Tag: Donald Trump
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FBI probes threat to crash airplane into U.S. Capitol
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating the crashing by unknown persons, of radio frequencies used by U.S. air traffic controllers, to broadcast a threat to fly an airplane into U.S. Capitol in revenge for the assassination of prominent Iranian General Qasem Soleimani. U.S. broadcaster CBS news reported this on Wednesday as Congress is…
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Iran seeks warrant to arrest Trump over killing of Soleimani a year ago
Tehran has applied to Interpol for an international arrest warrant for U.S. President Donald Trump in connection with the murder of the Iranian top general Qassem Soleimani a year ago. Iran’s justice spokesman Gholam Hossein Ismaili disclosed this on Iranian state television on Tuesday “In this regard, we have filed a ‘red notice’ at Interpol…
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U.S. COVID-19 cases exaggerated – Trump tweets
President Donald Trump, on Sunday, said the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in the United States was exaggerated. In a tweet, Trump blamed the alleged exaggeration on the “ridiculous method of determination” by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). “The number of cases and deaths of the China Virus is far exaggerated…
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Trump heads to Washington for New Year’s, bails on planned party unexpectedly
U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania changed their schedule to spend New Year’s Eve in Washington unexpectedly, bailing on a planned party in Florida. The two were to leave Florida on Thursday morning according to an updated daily programme published by the White House. Trump will, therefore, not be present at the New…
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Year in review: TheNewsGuru’s list of 20 defining moments of 2020
The year 2020 threw everything in its arsenal at the world but humanity stood strong. The year was dramatic as everything that ordinarily should happen in 10 years happened in the year. From politics in Nigeria to the U.S. presidential election, to the death of notable personalities, especially due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus…
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Biden accuses Trump of damaging critical security agencies
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Monday said the outgoing Donald Trump administration was doing “enormous damage” to agencies critical to the nation’s security. Biden made the allegation in a speech from his home state of Delaware after receiving a briefing from his aides on national security and foreign policy. He alleged that his team was…
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Trump makes u-turn, signs $900bn COVID-19 relief package
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday night said he had signed the $900 billion (N349.2 trillion) coronavirus relief package. The action came just hours before a government shutdown, and days after the president opposed the bill over “wasteful and unnecessary items’’. In a statement, Trump called on Congress to make more amendments to reduce excess…
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Iran dismisses Trump’s tweet that Tehran behind attack on U.S. Embassy in Baghdad
Iran’s Foreign Minister on Thursday dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump’s allegations that Iran was behind the recent rocket attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. “Putting your own citizens at risk abroad won’t divert attention from catastrophic failures at home,’’ Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, tweeted. Trump, without giving evidence, said on Twitter on Wednesday…
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Biden to Trump: Time to respect the people’s will
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Monday said it was time for outgoing President Donald Trump to stop grandstanding and concede the Nov. 3 election. Addressing the nation shortly after the Electoral College confirmed his victory in the Nov. 3 general polls, Biden said the “will of the people prevailed”. He said Trump’s refusal to accept…
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End of the road for Donald Trump as Electoral College confirms Joe Biden next U.S. President
Joe Biden was confirmed as the next US president on Monday as the Electoral College formalized his victory over Donald Trump, all but closing the door on the incumbent’s efforts to overturn the result of the 2020 election. As Biden appealed to Americans to “turn the page” on the divisive contest, electors met across all…