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US diplomats lodge extraordinary protest against Trump

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COURTESY BY: https://www.dawn.com/ WASHINGTON: In a highly unusual move, American diplomats have drafted two cables condemning President Donald Trump’s incitement of the deadly assault on the Capitol on Wednesday and calling for administration officials to possibly support invoking the 25th Amendment to remove him from office. Using what is known as the State Department’s dissent channel, career foreign and civil service officers said they fear the Jan 6 siege may badly undermine US credibility to promote and defend democratic values abroad. “Failing to publicly hold the president to account would…

Biden picks first black general as Pentagon chief

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COURTESY BY: https://www.dawn.com/ WASHINGTON: President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Lloyd Austin, who led US troops into Baghdad in 2003 and rose to head the US Central Command, as the first African-American secretary of defence, US media reported on Monday. A veteran of conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, the retired four-star army general, 67, beat out the favourite for the job, former under-secretary of defence Michele Flournoy, amid pressure on Biden to nominate more minority members for positions in his cabinet. CNN, Politico and The New York Times cited unnamed sources familiar with the decision,…

Americans told to brace for Covid ‘surge upon a surge’

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COURTESY BY: https://www.dawn.com/ WASHINGTON: America should prepare for a “surge upon a surge” in coronavirus cases as millions of travelers return home after the Thanksgiving holiday, top US scientist Anthony Fauci warned on Sunday. The United States is the worst-affected country, with 266,074 Covid-19 deaths, and President Donald Trump’s administration has issued conflicting messages on mask-wearing, travel and whether the outbreak is under control. “There almost certainly is going to be an uptick because of what has happened with the travel,” Fauci told CNN’s “State of the Union” as the Thanksgiving long…

US Election 2020: Federal Officials Reject Trump’s Fraud Allegations

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COURTESY BY: https://www.bolnews.com/ US Federal election officials have rejected President Donald Trump’s election fraud claims. Officials have said that the 2020 White House vote was the “most secure in American history”. “There is no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or was in any way compromised,” a committee announced. The announcement holds significance as it marks the most direct rebuttal from Federal and state officials of President Trump’s claims. The joint statement was released by the Election Infrastructure Government Co-ordinating Council, which consists of senior officials…

US To Ban Download Of WeChat And TikTok For National Security

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COURTESY BY: https://www.bolnews.com/ The United States (US) government has once again announced a series of shutdowns on Chinese applications WeChat and TikTok. Initially, in August this year, two different executive orders were issued to shut down WeChat and TikTok. Donald Trump’s orders suggested that TikTok sell its US shares to a US company within 45 days, otherwise, it would be shut down. Similarly, WeChat was told to sell its US assets to a US technology company within 45 days, otherwise, it would be shut down. Following the US President’s threat,…

WHO says it trusts G7 to act together on crises amid overhaul talk

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ The World Health Organization trusts powerful nations such as the Group of Seven to reach a consensus on how to approach health crises such as the coronavirus, Mike Ryan, head of WHO’s emergencies programme, said on Monday.   France and Germany have quit talks on reforming the WHO in frustration at attempts by the United States to lead the negotiations, despite its decision to leave the WHO, three officials told Reuters. The move is a setback for President Donald Trump as Washington, which holds the rotating chair…