Politics

As part of his whirlwind tour aimed toward promoting religious freedom around the world, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with the papal nuncio to Turkey and toured an Istanbul mosque after meeting with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on Tuesday.

Congress raised the presidential salary from $US200,000 to $US400,000 in 2001 (plus an extra expense allowance of $US50,000 a year). For President Trump, that is a huge decrease from his usual income – he’s worth $US3.1 billion according to Forbes.The president also receives a travel budget of $US100,000 and a $US19,000 allowance for entertainment. While a presidential salary is taxable, …

Kamala Devi Harris (born October 20, 1964) is an American politician and attorney who is the vice president-elect of the United States. A member of the Democratic Party, she is set to assume office on January 20, 2021, alongside President-elect Joe Biden, having defeated incumbent President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence in the 2020 presidential election.

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician and the 46th president-elect of the United States. After defeating incumbent Donald Trump in the 2020 United States presidential election, he will be inaugurated as the 46th president in January 2021.

Anna Kaplan is an American politician from Great Neck, New York. A Democrat, she is a member of the New York State Senate, representing New York’s 7th State Senate district, which runs from the North Shore to roughly the central part of Western Nassau County on Long Island.

Masoumeh Ebtekar (September 1960) is current Vice President of Iran for Women and Family Affairs, being appointed on 9 August 2017. She previously headed Department of Environment from 1997 to 2005, making her the first female member in the cabinet of Iran since 1979 and the third in history.

The Islamic Republic of Iran Navy , is the naval warfare service branch of Iran’s regular military, the Islamic Republic of Iran Army (Artesh).It is charged with the responsibility of forming Iran’s first line of defense in the Gulf of Oman and beyond with the mission of acting as an effective blue-water navy.

President Donald Trump has touched down in New York City to visit his ailing younger brother Robert after he was hospitalized in a serious condition.

A massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings across the capital and sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. The health minister said more than 25 people were killed and over 2,500 injured

A woman wearing nothing but a black face mask and a stocking cap strode toward a dozen heavily armed agents attired in camouflage fatigues, lined up across a downtown Portland street.