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Fraser Anning was censured for remarks blaming Muslim immigration on New Zealand attacks. (Fraser Anning/ Twitter)

April 3rd, 2019 - 04:57 GMT

Australian Senate Censures Member for Racist Remarks

Australia’s Senate on Wednesday formally censured a senator widely condemned for remarks blaming Muslim immigration for last month’s deadly New Zealand terror attacks.

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Donald Bouvet (L), the father of a Trump presidential campaign volunteer who received a check for $10,000 from Trump with the money being used to treat Bouvet's bladder cancer, during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, Feb. 9, 2018.
(SAUL LOEB / AFP)

February 10th, 2018 - 08:00 GMT

Trump Signs Budget Bill to Reopen Government

President Donald Trump and Jerome Powell, governor of the U.S. Federal Reserve and Trump's nominee for chairman of the Federal Reserve, walk to a nomination announcement in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, on November 2, 2017. (Saul Loeb/ AFP)

January 31st, 2018 - 06:00 GMT

Meet Jerome Powell, America’s New Top Banker

Hundreds of people demonstrate against racism in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bay Ridge on Martin Luther King (MLK) Day on Jan. 15, 2018 in New York City (SPENCER PLATT / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)

January 25th, 2018 - 07:52 GMT

Trump Supports Path to Citizenship for Dreamers 'At Some Point in the Future'

Peter Hoekstra had claimed in 2015 that the “Islamic Movement” in the Netherlands was behind “politicians being burned" (Youtube)

January 11th, 2018 - 01:47 GMT

Trump Representatives Export Anti-Muslim, Arab Sentiment

US President Donald Trump (C) listens during a meeting with bipartisan members of the Senate on immigration at the White House in Washington, DC, on Jan. 9, 2018 (JIM WATSON / AFP)

January 10th, 2018 - 10:32 GMT

Trump Wants to Sign 'Bill of Love' to Protect Young Immigrant Dreamers

There are 1.3 million Syrian refugees in Jordan (AFP/File)

November 30th, 2017 - 12:31 GMT

Jordan Didn't Start the Syrian War, But Bears the Consequences: Official

New York Police Department deputy commissioner John Miller earlier cautioned against possible targeting of Muslims following the attack, saying anyone who does "will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law" (AFP)

November 2nd, 2017 - 07:38 GMT

New York Attack Suspect Could Face Death Penalty

Real-life stops being a satire for two minutes. (KidRockforSenate.com)

October 25th, 2017 - 02:30 GMT

Oh, Thank God: Kid Rock Announces He's Not Running for Senate After All

The Senate bill, Israel Anti-Boycott Act (S.720), was introduced in the US Senate by Democratic Senator from Maryland Benjamin Cardin. (AFP)

August 4th, 2017 - 07:00 GMT

Comment: US Anti BDS Bill and The Freedom of Speech

A Jordanian activist holds sign saying 'My life is more important than my family's honour'. (File/Photo)

August 1st, 2017 - 02:01 GMT

Jordan Abolishes Law Allowing Rapists to Marry Their Victims

Hezbollah militant near Israel border. (AFP)

July 21st, 2017 - 08:35 GMT

New Sanctions Against Hezbollah and All its Supporters?

US President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7, 2017. (AFP/ Saul Loeb)

July 19th, 2017 - 07:20 GMT

White House Confirms: Trump met Putin in Second Undisclosed Meeting at G20