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Washington, Jan 17: US President Donald Trump has said he wants immigrants to come from everywhere even as the White House pushes for a merit-based immigration system. "I want them to come in from everywhere," Trump told reporters yesterday in a brief response to a question surrounding the controversy about his recent statement in which he allegedly said he wants more people to come from Norway

New York, Jan 16: Hundreds of Haitian-Americans and others have rallied in Times Square to denounce racism and remarks that President Donald Trump is said to have made disparaging African countries and questioning further US acceptance of Haitian immigrants. Politicians including Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio (dih BLAH'-zee-oh) joined the demonstration on Monday. Protesters carried Haitian flags

Pope Francis said on Monday he was really afraid about the danger of nuclear war and that the world now stood at "the very limit". His comment, made as he flew off for a visit to Chile and Peru, came after Hawaii issued a false missile alert that provoked panic in the U.S. state and highlighted the risk of possible unintended nuclear war with North Korea. Asked if he was worried about the

Washington, Jan 15: US President Donald Trump today said he is not a racist as he sought to steer clear of the controversy surrounding his reported remarks against immigrants from certain countries. During a meeting with a bipartisan group of lawmakers last week, Trump had expressed frustration over some participants pushing for immigrants from certain "shithole" countries. The alleged slur, for

West Bank, Jan 15: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas railed at his US counterpart Donald Trump in a fiery, two-hour-long speech on Sunday, saying “shame on you” for his treatment of the Palestinians and warning that he would have no problem rejecting what he suggested would be an unacceptable peace plan. The speech by Abbas ratcheted up what has been more than a month of harsh rhetoric toward

London, Jan 14: One of the UK's leading state-funded schools has called on the government to take a firm stand on children wearing hijab and fasting during Ramadan. St Stephen's School in Newham, east London, became one of the first schools in the country to ban the hijab for girls under eight in 2016 and intends to ban it for girls under 11 from September 2018. It also imposed strict rules on

Washington, Jan 13: While running for the country's highest office in 2016, Donald Trump, through his personal attorney allegedly paid USD 130,000 per month to an adult film star to maintain silence on an alleged sexual encounter with him, a media report claimed today. The White House denied to comment on the report by The Wall Street Journal. However, Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen, who is

Geneva, Jan 12: The United Nations human rights office on Friday rejected as "racist" and inciting xenophobia the reported remarks by US President Donald Trump describing immigrants from Africa and Haiti as coming from "shithole" countries. Trump on Thursday questioned why the United States would want to have immigrants from Haiti and African nations, referring to some as "shithole countries,"

New Delhi, Jan 12: In bluntly vulgar language, President Donald Trump questioned Thursday why the U.S. would accept more immigrants from Haiti and “shithole countries” in Africa rather than places like Norway, as he rejected a bipartisan immigration deal, according to people briefed on the extraordinary Oval Office conversation. Trump’s contemptuous description of an entire continent startled

New Delhi, Jan 11: An anchor at a Pakistani news channel delivered a powerful statement when she did a live telecast on Wednesday with her young daughter sitting in her lap. During a news bulletin, Samaa TV presenter Kiran Naz made a point about how she felt as a mother in the aftermath of the brutal rape and murder of a minor girl in eastern Pakistan's Kasur town. "Today I'm not your host Kiran