US seeks clarity from allies on role in potential war over Taiwan The Pentagon is urging Japan and Australia to clarify what role they would play if the US and China went to war over Taiwan, the Financial Times reported on Saturday. Elbridge Colby, the US under-secretary of defence for policy, has been pushing the […]
Donald Trump (left), Steve Bannon (AP) A former White House aide of US President Steve Bannon on Friday warned that Republicans could “lose 40 house seats” in next years mid-term elections, over the handling of Jeffrey Epstein case files. “You’re going to lose 10 percent of the MAGA movement. If we lose 10 percent of […]
A federal judge in Los Angeles issued a temporary order barring US immigration authorities from stopping people for questioning without cause, the latest fallout from the Trump administration’s controversial crackdown on migrants.A temporary restraining order sought by a group of Southern California residents, workers and advocacy groups was granted Friday by US district judge Maame […]
Representative Image (AI-generated) At least 66 people have been killed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo by rebels linked to the Islamic State group, local officials said on Saturday.Fighters from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an Islamist group with ties to IS, attacked civilians in the Irumu area of Ituri province, which borders Uganda. The […]
File photo: Iran’s foreign minister (Picture credit: AP) Iran’s foreign minister said the US is trying to revive nuclear talks with Tehran while stressing that his country is in no hurry to resume negotiations.“The Americans insist on returning to the negotiating table,” Abbas Araghchi said in televised remarks Saturday, adding that Iran has received “multiple […]
In a major goof-up, a Pakistani airline flew a passenger to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia instead of Karachi, his actual destination.Shahzain, the affected passenger, alleged that he was not informed that he had boarded the wrong flight despite showing his ticket to the air hostess, ARY News reported.The passenger had to travel from Lahore, Pakistan’s […]
File photo: Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina (Picture credit: PTI) DHAKA: Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina‘s daughter and WHO regional director for South East Asia Regional Office Saima Wazed Putul has been sent on indefinite leave from July 11, according to a media report. The action has been taken four months after Bangladesh’s anti-corruption commission […]
US President Donald Trump (AP image) US President Donald Trump has urged his supporters and allies to stop attacking Attorney General Pam Bondi, saying she is doing an excellent job and should be allowed to focus on her work. In a lengthy post on Truth Social, Trump appealed for unity within the MAGA movement and […]
Kash Patel clarifies that he is not going to resign. FBI director Kash Patel issued a statement and dispelled rumors that he was going to resign over the Epstein fallout. Without mentioning anything about Epstein, Attorney General Pam Bondi or his deputy Dan Bongino, Patel wrote: The conspiracy theories just aren’t true, never have been. […]
All eyes are on Kash Patel, Pam Bondi and Dan Bongino as one of them will have to take the fall for Epstein case mess. In no uncertain terms, FBI deputy director Dan Bongino said he will resign if Attorney General Pam Bondi does not resign, taking the responsibility for the Epstein bungling. Axios reported […]
