Members of the District of Columbia National Guard patrol along the National Mall, in Washington. (Picture credit: AP) National Guard members patrolling the US capital as part of President Donald Trump’s policing plan may soon be carrying weapons, a Guard spokesperson confirmed on Sunday.Army Senior Master Sgt Craig Clapper was quoted by NPR as saying […]
File photo: Mayor Eric Adams (left) and Zohran Mamdani (Picture credit: AP) Mayor Eric Adams has taken aim at his main rival in the upcoming New York City mayoral race, Zohran Mamdani, criticising the Democrat’s record of backing the decriminalisation of prostitution and questioning how such a stance aligns with his religious faith.Speaking to reporters […]
Sadiq Khan (Image: X/@MayorofLondon) and Donald Trump (AP image) London Mayor Sadiq Khan said he is willing to meet US President Donald Trump and would be “more than happy to meet” him, even as he warned that Trump’s words could “inadvertently radicalize people” and that he is “not a force for good.”The Labour politician dismissed […]
Middle East Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said the White House has scored important wins during Friday’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, even though President Donald Trump did not get the ceasefire he had pushed for.Witkoff told CNN on Sunday that the most significant outcome was the agreement on security guarantees for Ukraine, […]
Lindsey Graham (AP image) Senator Lindsey Graham, an ally of President Trump on Sunday said that he may push bipartisan legislation to designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism if Moscow does not return Ukrainian children it has reportedly kidnapped.Russia has been accused of abducting over 20,000 Ukrainian children during its war in Ukraine, […]
Representative Image (AI-generated) A Ukrainian sniper unit reportedly set a new world record on Thursday for the longest confirmed sniper kill, striking Russian forces from over 13,000 feet (4,000 meters).The shot, fired using a Ukrainian-made rifle and assisted by artificial intelligence and drone guidance, killed two Russian soldiers near Pokrovsk, Ukraine, Fox news reported quoting […]
Former US VP Mike Pence (Image: X/@Mike_Pence), Vladimir Putin with Donald Trump (AP image) Former vice-president Mike Pence on Sunday called on President Donald Trump to bring the “hammer down” on Russian President Vladimir Putin and impose additional sanctions on Russia.Pence praised Trump for pursuing peace in Ukraine after his Alaska summit with Putin on […]
Department of Housing and Urban Development (Image: X/@HUDgov) The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is moving to make English the sole language for nearly all of its services and operations, New York Post reported quoting an internal memo.HUD Deputy Secretary Andrew Hughes wrote that the policy shift follows President Trump’s March executive order […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a strong pitch against ceding terroritries like Donetsk to Russia a day before his talks with US President Donald Trump. He said that any discussions involving territories should take place in a trilateral meeting with Ukraine’s presence.Speaking in Brussels with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, he said, “We […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio (File Photo) Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday said that while the United States, Russia and Ukraine view a permanent peace deal as the best way to end the war, a temporary ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia is “not off the table.”“It was agreed to by all that the […]
