Thirty Democratic members of the U.S. Congress are pushing Secretary of State Marco Rubio to break Washington’s long silence on Israel’s nuclear arsenal, according to a report The Washington Post. The lawmakers, led by Congressman Joaquin Castro of Texas, argue that the U.S. silence on Israel’s nuclear programme is no longer defencible in light of […]
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Gilani mentions democratic struggle of BB in address to PPP Dallas chapter
“Today, we are observing the 18th martyrdom anniversary of a great leader, Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto. I had the honor of working closely with Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed in various capacities – as a party office-bearer, as a minister, as the Speaker of the national Assembly, and as the Senior Vice chairman of the party. […]
Candidates on stage for the second 2020 Democratic debate
WASHINGTON: The nation will once again hear from 20 Democratic presidential candidates later this month. The candidates who qualified for the second Democratic debates, which are being held on July 30 and 31 in Detroit and hosted by CNN, were announced Wednesday. To qualify, candidates had to poll at 1% or more in at least three qualified […]
Warren emerges from first Democratic debate unscathed
A lot could have gone wrong for Elizabeth Warren at Wednesday’s Democratic presidential debate. It didn’t. Warren, a US senator from Massachusetts, arrived in Miami riding a wave of momentum among the race’s more than 20 candidates. By luck of the draw, she was onstage a night before most of the other top-tier Democratic contenders, […]
Turkey’s ‘Communist mayor’ tears down walls with fresh approach
On his election, Fatih Macoglu’s first move as mayor of his Turkish city was to knock down the walls around his office as a symbol of his transparency. He refuses to use his official car and has posted his administration’s finances on a banner on the front of his office building to show people how […]
Barr cancels second day of testimony, escalating battle with US Congress
Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday canceled plans to testify before the House of Representatives about his handling of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, further inflaming tensions between US President Donald Trump and Democrats in Congress. Barr was due to face the Democratic-controlled House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, but pulled out after the two […]
Thailand’s opposition forms alliance, claims lower house majority
Thailand’s Pheu Thai party said on Wednesday it has formed a “democratic front” with other parties after a disputed election, and claimed that the alliance’s 255 seats gave it a majority in the lower house of parliament and the right to try to form a government. However, the coalition would likely fall short of electing […]
Buttigieg makes gains with crowds, TV spots and campaign cash
Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg is riding in the back of a rented minivan to his last event of the day in South Carolina, munching on cold french fries and critiquing his stage performance so far. The enthusiastic crowds of hundreds who’ve packed his first two stops have been much larger than the 37-year-old mayor […]
Trump berates Oprah over 60 Minutes episode on CBS
US President Donald Trump blasted media mogul Oprah Winfrey on Twitter on Sunday night over a segment on CBS’s 60 Minutes programme and again said he hoped she would face him as an opponent in the 2020 presidential race. Actress and television host Winfrey, now a contributor to the CBS programme, led a panel of […]