Presidency of Donald Trump

50 086 refugee candidates for a year in the USA

The USA has reached its limit of 50 000 candidates for shelter, defined by the administration of Donald Trump for the current fiscal year. That doesn't mean that in the next months refugees will not be allowed to enter the USA. However, more rigorous standards will be valid for them, according to Associated Press.

Mattis says Assad took Trump's chemical warning 'seriously'

U.S. President Donald Trump's warning to the Syrian government not to carry out a chemical weapons attack appears to have worked, Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said on June 28.

"It appears that they took the warning seriously," Mattis said, referring to the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Russia recalls its ambassador in Washington

Russia is reportedly recalling Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, the man who has emerged as a focal point in the FBI probe into Russia's election meddling, writes The Hill. The Kremlin did not confirm to the news outlet when Kislyak would head back to Russia, but the US-Russia Business Council on July 11 will have a going away party for Kislyak at the St. Regis Hotel, the report said.

Reports say Mueller probe now examining possible obstruction

The special counsel appointed to investigate Russian influence in the 2016 presidential campaign is now examining whether President Donald Trump tried to obstruct justice, The Washington Post reported late on June 14.

Accusations of obstruction arose last month when Trump fired FBI Director James Comey.

ISIS supporters celebrate London tower inferno!

While the number of those killed in the Grenfell Tower has officially risen to 12 and 18 of the 78 ahve been critically injured, with fears that the death toll is almost certain to increase, some ISIS and Islamist sympathisers took to twitter to celebrate the tragedy, despite the fact that some of those in the flaming tower were Muslims themselves.

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