Morning news brief: Trump bans nationals from 12 countries, imposes restrictions on 7, and more

'Very high risk to US': Trump bans US entry for people from 12 countries, imposes restrictions on 7 | Check details

US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Wednesday (June 4) and banned 12 countries from entering the United States. He said the ban was necessary to protect the country from "foreign terrorists" and other security threats.

Tharoor in Washington recalls Hillary Clinton, 'How can you breed vipers in your backyard and expect them to bite only your neighbours?'

Shashi Tharoor, who is leading the all-party delegation, responded to the supposed victimhood of Pakistan, “I know that Bilawal Bhutto's mother was killed and one sympathise with the young man for the loss of his mother to terrorism. But, the famous quote of Hillary Clinton comes back to haunt all the Pakistanis, which is How can you breed vipers in your backyard and expect them to bite only your neighbours?”

Pakistan is the front for China, US policy makers must be conscious, says former Indian envoy Taranjit Singh Sandhu

Indian all-party delegation, led by Shashi Tharoor, is in the US after Brazil. In the Operation Sindoor outreach, they are highlighting Pakistan-sponsored terrorism, which has impacted the world at large. Despite having terror outfits linked to the country on the US Office of Foreign Assets Control's sanctions list, Pakistan set to chair the Taliban Sanctions Committee of the UNSC and serve as vice-chair of the Counter-Terrorism Committee

Bangladesh govt denies dropping 'Father of the Nation' title for Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, calls reports 'baseless and misleading'

Bangladesh's interim government on Wednesday dismissed as "completely baseless" and "misleading" the media reports that claimed it had dropped the "Father of the Nation" title for Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and revised the definition of freedom fighter.

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