Washington, March 12 (IANS) More than 40 US senators have demanded answers from the Pentagon over the bombing of a girls’ school in Iran that reportedly killed at least 168 people, most of them children, during the opening phase of the Trump administration’s war against Iran.In a letter to Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, the lawmakers said they were writing with “grave concern regarding the airstrikes on a girls’ elementary school that reportedly killed at least 168 people — mostly chil…
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Washington, March 10 (IANS) A group of senior Democratic lawmakers has called for a full investigation into an apparent strike on an Iranian girls’ school that reportedly killed at least 175 people, most of them children.In a joint statement, US Senators Mark R. Warner, Brian Schatz, Patty Murray, Jeanne Shaheen, Jack Reed, and Chris Coons said they were “horrified by the latest reports concerning the February 28th strike on an Iranian elementary school near the town of Minab.”The lawmaker…
Washington, March 4 (IANS) US senators warned that child sexual abuse images are being shared globally on a scale that outpaces victim identification, as a mother told a Senate hearing her daughter’s abuse material is “still online” more than 25 years later, and lawmakers pressed for tougher action against offenders and online platforms.At a Congressional hearing on this issue, Senator Josh Hawley said the issue concerns “children who are being exploited” and “children whose abuse ha…
Washington, Jan 20(IANS) US senators have warned that China is aggressively expanding its political, economic, and security footprint across South America, using infrastructure control, strategic investments, and diplomatic pressure to undermine US interests and weaken Taiwan’s international standing.Senate Armed Services Committee chairman Roger Wicker, during a hearing, said China’s activities in the region go far beyond trade. “Across South America, the Chinese influence threatens US in…