Breaking News Live Updates: Trump administration labels 3 Muslim Brotherhood branches as terrorist organisations
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New Delhi:
President Donald Trump's administration has made good on its pledge to label three Middle Eastern branches of the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organisations, imposing sanctions on them and their members in a decision that could have implications for US relationships with allies in the region.
The Treasury and State departments announced the actions Tuesday against the Lebanese, Jordanian and Egyptian chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood, which they said pose a risk to the United States and American interests.
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Did Trump show middle finger to person calling him 'paedophile protector'? Viral video raises questions
In a controversial moment, US President Donald Trump reportedly showed the middle finger to someone who called him a 'pedophile protector' during a visit to a Ford plant in Michigan. The brief exchange has been caught on camera and has stirred a row over the President's action.
Activists say Iran aired nearly 100 coerced confessions from protesters, often after torture
They are shown handcuffed, their faces blurred. The confession videos, broadcast on Iranian state media, feature dramatic background music interspersed with clips appearing to show protesters attacking security forces.
Some showcase gruesome homemade weapons that authorities claim were used in the attacks. Others highlight suspects in grainy security footage, appearing to set fires or destroy property.
UN says its staff in Iran safe, accounted for
United Nations officials has said that the more than 500 UN staff members in Iran are safe and accounted for.
Stephane Dujarric, the UN spokesperson, told reporters Tuesday that many staff were working from home given the unrest that has spread throughout the country and killed hundreds of protesters.
BJP and Shiv Sena workers clash in Thane district; five held
Supporters of Shiv Sena and BJP clashed in civic ward No. 29 during campaigning for the Kalyan-Dombivali municipal corporation, leading to the arrest of five Shivsainiks, police said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred on Monday late at night.
According to a complaint lodged at Ramnagar police station, Omnath Natekar, the husband of BJP candidate Arya Natekar, was allegedly ambushed by Shiv Sena candidates and a mob of nearly 60 activists.
'Not good' at history, Owaisi takes jibe at NSA Doval over 'avenge' comment
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday slammed National Security Advisor Ajit Doval over his remarks calling on India's youth to "avenge history", saying the NSA is "not good" at history.
He contested Doval's assertion that India did not attack other countries, noting kings of the Chola dynasty ruled present-day "Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand".
The Lok Sabha MP from Hyderabad was addressing a rally in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in central Maharashtra on the last day of campaigning for municipal corporation elections. Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar is among 29 cities and big towns where civic corporations are going to polls on January 15.
Clintons refuse to testify in House Epstein probe as Republicans threaten contempt proceedings
Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that they will refuse to comply with a congressional subpoena to testify in a House committee's investigation of Jeffrey Epstein.
The Clintons, in a letter released on social media, slammed the House Oversight probe as "legally invalid” even as Republican lawmakers prepared contempt of Congress proceedings against them. The Clintons wrote that the chair of the House Oversight Committee, Republican Rep. James Comer, is on the cusp of a process "literally designed to result in our imprisonment.” "We will forcefully defend ourselves,” wrote the Clintons, who are Democrats. They accused Comer of allowing other former officials to provide written statements about Epstein to the committee, while selectively enforcing subpoenas against them.