Canadian PM Mark Carney’s Liberals staged a major political comeback to retain office in parliamentary elections, fuelled by a backlash against US President Donald Trump’s tariffs and comments on making Canada the 51st US state. With almost all votes counted, results from Elections Canada showed that the Liberals had won 168 electoral districts, just short […]
After defence secretary, the FBI has recently begun conducting polygraph examinations to identify information leaks, as confirmed by a bureau spokesperson. National security agencies in the Trump administration are intensifying leak investigations, implementing polygraph tests that are creating an atmosphere of fear amongst officials.Attorney General Pam Bondi‘s revised legal guidelines now permit the Justice Department […]
Harvard University and Donald Trump Harvard University has committed to evaluating its academic programmes and admissions criteria following two internal reports addressing antisemitism and anti-Arab discrimination on campus, prompted by pro-Palestinian demonstrations last spring.The university published these reports on Tuesday while engaged in a significant dispute with the Trump administration regarding campus activism restrictions. The […]
Quick Take Summary is AI generated, newsroom reviewed. Pakistan plans to take India to international court over water treaty. India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty after recent terror attacks. ICJ and World Bank lack jurisdiction to resolve treaty disputes effectively. New Delhi: Pakistan, thirsty for some legal action over New Delhi’s move to place the […]
Defence secretary Pete Hegseth boasted about dismantling a program supporting women on security teams, which he claimed that the “woke & weak” Joe Biden administration distorted & weaponized the “Women, Peace & Security” program. In a post on X, Hegseth said, “This morning, I proudly ENDED the ‘Women, Peace & Security’ (WPS) program inside the […]
The Islamic State’s West African affiliate, known as IS West Africa Province, claimed responsibility for the bomb explosion in Nigeria that killed 26 people, including women and children. The explosions occurred on a busy thoroughfare linking Rann and Gamboru in Borno state, near the Cameroon border, according to Nigerian police spokesperson Nahum Daso’s statement to […]
Serbian tennis legend Novak Djokovic has officially withdrawn from the upcoming Italian Open, further fuelling uncertainty around his participation in the 2025 French Open. The clay-court tournament in Rome confirmed Djokovic’s exit through a special social media post, as the 36-year-old continues to wrestle with poor form following a shock early exit at the Madrid […]
Retail giant Amazon on Tuesday dismissed the proposal of displaying US tariff-related price increases to customers. This response came after the White House criticised the proposal. “The team that runs our ultra-low-cost Amazon Haul store considered the idea of listing import charges on certain products. This was never approved and is not going to happen,” […]
House Republicans on Tuesday quietly closed off a way for members of Congress to force votes demanding information from the Trump administration, the latest instance of the G.O.P. preemptively ceding the legislative branch’s powers to avoid challenging President Trump. The move temporarily blocked an effort by Democrats on the Armed Services Committee to compel the […]
Quick Take Summary is AI generated, newsroom reviewed. Prime Minister Modi will chair a crucial Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) meeting today, days after a terror attack in Pahalgam. The committee had met last after the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama in 2019. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a […]
