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Early this month, an ex-Twitter employee on his last day at work did something that anyone would dare to even dream. He deactivated the Twitter account of the current US President -- Donald Trump. The account was removed for about 11 minutes. However, Twitter later acknowledged the issue and said it was accidental and activated the account again. Until date, all that we knew about this man -- who deleted Trump's account -- was an ex-Twitter employee, but now, the man has come in the open to introduce himself and explain what exactly happened. Meet Bahtiyar Duysak. This ex-Twitter employee responsible for such a deed is actually a German citizen of Turkish descent. Bahtiyar Duysak was working for Twitter as a contractor with a firm named Pro Unlimited. Bahtiyar now comes out in open to explain what exactly happened -- and how he deactivated trumps account. He says that -- this was not an intentional move and happened by mistake. Soon after Trump's Twitter account was deact...

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said he will pursue diplomatic efforts with North Korea up "until the first bomb drops." Tillerson said the only goal the administration of President Donald Trump has is to "denuclearize the Korean Peninsula." Tillerson also said the US would sit down with North Korea without preconditions. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson laid out what seemed to be a new approach toward North Korea on Tuesday, pledging to continue diplomatic efforts with the rogue state "until the first bomb drops" and stating that he is open to talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un without preconditions. "I will continue our diplomatic efforts until the first bomb drops," Tillerson told the audience at an event at the Atlantic Council. During a question and answer session with former National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley, Tillerson said he would be willing to sit down to talk with the North Koreans with no preconditions in or...

North Korea has lambasted US President Donald Trump for recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, renewing its description of him as a “dotard” in a statement released Saturday on state media. Trump and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Un have traded threats of war and personal insults in recent months as tensions remain high over the North’s missile and nuclear threats. Now the hermit state has joined near-universal condemnation of the US president’s decision on Jerusalem, calling it a “reckless, wicked act”. “Considering the fact that the mentally deranged dotard openly called for a total destruction of a sovereign state at the UN, this action is not so surprising”, a foreign ministry spokesman was quoted as saying by the state-run KCNA news agency. “But this move clearly shows to the whole world who is the destroyer of world peace and security, pariah and rogue in the international community”, he said, using epithets usually reserved for the North. Trump’s declaration Wed...

Nigeria’s former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has hailed the decision of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Fani-Kayode, writing on his Twitter page, hailed it as a “great and courageous move” and claimed “millions of believers are overjoyed”. He tweeted: “I commend @realDonaldTrump and the USA for RECOGNISING JERUSALEM (the City of David) as the CAPITAL of Israel. “This is a great and courageous move! Millions of believers are overjoyed! “Jerusalem has always been and will always be the UNDIVIDED and ETERNAL capital of Israel.” Trump called for calm and tolerance after the decision. “I have determined that it is time to officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel,” Trump said from the White House. “It’s the right thing to do.”

There are growing tensions in the Middle East as U.S. President Donald Trump is set to announce on Tuesday that the U.S. will recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. According to CNN, Trump is expected to make the announcement as he signs a waiver to keep the U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv for another six months but says his administration will move the diplomatic mission to Jerusalem at some point, a goal long sought by Israel. Sources believe that Trump will attempt to soften the announcement for Palestinians, possibly, as CNN reported Thursday, by specifying only West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, as opposed to the eastern part of the city, which Palestinians want to claim as their own seat of government. It cautioned that nothing is certain until Trump makes the final decision. “The President has always said it is a matter of when, not if. The President is still considering options and we have nothing to announce,” said a White House spokesperson. Another White House...

A man was stabbed 100 times, beheaded and had his heart cut out by alleged El Salvadorian gang members in a park near Washington DC, a court reportedly heard on Thursday. Miguel Lopez-Abrego, believed to be a member of the notorious “MS-13” gang, appeared in Montgomery County District Court charged with murder and was remanded in custody, according to Montgomery Community Media. The 19-year-old, who was arrested in North Carolina earlier this month, was one of 10 alleged gang members who planned and took part in the murder at Wheaton Regional Park, just north of the U.S. capital. Police only became aware of the murder in September, when an informant led them to a shallow grave in the park. They have yet to identify the victim, described as a Hispanic male, and believe the murder took place between last December and last March. Prosecutor Kelly McGann told the court that Lopez-Abrego helped dig the grave before the murder, and used a walkie-talkie to inform other gang membe...

Although Eminem’s highly anticipated album, Revival, didn’t drop on November 17 as his fans were anticipating, Slim Shady did stop by the Shade 45 studios on Friday to chop it up with DJ Whoo Kid and Lord Sear. Throughout the conversation, Em discussed everything from the current state of Hip Hop to working with Beyoncé on “Walk On Water,” Revival ‘s first single. When Em’s BET Hip Hop Awards appearance was brought up, he expressed similar feelings about Donald Trump that he did in the brutal freestyle he delivered in a video during the show, but also seemed genuinely disappointed that the POTUS hasn’t retaliated yet. “I was and still am extremely angry, I can’t stand that mother F.ucker. I feel like he’s not paying attention to me. I was kind of waiting for him to say something and for some reason, he didn’t say anything.” em says. The Detroit rap giant also talked about what made Beyoncé the ideal choice for “Walk On Water.” Her megastar status in the music industry was s...

Tech experts and rights groups are criticizing a plan from the Trump administration to develop software that would automate the vetting process immigrants undergo. In recent months, the Department of Homeland Security has sought contractors to build the software, but it's unclear what the status of those plans are. Such software would be "inaccurate and biased" and would likely target innocent people, the experts said. The Trump administration in recent months has solicited technology firms to develop software that would use artificial intelligence to examine prospective immigrants for their risk of committing terrorist acts — a system critics say will likely be riddled with inaccuracies and result in the exclusion or deportation of innocent people who pose no threat. In two open letters published Thursday, dozens of computer scientists and tech experts, civil liberties groups, and immigration advocates denounced the plan, known as the "Extreme Vetting Ini...