(AP) President Donald Trump arrives to deliver his first State of the Union Address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber of the US Capitol Tuesday, January 30, 2018 in Washington. (AP)President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order announcing his intent to keep the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay open, the White House announced Tuesday. The order says the US maintains the option to detain additional enemy combatants at the detention center in Cuba, when necessary. “The executive order preserves a vital tool to protect the United States and its citizens from continuing significant threats,” the White House said. So far, Trump has not sent any new detainees to the prison or transferred any out.

Source: Indian Express January 31, 2018 03:20 UTC