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Portland, Jun 30: Liberal activists, parents and first-time protesters motivated by accounts of children separated from their parents at the US-Mexico border plan to rally in hundreds of cities nationwide today to press President Donald Trump's administration to reunite the families quickly. More than 600 marches could draw hundreds of thousands of people across the country, from immigrant

Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar announced Thursday the “liberation” of Derna, the only city in the eastern region beyond his control, from radical Islamist militias. “We proudly announce the liberation of Derna, a city dear to all Libyans,” the breakaway military leader said in a televised speech. He promised residents a “new era of freedom, security and peace.” A spokesman for Haftar’s self

Washington, Jun 29: Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, the first Indian-American woman to be elected to the US House of Representatives, has been arrested here during a protest against the Trump administration’s “inhumane” “zero-tolerance” border policy. The administration’s controversial “zero tolerance” policy of separating immigrant parents and their children on the US border resulted in the

Annapolis, Jun 29: A US gunman with a long-standing grudge against a Maryland newspaper on Friday blasted his way through its newsroom with a shotgun and smoke grenades, killing at least five people and injuring two others in one of the deadliest attacks on the media in America. The shooter identified as Jarrod Ramos, 38, has been arrested and the police are questioning him. The shooting at the

Zurich, Jun 28: Money parked by Indians in Swiss banks rose over 50% to Swiss Francs (CHF) 1.01 billion (₹7,000 crore) in 2017, reversing a three-year downward trend amid India’s clampdown on suspected black money stashed there. In comparison, the total funds held by all foreign clients of Swiss banks rose about 3% to CHF1.46 trillion or about ₹100 lakh crore in 2017, according to the official

United Nations, Jun 28: More than 10,000 children were killed or maimed amid armed conflicts worldwide last year, while others were raped, forced to serve as armed soldiers or caught in attacks on schools and hospitals, a United Nations report said on Thursday. A total of more than 21,000 violations of children's right were reported in 2017 — a sharp increase from the previous year, according to

London, JUN 27: Eight Indians were among the 240 influential change-makers, representing 53 Commonwealth countries, who received the prestigious Queen’s Young Leaders Awards from Queen Elizabeth on Tuesday. Britain's Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle were among those who greeted the winners of the Special Youth Leadership Award. Aditya Kulkarni, Deane De Menezes and Trisha Shetty were the

London, Jun 27: A bill enacting Britain’s decision to leave the European Union (EU) has become law after months of debate, the speaker of parliament announced on Tuesday to cheers from Conservative Party lawmakers. Speaker John Bercow said the EU (Withdrawal) Bill, which repeals the 1972 European Communities Act through which Britain became a member, had received royal assent from Queen Elizabeth

Washington, Jun 27: Ahead of next week’s maiden 2+2 dialogue with India, US President Donald Trump today accused New Delhi of charging as high as 100 per cent tariff on import of American products. “We have countries where, as an example, India, they charge up as much as 100 per cent tariff. We want the tariffs removed,” Trump said. He was responding to a question in his recent decisions to impose

Tehran, Jun 26: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani today said his country is in a "fight" with the US, a day after protesters angered by Iran's tanking economy confronted police in front of parliament. In a televised speech, Rouhani blamed the US for Iran's woes and said the US is trying to damage the country by creating "an economic war." "The US cannot defeat our nation, our enemies are not able