Month: January 2018

North Korea has found good material to attack United States (US) President Donald Trump: Michael Wolff’s bombshell new book, “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House.” The book paints Trump as a leader who doesn’t understand the weight of his office and whose competence is questioned by aides. Trump and other White House aides have blasted it as inaccurate trash. But it was the top-selling book in the US last week, and its numbers are likely to grow far higher. On Thursday, the North’s main Rodong Sinmun newspaper, run…

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US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) chief Mike Pompeo has repeated the mantra of President Donald Trump’s administration that Pakistan continues to provide shelter to terrorists who target US citizens, saying this is “no longer going to be acceptable”. Speaking on CBS show Face the Nation on Sunday, the spy agency chief said US has given Pakistan a “chance” to reinstate its alliance with the United States by holding back all security aid until Pakistan proves its commitment to fight all terrorist groups operating in the region. “If they fix this problem, we’re happy to continue to engage with…

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In the face of mounting US pressure against Pakistan, China has opposed the idea of linking terrorism to any country and placing the onus of responsibility of counter-terrorism on a certain country, reported Radio Pakistan, the state-run radio station. Referring to the recent statements of US President Donald Trump and other US officials, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lu Kang on Monday said that ‘pointing fingers’ at each other is not conducive to the global counter-terrorism efforts. “Terrorism is a common enemy of the world and crackdown on the menace needs joint efforts from the international community,”…

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