US President Donald Trump today fired FBI chief James Comey, abruptly removing the top sleuth overseeing a criminal probe into whether the Trump campaign colluded with the Russian government to influence the 2016 presidential election that was won by the real estate mogul. “You are hereby terminated and removed from the office, effective immediately,” Trump said in a letter to ...
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International court stays Kulbhushan Jadhav’s hanging
The International Court of Justice today stayed the hanging of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, who was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of “spying”. The order by the Hague-based International Court of Justice came a day after India approached it against the death sentence handed down to Jadhav by Pakistan’s Field General Court Martial last month. ...
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Amid the outrage over the death sentence awarded to alleged Indian ‘spy Kulbhushan Jadhav, India on Tuesday warned Pakistan of consequences if it executed him. A defiant Islamabad justified the capital punishment. A day after Jadhav’s sentencing by a Pakistani military court, the issue resonated both inside and outside Parliament. While Parliament unanimously condemned Pakistan’s decision, External Affairs Minister Sushma ...
Read More »US Expels 35 Russian Officials, Slaps Sanctions Over Hacking
In apparent retaliatory action against alleged Russian hacking during the US presidential election, President Barack Obama has slapped a series of sanctions against Russia and expelled 35 Russian officials. “All Americans should be alarmed by Russia’s actions,” Obama said in a statement yesterday as he ordered a number of actions in response to the Russian government’s alleged aggressive harassment of ...
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