Sao Paulo, Jan 21 (IANS) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva criticised US President Donald Trump for attempting to “rule the world” through social media.”Have you noticed that Trump wants to rule the world through Twitter?” Lula said at a public event in Rio Grande, a municipality in Brazil’s southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, Xinhua news agency reported.”He says something different every day. It’s not possible. And do you think it’s possible to treat people with respect if we don’t…
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Ottawa, Jan 14 (IANS) If the United States wants its proposed ‘International Stabilisation Force’ in Gaza to be credible and functional, it must make it clear that any force involving Bangladesh will not receive American diplomatic, financial, or military backing. The peacekeeping force cannot include a nation that refuses diplomatic ties with Israel, a report said on Wednesday. “Bangladeshi officials issued statements on January 10 saying that their military should be deployed as part of …
United Nations, Jan 1 (IANS) Multiple United Nations (UN) humanitarian agencies and international organisations jointly issued a statement, calling on Israel to revoke its ban on the operations of international aid organisations in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.The statement, issued on Wednesday (local time), said that international aid organisations play a central role in humanitarian operations in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, providing nearly one billion US dollars in assistance annual…
Washington, Dec 30 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said Hamas had been given a “very short period of time” to disarm, warning that failure to do so would bring severe consequences, as he appeared alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a joint press conference in Mar-a-Lago, Florida.“Well, we talked about Hamas and we talked about disarmament and they’re going to be given a very short period of time to disarm,” Trump said. “And we’ll see how that works out.”Trump said…