrage of deadly rocket attacks by terrorist groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad," Trump said in a tweet. "We support Israel 100 per cent in its defense of its citizens," he said. According to news reports, terrorist groups have fired about 600 rockets towards Israel. In response, Israel has launched about 250 air strikes against terrorist groups in the region. "To the Gazan people these terrorist acts against Israel will bring you nothing but more misery. END the violence and work towards peace - it can happen!" Trump said in a tweet.
Pramod Tiwari to serve legal notice to PM over his remark on Rajiv Gandhi
Congress leader Pramod Tiwari on Sunday condemned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks against former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and said that he will serve a legal notice to him.In a statement, Tiwari said that Prime Minister Modi has already accepted his defeat in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, hence he is making such statements.The Congress party had on Sunday sought an unconditional apology from the Prime Minister for his remarks on the late PM.While addressing an election rally in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, PM Modi had hit out at Rahul Gandhi, saying: "Your father was termed 'Mr Clean' by his courtiers, but his life ended as 'Bhrashtachari No 1'."He was apparently referring to Bofors scam, in which Rajiv Gandhi was an accused.
Polling for fifth phase of LS polls underway
Polling is underway for phase 5 of Lok Sabha elections Monday. Here are some interesting nuggets about this phase. * 51 Lok Sabha constituencies across 7 states headed for polls * Over 8.75 crore voters to decide fate of 674 candidates * Over 96,000 polling booths in place for smooth conduct of polls * Uttar Pradesh has maximum number of polling booths: 28,072 * Jammu and Kashmir has the least number of polling booths: 1,254 * Anantnag Parliamentary Constituency (PC) in Jammu & Kashmir going to polls in Phase III, Phase IV & Phase V, the only such PC in the country.
Voting begins in J&K's two Lok Sabha seats
Polling began on Monday for Ladakh and Anantnag Lok Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir. Enthusiastic voters started pouring out to throng the polling stations in Leh and Kargil districts.
Voting begins for 14 Lok Sabha seats in UP
Voting began on Monday for 14 parliamentary constituencies of Uttar Pradesh, including the high-profile Amethi, Rae Bareli and Lucknow seats, at 7 a.m., said an official.
Air raids hit three hospitals in Syria's Idlib: monitor
Air strikes by Syrian regime ally Russia on Sunday forced the closure of two hospitals and also damaged a third one in the jihadist-held Syrian province of Idlib, a war monitor said. It came as eight civilians were killed in bombardment by the regime and Russia across the northwestern province, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Idlib and other adjacent territories of Syria held by jihadists have faced intensifying bombardment in the past month. On Sunday, air strikes hit a hospital in Kafranbel and another located underground on the outskirts of Hass. The raids were blamed on Russia by the Observatory. An AFP cameraman filmed the two facilities hit by strikes. "The hospital in Kafranbel is out of order. The patients were transferred to other facilities in the region," Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman told AFP, adding one civilian was killed. In Hass, air strikes blamed on Russia halted services at an underground hospital, said Syria Relief and ...
Russia urges US to abandon 'irresponsible' plan to overthrow Maduro's regime
Irresponsible plans by the United States to overthrow Nicolas Maduro's regime by force would disrupt the prospect of a political settlement in Venezuela, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Sunday.Speaking at the start of a meeting with Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza in Moscow, Lavrov said, "Attempts to stage a violent upheaval in Caracas have nothing to do with the democratic process, and only disrupt any prospects of political settlement," reported Russia Today.The Russian Foreign Minister added that political and civil unrest prevalent in the Latin American country could only be solved through "inclusive political dialogue" and not by the attempts of "power grab."Meanwhile, in an interview to a US television channel ABC, US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo on Sunday bluntly said that President Trump has a "full range" of powers to intervene at will in Venezuelan."The president has his full range of Article 2 authorities and I'm very confident that any ...
Voting begins in 51 seats in 5th phase of LS polls
Voting began on Monday across 51 Lok Sabha constituencies spread over seven states, largely in the Hindi heartland, in the fifth of the mega seven-phase electoral exercise.