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Epstein Files: US House panel releases first batch; 33,000 investigation documents made public

US House of Representatives committee released the first set of documents the investigation into notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Tuesday. Over 33,000 pages of records were uploaded to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform website. The documents were handed over by the Justice Department. Committee chairman James Comer said, “We’re in the […]

Injured Olympic 200m champion Gabby Thomas out of World Championships

File picture of Gabby Thomas. | Photo Credit: Getty Images via AFP Olympic 200 metres champion Gabby Thomas withdrew from the upcoming World Championships on Tuesday with an Achilles injury that she has been managing since May, in a blow to American hopes later this month in Tokyo. Thomas, who was also a member of […]

Bahrain says local factories can now import raw materials duty-free to stay competitive | World News

Bahrain’s new policy lets local factories import industrial inputs duty-free if unavailable, substandard, delayed, or over 10% costlier locally/ Representative Image A new customs exemption policy allows Bahraini factories to import key industrial inputs duty-free under specific conditions, marking a strategic shift to boost manufacturing, lower costs, and enhance local competitiveness. New customs rules unveiled […]

Trump dismisses health rumors as ‘fake news,’ but ‘two-tone hands’ and late arrival re-spark Oval Office gossip

Donald Trump’s big Oval Office announcement on Wednesday was supposed to be about national security. Instead, it has reignited the very rumors he was trying to bury, with viewers obsessing over the color of his hands.The 79-year-old president, who revealed US Space Command HQ will relocate to Huntsville, Alabama, appeared after a 45-minute delay. But […]

‘Bit scary’: Trump unsettled by viral AI video mapping his life, predicting 2025 return; quips, ‘Who did that?’

US President Donald Trump (AP) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday reacted to a viral AI-generated video that charts his life from childhood to a projected return to the White House, calling it “a little bit scary.”Addressing the video during his Oval Office announcement, Trump said, “I saw something as I was growing up from […]

Trump calls Chicago a ‘hellhole,’ threatens to send National Guard despite local resistance: ‘We’re going in’

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he will deploy National Guard troops to Chicago, describing the city as a “hellhole” plagued by gun violence. “We’re going in,” Trump told reporters, while suggesting Baltimore could be next. He rejected claims that he is targeting Democratic-run cities, insisting, “This isn’t a political thing. I have an […]

Canada invited? Trump says talks underway to join $175bn Golden Dome missile shield: ‘A dome likes of which nobody’s seen’

US President Donald Trump says he hopes to “work something out” to have Canada included in his administration’s $175bn “Golden Dome” missile defense system, a project he has touted as America’s answer to Israel’s Iron Dome.“Everybody wants to be a participant in it… We’re gonna be having a Golden Dome the likes of which nobody’s […]

‘That’s AI’: Trump reacts to viral White House video of object tossed outside window; explains why it can’t happen

US President Donald Trump (AP) US President Donald Trump addressed a viral video during his Oval Office announcement on Tuesday, in which an object appears to be dumped from a White House window—a clip that has sparked intense speculation online.Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy showed Trump the footage, which has gone viral on X, with […]

‘Watch out, Mr Trump’: Maduro warns US of ‘maximum rebellion’ if attacked, says war with Venezuela would ‘stain your hands with blood’

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro warned that his country would respond with an “armed fight” if the United States launched a military strike, accusing Secretary of State Marco Rubio of trying to drag President Donald Trump into a Caribbean war that could damage his reputation.‘Watch out, Mr Trump’“Mr President, Donald Trump, watch out, because Mr Rubio […]

‘Lots of drugs in that boat’: Trump says US forces ‘shot out’ narco-boat carrying drugs from Venezuela | Watch

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that US forces had attacked and destroyed a vessel carrying drugs that had departed from Venezuela.‘We took it out’Speaking at the White House, Trump described the action as part of ongoing counter-narcotics operations in the southern Caribbean. “The US forces shot out a boat…, a drug-carrying boat, lots of […]