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'Certainly there is worry': Vatican

The Vatican said yesterday it was worried about US President Donald Trump's moves on immigration, in the Holy See's first comment
1 February 2017

Football: Trump policies cloud potential US World Cup bid

President Donald Trump's controversial immigration policies could hurt an expected U.S. bid to host the 2026 World Cup although plenty of time remains for concerns to ease before the decision by world soccer's governing body FIFA.
1 February 2017

Trump picks conservative judge Gorsuch for US Supreme Court

US President Donald Trump nominates Neil Gorsuch for a lifetime job on the country’s Supreme Court, picking the 49-year-old federal appeals court judge to restore the court's conservative majority and help shape rulings on divisive issues such as abortion, gun control, the death penalty and religious rights.
1 February 2017

Obama slams travel ban

Former US president Barack Obama expressed his objections Monday to any faith-based discrimination, in an apparent dig at his
31 January 2017

US Muslim leaders sue Trump

US Muslim leaders filed suit against President Donald Trump Monday over an immigration order that they said was a "fear-mongering"
31 January 2017

Banned countries have no terror link in US, critics say

Critics are pointing out that Donald Trump’s immigration restriction has excluded countries where citizens have terrorism records in the US.
31 January 2017

Trump fires acting attorney general for defying migrant ban

US President Donald Trump fires the acting attorney general, a holdover from the Obama administration, after she ordered Justice Department attorneys not to defend his controversial immigration orders.
31 January 2017

Trump travel ban illegal

US President Donald Trump's travel ban on citizens from mainly Muslim countries is illegal and "mean-spirited", the United Nations human rights chief Zeid bin Ra'ad Zeid al-Hussein said yesterday.
30 January 2017

Pressure grows on May

More than one million people had signed a petition yesterday demanding Britain cancel plans for a state visit by US President Donald Trump following his ban on travellers from mainly Muslim countries.
30 January 2017

6 killed in Canadian mosque shooting

Gunmen storm into a mosque in Quebec during evening prayers and opened fire on dozens of worshippers, killing six and wounding eight in what Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned as a "terrorist attack."
30 January 2017

Trump puts lobbying ban on officials

President Donald Trump on Saturday put restrictions on the kind of lucrative lobbying gigs his White House aides and other
29 January 2017

Trump shakes up world in a week

Donald Trump hurtled through his first week in power, punching out at critics, dishing up "alternative facts," polarising public opinion
29 January 2017

Trump vows better Russia ties, reassures Nato allies

President Donald Trump vowed Saturday to improve floundering ties with Russia in a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin,
29 January 2017

US embassy should be in Jerusalem

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday called for US President Donald Trump to make good on his campaign pledge to
29 January 2017

Trump gives generals 30 days for anti-IS strategy

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Saturday giving the US military 30 days to devise a plan to "defeat" the Islamic State group.
29 January 2017

Opinion: Trump's first week marked by action and friction

President Donald Trump's first week in office has set the tone for his presidency, analysts say - and it points to a rocky road.
29 January 2017

'Don't build wall!'

The mayor of Germany's long-divided capital Berlin, Michael Mueller, on Friday offered some advice to US President Donald Trump: "Don't build this wall!"
28 January 2017

Visa holders, refugees face detentions at US airports

US authorities wasted no time implementing Donald Trump's order halting Muslim arrivals, detaining travelers arriving at American
28 January 2017

'Back US or we'll take names'

Washington's new ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, vowed Friday to show US strength, bluntly warning those who
28 January 2017

California moves to secede from US

A campaign for California to secede from the rest of the country over Donald Trump's election is gaining momentum, with supporters
28 January 2017