Susan Monarez (left), Robert F kennedy (AP) Susan Monarez has resigned as director of the US centers for disease control and prevention (CDC) just weeks after formally assuming the role, The New York Times reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.Monarez, an infectious disease researcher and the first non-physician to lead the agency in over […]
Novak Djokovic overcame an early scare to reach the third round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday (August 27, 2025) as defending women’s champion Aryna Sabalenka prepared to step up her title bid. Djokovic, who is chasing a record 25th Grand Slam singles title, recovered from going a set down against American qualifier Zachary Svajda […]
Department of homeland security (X@dhsgov) The United States department of homeland security (DHS) has proposed new regulations to eliminate the current “duration of status” framework for certain nonimmigrant categories and replace it with fixed admission periods, ANI reported.The changes would apply to academic students (F), exchange visitors (J), and representatives of foreign media (I), according […]
UN nuclear inspectors have resumed limited work in Iran, visiting the Bushehr nuclear facility for the first time since Tehran suspended cooperation with the international atomic energy agency (IAEA) in June. The visit, confirmed on Wednesday by IAEA chief Rafael Grossi, marks a partial resumption of inspections but falls short of full access across Iran’s […]
Representative image (AI) A federal grand jury has declined to indict a former US justice department employee who was caught on video throwing a sandwich at a customs and border protection (CBP) agent during a protest in Washington, DC, according to CNN citing a person familiar with the matter.Sean Charles Dunn, previously an international affairs […]
Grieving victims (left), US flag at half-mast (AP) Following a mass shooting at a church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on August 27 that left two students dead and 17 others injured, US President Donald Trump has ordered that the American flag be flown at half-staff across all federal buildings and installations until sunset on August 31.The […]
Sweden’s Armand Duplantis continued his dominance in men’s pole vault as he clinched victory at the Diamond League final in Zurich on Wednesday, August 27. Although he could not add another world record to his name, the Olympic and world champion once again showed why he remains the man to beat in the discipline. Duplantis […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s flood emergency deepened on Wednesday as the Ravi, Sutlej and Chenab rivers swelled to dangerous levels, forcing thousands from their homes across Punjab.Evacuations have been carried out in several districts, with Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara inundated and Lahore bracing for rising waters.The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) confirmed that engineer and infantry units were deployed, […]
The first-ever under-lights and live cricket tournament in once militancy-hotbed Pulwama, 30 km south of Srinagar, has bowled over locals, who are looking for healing of old wounds and rare late-night entertainment. Just meters away from the grenade attack site, which left 17 security personnel injured on August 24, 2916, a black flex board reads: […]
Jay Carey sets ablaze the US flag (X/@Fox19) A decorated US Army veteran was arrested on Monday after burning an American flag near the White House, in what he described as a peaceful protest against an executive order recently signed by President Donald Trump. The incident occurred at Lafayette Square, where the veteran, Jay Carey, […]
