Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic: Serbian president plans to join Putin’s WWII victory parade in Moscow despite EU warning

[ad_1] File photo: Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (Picture credit: AP) BELGRADE: Serbia’s populist president said Wednesday that he hasn’t changed his mind about attending Vladimir Putin’s victory day parade in Moscow next month despite great pressure from the European Union over his decision. European officials have warned Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic that his visit to […]

Nine jurors picked as Weinstein’s lawyers seek to move him from jail to hospital during MeToo retrial

[ad_1] Harvey Weinstein. File | Photo Credit: AP Nine jurors were picked on Wednesday (April 16, 2025) on the second day of jury selection in Harvey Weinstein’s Me Too rape retrial. At the same time, the disgraced movie mogul’s lawyers asked a judge to allow him to spend his nights at a New York City […]

White House hosts Rachel Morin’s mother amid criticism over deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia

[ad_1] Patty Morin, the mother of Rachel Morin murdered in Maryland, made a rare and emotional appearance at the White House on Wednesday. Her daughter was killed in 2023. The man found guilty recently, Victor Martinez-Hernandez, had illegally entered the United States from El Salvador. Morin, invited as a “special guest,” addressed reporters alongside White […]

Indian student among four suing Trump administration over abrupt visa termination, risk of deportation

[ad_1] An Indian student is among four international students from Michigan public universities who have filed a federal lawsuit against the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), seeking reinstatement of their immigration status after it was allegedly terminated without proper notice or explanation.Chinmay Deore from India, Xiangyun Bu and Qiuyi Yang from China, and Yogesh […]

Trans women not legally ‘women’ under Equality Act, rules UK Supreme Court

[ad_1] The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in a landmark judgement ruled on Wednesday that the term “woman” in the Equality Act 2010 refers strictly to biological females, and not transgender women. The unanimous verdict by five judges is expected to have widespread implications for single-sex services such as domestic violence shelters, hospital wards, […]

Pentagon top official Colin Carroll third to be sent on leave amid probe into leaks

[ad_1] A third senior Pentagon official has been placed on administrative leave, amid an ongoing investigation into information leaks at the department. Colin Carroll is the chief of staff to US deputy secretary of defense Steve A Feinberg. The others are Dan Caldwell, a senior adviser to defense secretary Pete Hegseth, and Darin Selnick, Hegseth’s […]

United Airlines flight returns to Denver, makes emergency landing due to engine fire caused by ‘rabbit strike’

[ad_1] Fire in United Airlines flight A United Airlines flight which took off from the Denver International Airport for Canada’s Edmonton, was forced to return to Denver, and made an emergency landing due to fire in one of its engines.The fire was reportedly due to the engine striking an animal, possibly a rabbit. The incident […]

In fresh cuts by Elon Musk-led DOGE, AmeriCorps volunteers to leave before end of service

[ad_1] AmeriCorps’ volunteers, who respond to natural disasters and help with community projects across the United States, have become the latest casualty of federal job cuts by the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).AmeriCorps’ National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) informed volunteers on Tuesday they would exit the program early due to “programmatic circumstances beyond […]

‘Criminal contempt’: US judge slams Trump administration for deporting Venezuelans despite court order

[ad_1] Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States arrive at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela A US federal judge said on Wednesday he had found “probable cause” to hold President Donald Trump’s administration in “criminal contempt” for deporting alleged members of Venezuelan gangs to El Salvador, despite the judge issuing a temporary restraining […]

Trump Administration Sues Maine for Refusing to Bar Transgender Athletes

[ad_1] The Trump administration sued Maine on Wednesday over policies that allow some transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports, claiming the state is violating a federal law intended to prevent discrimination based on sex. Attorney General Pam Bondi, announcing the move at a news conference while flanked by young female athletes from the state, […]