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EU members extremely unlikely to veto Brexit extension proposal: Irish PM
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Dublin [Ireland], Apr 7 (ANI): It's "extremely unlikely" that European Union's member-states will veto a proposal seeking another extension for Brexit, said Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar.
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Amid Trump's veto threat, House passes resolution to end US military aid t
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 4 (ANI): The United States House of Representatives on Thursday passed a resolution to end military support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen. The resolution passed 247-175 in the House.
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US House fails to override Trump's veto on border emergency
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Mar 27 (ANI): The US House of Representatives on Tuesday (local time) failed to override the first veto issued by President Donald Trump on a resolution blocking his national emergency declaration that sought to fund the construction of a wall along the border with Mexic
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Pentagon authorises $1 bn for Trump's border wall
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Mar 26 (ANI): The Pentagon on Monday (local time) notified the US Congress that it authorised the transfer of USD 1 billion for building a barricade along the US-Mexico border, which was a long-standing demand by President Donald Trump.
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US President Trump issues first veto over rejection of border wall emergen
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Mar 16 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Friday issued his first veto rejecting as "dangerous" and "reckless" congressional resolution of his emergency declaration and asserted that Americans would be "put at risk" at the southern border with Mexico if the measure beca
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Trump tweets 'VETO!' after Senate rejects his border emergency declaration
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Mar 15 (ANI): The US Senate on Thursday voted to reject President Donald Trump's declaration of an emergency on the US Mexico border, prompting a swift response from the 72-year-old leader who tweeted 'veto', an indication that he would reject the resolution.
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Human rights activists slam China for blocking JeM chief's listing as glob
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 14 (ANI): After China once again blocked a proposal in the UN Security Council to enlist Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar as an international terrorist, human rights activists here on Wednesday (local time) hit out at Beijing for its "predictabl
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Russia, China veto US push for fresh election in Venezuela
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 1 (ANI): Russia and China on Thursday vetoed a United States resolution in the United Nations Security Council to call for a fresh election in Venezuela and unhindered aid access.
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Trump will 'protect' his national emergency declaration: White House advis
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Feb 18 (ANI): US President Donald Trump will veto any effort by the Congress to annul his declaration of national emergency and he will defend his announcement, said senior White House adviser Stephen Miller on Sunday.
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Palestine, Turkey slam US veto of UN resolution on Palestinians
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Jun 3 (ANI): Palestine and Turkey on Saturday lambasted the United States decision of vetoing a resolution of the United Nations Security Council calling for the protection of Palestinian citizens.
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Trump signs spending bill, despite veto threat on Twitter
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 24 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Friday signed the USD 1.3 trillion Omnibus Spending Bill, ending speculations that he made earlier to veto the bill and shut down the government.
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UNSC to vote on 30-day ceasefire in Syria
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], Feb 23 (ANI): A day after Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution on the situation in Syria's conflicting region of Eastern Ghouta, the council will on Friday vote on the decree calling for a 30-day ceasefire in the war-torn nation, and allowing hum
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