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Digest for international stories for week Jan 28 - Feb 3, 2017

Ankara: British Prime Minister Theresa May refuses to condemn an order by US President Donald Trump suspending refugee arrivals, saying Washington was responsible for its own refugee policy.

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Saturday

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his new US counterpart Donald Trump agree to develop relations "as equals" and to establish "real coordination" against the Islamic State group in Syria, the Kremlin says.

Paris: The EU's traditional power couple France and Germany express mounting alarm at key decisions by US President Donald Trump in his first week in office, saying they raised many issues of concern.

Ankara: British Prime Minister Theresa May refuses to condemn an order by US President Donald Trump suspending refugee arrivals, saying Washington was responsible for its own refugee policy.

Sunday

Khartoum: Sudan summons US charge d'affaires Steven Koutsis to protest President Donald Trump's visa ban which has already prevented some of its citizens from flying to the United States.

Kuala Lumpur: Three Chinese passengers die and five are missing after a tourist boat sank in rough seas off eastern Malaysia, officials confirm, with 22 people rescued following the shipwreck.

Washington: Top Democratic leaders, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Indian-American Senator Kamala Harris, urge US President Donald Trump to rescind his alleged "Muslim ban".

Monday

Washington: Former US president Barack Obama expresses his objections to any faith-based discrimination, in an apparent dig at his successor Donald Trump's ban on nationals of seven Muslim-majority countries entering the country.

Geneva: The UN refugee agency say it is "alarmed" by the consequences of US President Donald Trump's order barring refugee arrivals, describing those targeted as "anxious, confused and heartbroken."

Lahore: With the Trump administration mounting pressure, Pakistani authorities put Mumbai attack mastermind and Jammat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed and four others under detention under an Anti-Terrorism Act.

Tuesday

Baghdad: President Donald Trump's travel ban that prevents Iraqis from entering the United States punishes people who are "fighting terrorism," Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says.

Washington: In a pincer-like attack that can hurt Indian IT industry and professionals, President Donald Trump is set to sign an order overhauling work visa programmes like H1B type while a legislation proposing doubling the minimum salary of foreign workers to USD 130,000 is in the works.

Rawalpindi: Pakistan wants peace with India and resolution of all issues, including Kashmir, through talks on the basis of self-respect and honour, the army says. (MORE)

 

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