Archives for January 29, 2017

President Trump told journalists at the White House that his administration was prepared to implement an executive order which temporarily bans all refugees and people from seven mainly Muslim countries from entering the United States. He defended the move, which has been condemned by rights groups, and he said it was not a “Muslim ban”. […]

Image copyright AFP Image caption The derby marked the first professional game in Aleppo in five years A local football match took on significant meaning for supporters this weekend – as war-torn Aleppo saw its first live game in five years. Local side Al-Ittihad beat their city rivals Hurriya 2-1 on Saturday. There has been […]

Image copyright Turks & Caicos Weekly News Image caption Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson is the first female premier of Turks & Caicos Hillary Clinton may not have shattered the ultimate glass ceiling, and indeed women globally still occupy a meagre percentage of top public sector posts, but as Gemma Handy reports, there is one Caribbean country where […]

Image copyright AFP Image caption Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, pictured in this 1988 photo with George HW Bush, is advising the Trudeau government on managing the transition Three former Canadian ambassadors to the United States have advice for the diplomats who will be working with the Trump administration. Here’s what they had to say. […]

Protests have been taking place in some airports across the US after President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning migrants and refugees from several Muslim countries. In a setback for Mr Trump, a federal judge has issued an emergency stay order that temporarily blocks the government from deporting people who land with valid visas. […]

Image copyright AFP Image caption China’s consul-general in Sabah checks her mobile phone in Kota Kinabalu, where the stricken vessel began its journey Twenty-three Chinese tourists and two crew members have survived after their boat sank in rough seas off eastern Malaysia, officials said. Shahidan Kassim, a minister in charge of national security, told reporters […]

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Manuel Valls (L), and Benoit Hamon (R), are chasing the Socialist candidacy France’s governing Socialist party is set to choose its candidate for the presidential election in April. Manuel Valls, a former prime minister, and left-wing Benoit Hamon are both contesting the run-off vote on Sunday. But outgoing President Francois […]

US and South Korean marines take part in a joint military training exercise in the snow. Source link

“It is terrifying how everything has changed”, an Iranian woman said, as she waited for her husband at Logan Airport. Source link

Media captionProtesters shouted “let them in” at demonstrations at New York’s JFK Airport A US judge has issued a temporary halt to the deportation of visa holders or refugees stranded at airports after President Donald Trump issued an order barring entry to them for 90 days. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a case […]