Iran’s president calls Trump a political novice over travel ban
DUBAI Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani dismissed his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump as a political novice on Wednesday, stepping up criticism of Washington’s temporary travel ban on Iranians and citizens of six other Muslim-majority countries
RT crew gets on Russian IL76 firefighting plane to drop tons of water on Chile’s forest fires
The EMERCOM firefighting team and its plane were sent to Santiago on Monday at the request of the Chilean government. Went on a firefighting mission with Russia’s #EMERCOM in #Chile Watch the report on @RT_com soon! pic.twitter.com/86RcxQ0XZG — Roman Kosarev (@Kosarev_RT) January 31, 2017
NATO shares Trump’s desire for dialogue with ‘assertive Russia’ – Stoltenberg
TrendsIran tension, Russia-NATO relations In an attempt to address fears in Europe that Washington is no longer fully committed to NATO’s future, Stoltenberg told reporters after talks with Bulgarian President Rumen Radev in Brussels, that the new Trump administration will support the alliance’s role in maintaining transatlantic security.
5 things you didn’t know about Gorsuch, Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court vacancy
Here are five things you might not know about Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court. He’s always the youngest In 2006, Gorsuch was appointed to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals by President George W.
Trump’s defense chief heads to Asia, eying China, North Korea threat
WASHINGTON/TOKYO President Donald Trump’s defense secretary is expected to underscore U.S. security commitments to key allies South Korea and Japan on his debut trip to Asia this week as concerns mount over North Korea’s missile program and tensions with China.
New eco-friendly urinals to ‘civilize street peeing’ enter service in Paris
The two street urinals were installed on Tuesday near the Gare de Lyon train yard. Street peeing is a serious problem which has apparently plagued the capital of France for decades.
Robocall bomb threats target Jewish centers across US for third time
At least 17 Jewish centers in California, Colorado, Connecticut, New Jersey, New Mexico, Utah and Wisconsin received bomb threats within hours of each other Tuesday morning, according to Paul Goldenberg, director of Secure Community Network which advises Jewish groups and institutions
Lawsuits pile up against Trump travel ban and anti-sanctuary city executive orders
On Tuesday, Massachusetts, New York, Virginia and Washington all separately challenged the executive order that the Trump administration says will protect the US from “radical Islamic terrorists,” but which the states say is actually a violation of religious freedom, Reuters reported.