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Globe at a glance: From US denying visa to Mahmoud Abbas to India rejecting Pak-China boundary commission
Your window to world news: Trump’s Fed attack and sweeping Russia sanctions to deadly floods in Spain, Russian drone strikes in Ukraine, India’s rejection of the Pakistan-China boundary commission and the US denying Abbas a visa — here’s your roundup for the day
US denies visa to Palestine president: The US has denied Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas a visa to attend next week’s UN General Assembly in New York, marking the second consecutive year Washington has rejected his entry. The State Department cited a ‘failure to reform’ by the Palestinian Authority.
Trump accuses Fed board of political rate hikes: US President Donald Trump accused the Federal Reserve’s ‘hostile’ board of raising interest rates for political reasons. He claimed the board was deliberately trying to hurt his presidency, while defending Fed Chair Kevin Warsh as a ‘good man’.
