The FBI came knocking at this man’s door — long before Trump

Sarmad Gilani was working at Google’s offices in San Francisco one morning when he received a message that two cops were waiting for him in Google’s lobby. The 31-year-old software engineer at Google figured the officers just wanted to talk about an unpaid parking ticket. But Gilani also wondered if the officers had a more […]

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Trump to defuse N. Korea crisis with sanctions, dialogue: US statement

U.S. President Donald Trump aims to pressure North Korea into dismantling its nuclear and missile programs through economic sanctions and diplomatic measures while remaining open to negotiations, top U.S. officials said in a rare joint statement Wednesday. “North Korea’s pursuit of nuclear weapons is an urgent national security threat and top foreign policy priority. Upon

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Trump says Canada “very rough” on US, slaps tariffs on lumber

Washington (dpa) – US President Donald Trump said neighbouring Canada had been “very rough on the United States,” as his administration began assessing tariffs on imported Canadian lumber on Tuesday. The Commerce Department said it would impose countervailing duties on Canadian softwood lumber of between 3 per cent and 24 per cent, with an average

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British party suspends member over anti-Semitism

Britain”s Liberal Democrat party on Tuesday suspended one of its members due to anti-Semitic posts he distributed on social media. According to the Daily Mail, Ashuk Ahmed, 51, was suspended by the party after the newspaper revealed his anti-Semitic posts. Ahmed had posted a series of posts comparing Jews to Nazis, suggesting that Zionists controlled

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Israel Appoints First Female Judge to Muslim Court

Israel has appointed a female judge to a Sharia court for the first time, breaking with the country’s Jewish ultra-Orthodox ideology that forbids women from serving as jurists in religious courts. The Judicial Appointments Committee —headed by Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked of the ultra-nationalist Jewish Home party — voted unanimously for the appointment of Hana

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Former US UN ambassadors warn against Trump funding cuts

New York (dpa) – Nine former US ambassadors to the United Nations have warned that planned cuts to the body’s funding by the Trump administration could alienate allies and weaken Washington’s hand. In a letter to the US Congress made public Tuesday, the ambassadors acknowledged that the international organization was “imperfect” but argued that the

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