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Trump, who is in Japan for the G20 summit, said on Twitter that not having the citizenship question was 'totally ridiculous.'

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the two governments had not discussed revising the treaty and dismissed the notion that the pact was unfair.

A statement by the Supreme Judicial Council said Wednesday that the woman was married to an IS member who was killed in an airstrike by the US-led coalition.

After decades of flip-flopping between the moon and Mars as the next big astronaut destination, NASA aims to put astronauts on the lunar surface again by 2024 at the White House's direction.

Beijing had previously detained two Canadians — former diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor — and blocked Canadian agricultural shipments worth billions of dollars.

The two candidates were chosen from a field of 10 by the Conservative party's 313 MPs, and are now seeking to woo an estimated 160,000 party members who will make the final choice.

Congressman Eliot L Engel urged Pompeo to not only strengthen the US-India strategic partnership, but also convey a coherent set of objectives and predictability to the new Indian government.

The announcement came hours after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he hoped a letter Trump sent to Kim could pave the way for a revival of stalled nuclear talks.

Trump initially told reporters the sanctions, which will target Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his office, were in response to Tehran's downing of a US drone last week.

Hemasiri Fernando, who was defence secretary before the April 21 bombing of three churches and three hotels, should be investigated for his failure to prevent or minimise the attacks, Attorney General Dappula de Livera said.

Although Iraq declared victory against IS in July 2017, the extremists have since been trying to mount a guerrilla-style insurgency by staging surprise attacks in different parts of the country.

The mass round-up of as many as 2,000 families who had been served with deportation orders or failed to show up for court appointments was expected to begin in up to 10 US cities on Sunday.

Maryam Sharif said 80 per cent of Nawaz Sharif's medical problems were not being highlighted in his reports as every word is being scrutinised by the jail authorities.

Thousands of protesters blockaded the police headquarters throughout Friday and into the small hours of Saturday morning, the latest manifestation of angry demonstrations sweeping the city.

Ever since India applied for the membership of the NSG in May 2016, China has been insisting that only those countries which have signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) should be allowed to enter the organisation.

A number of Opposition party MPs also called for action against Mark Field and called for him to resign. The City of London Police confirmed it had received reports of an assault and are investigating, but no arrests have been made.