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Us ambassador, Nikki Haley, said that the world nuclear ban was simply just not realistic. She said national security required nuclear arms because of "bad actors" who could not be trusted. "There is nothing I want more for my family than a world with no nuclear weapons. But we have to be realistic," she told reporters. "Is there anyone that believes that North Korea would agree to a ban on nuclear weapons?" There are a lot of regards about North Korea and the recent testing of nuclear and missile technology, despite warnings from the international countries and international community, including China. The UN conference to negotiate a legally nuclear ban treaty was announced in October. Britain, France, Israel, Russia and the United States voted no to the nuclear ban treaty back then, while China, India and Pakistan agreed to the ban treaty. A nuclear ban would make the international community work better together and would end all fears and cautions regarding the use of nuclear weapons. There would not be a high level of tension between countries and there would be a lot more harmony and piece among every person internationally.
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Trump administration is relying on Special Operations forces in order to increase its promised fight against the Islamic State and other terrorist groups as senior officials embrace a strategy to minimize the American military’s aftermath overseas. This is happening across Yemen and syria, intensifying itself across time. In Africa, President Trump is expected to approve a Pentagon proposal to remove constraints on Special Operations airstrikes and raids in parts of Somalia to target suspected militants with the Shabab. Critics say that the change would bypass rules that seek to prevent civilian deaths from drone attacks and commando operations. But in their two months in office, Trump officials have shown signs that they want to neglect Mr. Obama’s strategy to practice, equip and otherwise support indigenous and native armies and security forces to fight their own wars instead of having to deploy American forces and an immense amount of troops to battlefield hot spots. “Africans are at war; we’re not,” said Col. Kelly Smith, 47, The Green Beret commander who fought in the Iraq and the Afgnaistan war and he also was a director of a counterterrorism action in Chad this month involving about 2,000 African and Western troops and trainers. “But we have a strategic interest in the success of partners.” SOURCE: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/19/world/africa/trump-special-forces-navy-seals.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news The House Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act would increase the number of people without health insurance by 24 million by 2026. The American Health Care Act, as Republicans call their bill, was already facing widespread criticism from health care providers, some conservatives and a united Democratic Party.
The much-anticipated judgment by Capitol Hill’s official scorekeeper did not back up President Trump’s promise of providing health care for everyone and was likely to fuel the concerns of moderate Republicans. Next year, it said, the number of uninsured Americans would be 14 million higher than expected under current law. But it also provided talking points for House Republican leaders who need the support of rebellious conservatives to pass the measure: lower deficits, reduced federal spending and tax cuts. The Trump administration immediately denounced the budget office’s conclusions. Tom Price, the secretary of health and human services, suggested the report offered an incomplete picture because it did not take into account regulatory steps he intends to take, as well as other legislation that Republicans plan as part of their strategy to repeal and replace the health law. “We disagree strenuously with the report that was put out,” he said at the White House. President Trump signed a revised version of his executive order this morning. It is the first time American immigration policies are changed to imprison migrants from Muslim nations. This has created the removal of Iraq citizens and the srapping of a provision that protected religious minorities. Fortunately this will not affect people who had previously been issued visas. This is considered a change that the administration hopes will avoid the chaos, protests and legal challenges that followed the first order. But it did little to stop criticism from Democrats and immigrant rights groups, which predicted a renewed fight in the courts. Mr. Trump’s initial, hastily issued order on January 27 predicted protests across the country, leaving tearful families stranded at airports and in the United States. The new measure will be phased in over the next two weeks, according to officials with the Department of Homeland Security. The Homeland Security secretary, Jhon F. Kelly, said the order was “prospective” and applied “only to foreign nationals outside of the United States” who do not have a valid visa. “If you have a current valid visa to travel, we welcome you,” said Mr. Kelly. “Unregulated, unvetted travel is not a universal privilege, especially when national security is at stake,” Mr. Kelly added.
The indefinite ban on refugees from Syria also has been reduced to a 120 day ban, requiring review and renewal. |
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