by Dave Clark Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump signed a sweeping new executive order Friday to suspend refugee arrivals and impose tough controls on travelers from seven Muslim countries. Making good on one of his most controversial campaign promises, and to the horror of human rights groups, Trump said he was making America safe from “radical Islamic terrorists.” “This is big stuff,” he declared at the Pentagon, […]
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Microsoft victory in overseas data privacy case stands
by Glenn CHAPMAN Agence France Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday reaffirmed Microsoft’s legal right to refuse a US government order to hand over data stored overseas in a case with important privacy implications. A divided panel of judges in New York denied a petition by the US for a rehearing of a ruling last year in a case pitting Microsoft against the government over data stored in […]
Over two million join US women’s marches against Trump: organizers
https://youtu.be/YR05zUwdo5c LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — More than two million people flooded the streets of US cities on Saturday in a peaceful day of women-led protests a day after the inauguration of President Donald Trump, according to estimates from march organizers. At the main “Women’s March on Washington” organizers told AFP they estimated the turnout at half a million, with huge crowds joining sister marches around the country — and tens of thousands more […]
News in photo: Mike Pence sworn in as US Vice-President
Trump presidency to put the Philippines’ Duterte administration on the spot, says analyst
By Rowena Dela Fuente-Deimoy Eagle News Service QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Trump administration is expected to assert that the United States is the only superpower in the world. With the formal assumption to office of US President-elect Donald Trump, the new administration is seen to embark on a new foreign policy which is way different from that of outgoing US President Barack Obama. In an interview with Eagle New Service, International […]
‘The work begins!’ – Trump to be sworn in as U.S. president
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump will be sworn in on Friday as the 45th president of the United States, taking power over a divided country after a savage campaign and setting the country on a new, uncertain path at home and abroad. In a ceremony likely to draw 900,000 people, including protesters, Trump and his vice president, Mike Pence, will take the oath of office at midday (1700 GMT) outside the domed […]
News in photo: New day dawns in America
Uncertainty looms over China-US relations as Trump takes presidency
(Reuters) — Donald Trump, who takes office on Friday (January 20), has rattled Beijing with threats to impose tariffs on Chinese imports and by questioning the United States’ commitment to the “one China” policy, under which Washington acknowledges China’s position that Taiwan is part of its territory. The billionaire businessman has also vowed to declare China a currency manipulator. Like the rest of the world China is watching and waiting to see what will […]
News in photo: Outgoing US President Obama speaks in his last press conference
Abe stresses U.S. importance for prosperity in Asia-Pacific
(Reuters) — The commitment of the United States is vital for peace and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday (January 16) during a visit to Vietnam, the last destination of his six-day trip to the region. “We (Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines and Australia) have agreed that the commitment of the United States is vital for the peace and prosperity of the region,” he told a news conference in Hanoi, […]
China urges US to abide by one-China principle: Foreign Ministry spokeswoman
China urges the United States to abide by the one-China principle, so as to avoid harm to bilateral ties and cooperation in important areas, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said Monday at a regular press conference. Hua made the remarks in response to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s statement that one-China principle is negotiable. “There is only one China in the world. Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory. And the government of […]
South Korea says securing THAAD location could be delayed
SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) — The signing of a contract which would secure the location of a U.S. missile defense system in South Korea could be delayed, Seoul’s defense ministry said on Monday (January 16). The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system is due to be deployed on land which is now part of a golf course owned by the Lotte Group conglomerate in the Seongju region, southeast of South Korea’s capital Seoul. “The […]





