The leaders of Britain and Germany joined other American allies Sunday in criticising President Donald Trump’s US entry ban for people from some Muslim-majority countries, even as far-right politicians on the continent celebrated the move. The official comment came after May refused to condemn the ban during a visit to Turkey to meet with Turkish leaders. German Chancellor Angela Merkel also regrets the travel ban. An initial joint US-German statement following the call made no mention of the topic of refugees or travel bans. Read | Google’s Sundar Pichai slams Trump’s Muslim ban, recalls employees back to USIn Italy, the leader of the anti-immigrant Northern League party expressed admiration for Trump’s entry ban.

Source: Hindustan Times January 29, 2017 15:08 UTC