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Washington D.C. [United States], Jan. 26 : American President Donald Trump on Thursday signed what the White House has described as “executive orders” that will enable construction of a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, boosting border patrol forces and …

Washington D.C. [United States], Jan.26 : United States Vice-President Mike Pence has announced the appointment of (Retd.) Colonel Andrea Thompson as his National Security Advisor (NSA).He has also appointed her as the Deputy Assistant to President Don…

New Delhi [India], Jan. 25 : To commemorate India’s 68th Republic Day, the tallest skyscraper Burj Khalifa, has been illuminated in the colours of the Indian national flag.The skyscraper will be illuminated tomorrow evening as well. “Tonight we celebra…

Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 25 : The Pakistan Supreme Court has asked Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family to present documents related with the distribution of properties after the demise of Mian Muhammad Sharif in 2004.A five-judge bench headed…

New York [United States], Jan. 25 : Asserting that disarmament can play an important role in ending existing conflicts and preventing the outbreak of new strife, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has pledged to actively pursue the aboli…

Mogadishu (Somalia), Jan. 25 : At least 10 people were killed and many others injured after twin explosions rocked the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Wednesday.Terror group Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the blasts in Somalia. CNN quoted Som…

Lahore [Pakistan], Jan. 25 : The allotment of 90 acres of prime land to former Pakistan army chief General (retired) Raheel Sharif has created controversy, though security the establishment has clarified there is nothing unusual about it.The land has b…

Washington D.C. [United States], Jan. 25 : United States President Donald Trump has advanced the construction of the controversial Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines through executive orders.Trump signed the documents in the Oval Office and vo…

Washington [United States], Jan.25 : South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has been confirmed by the U.S.Senate as the country’s next ambassador to the United Nations. She will step down from her post in South Carolina to take up one of the country’s hig…

New Delhi [India], Jan.25 : To prevent further embarrassment to former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, the Government of Sweden called off its probe of the Bofors Gun scandal as far back as January 1988, a declassified “confidential assessment” mad…