Washington, May 14 (IANS) US lawmakers from both parties intensified pressure on President Donald Trump ahead of his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, urging him to confront Beijing on issues ranging from North Korean refugees and political prisoners to trade barriers, fentanyl and American manufacturing.In one of the sharpest bipartisan appeals, Congressman James Walkinshaw and Senator Tim Kaine urged Trump to press China to stop forcibly returning North Korean refugees, warning that th…
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Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) Actress Elnaaz Norouzi recalled her childhood and school days in Iran during an exclusive conversation with IANS.When asked to comment on the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict, she shared that she is aware of how bad things can be in Iran, as she has been a part of that oppression.Elnaaz told IANS, “Now see what they are doing and what I am doing. Because these opportunities were there for me in Germany. And here in India, a democratic country that has allowed me to live here a…
Washington, Jan 17 (IANS) Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado described a harrowing escape by sea from her country, saying she feared for her life during a dangerous journey that brought her to the United States amid mounting pressure from the Maduro regime.“There was a certain moment in the trip, in the boat, where… I was hurt because the waves were very high, over six feet,” Machado told reporters at a Washington news conference held at the Heritage Foundation think-tank.Sh…
Washington, Jan 11 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said Venezuela has begun releasing political prisoners, crediting direct US action for what he described as a major development and issuing a sharp warning to those being freed.In a message posted on social media, Trump said the release process had begun “in a BIG WAY,” framing it as a result of American intervention in Venezuela’s internal affairs.“Venezuela has started the process, in a BIG WAY, of releasing their political prisoners….