Guayaquil mayor blames Ecuador’s president as drug violence spirals

[ad_1] Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa (Image credits: AP) Guayaquil: Car bombings, massacres, extortion, and a security force outgunned by drug gangs: the mayor of Ecuador’s most violent city says residents are living through a “collective psychosis” and suggests the president’s hardline policies bear some of the blame.Aquiles Alvarez, 41, runs Guayaquil, a port city of […]

Marble Trader Dies by Suicide, Note Blames Five Lenders | Udaipur Kiran

[ad_1] Udaipur, October 14 (Udaipur Kiran): A marble trader in Udaipur died by suicide after consuming poison inside his factory, police said on Tuesday. The trader left a suicide note in which he apologised and blamed five people for his mounting financial troubles. The note, submitted to police, named Amarjeet Singh Kanda, Aman Kanda, Jatin […]

‘Momentum from Trump-Putin meeting gone’: Russia on Alaska summit; blames ‘Europeans’

[ad_1] Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump at Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15 Nearly two months after US President Donald Trump hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin for talks on the Ukraine war, a senior Russian official said on Wednesday that the “powerful momentum” from that meeting has “largely faded.““Unfortunately, we must admit that the powerful momentum […]

‘Layoffs are imminent’: White House blames Democrats for federal layoffs; says it may happen ‘very soon’ | World News

[ad_1] White House says layoffs are imminent (Pic credit: AP) The Trump administration has warned that mass layoffs of ‘nonessential’ federal employees could begin within days if the ongoing US government shutdown continues. At a White House press briefing on Wednesday, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt announced that federal layoffs are imminent, slamming Democrats for […]

‘A real war’: Russian FM Lavrov blames EU, NATO for Ukraine conflict; cites direct role

[ad_1] Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday claimed that Nato and the European Union had “declared war” on Moscow through Ukraine during remarks at a G20 foreign ministers’ meeting on September 25 and on the sidelines of the United Nations.“Another clear example is the crisis in Ukraine provoked by the West, through which NATO […]

‘Never sought to build nuclear bomb’: Iran president at UNGA; blames European powers for acting in ‘bad faith’

[ad_1] Masoud Pezeshkian (AP image) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday reaffirmed that Tehran is not pursuing nuclear weapons, insisting that its nuclear activities are peaceful in nature.“I hereby declare once more before this assembly that Iran has never sought and will never seek to build a nuclear bomb,” Pezeshkian told the United Nations General […]

US government to shutdown by September 30? White House blames Democrats; Donald Trump calls for a chat

[ad_1] With just days remaining before the fiscal year ends on September 30, the US government faces the looming threat of a shutdown. Donald Trump is set to meet with Democratic leaders on Thursday, who are pushing to preserve key healthcare programs as part of any funding deal before the deadline.The White House has already […]

‘Obviously, I didn’t know him’: In first public comment after Charlie Kirk’s death, Obama blames Trump

[ad_1] Barack Obama condemned the killing of Charlie Kirk but blamed President Donald Trump for the divisive atmosphere. Former president Barack Obama made his first public comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and called it an “inflection point” for the nation. He said he did not know Kirk but he mourned his […]

Charlie Kirk’s assassination: Trump takes on messenger-in-chief role; blames ‘radical left’ for killing

[ad_1] File photo of US President Donald Trump and his ally Charlie Kirk Since the shooting death of US conservative activist Charlie Kirk, President Donald Trump has assumed a role in messaging.He was the first to confirm Kirk’s death, the first to announce that a suspect had been taken into custody, and the one to […]

‘Won’t spare …’: Trump blames ‘radical left’ for Charlie Kirk’s killing; vows action, recalls own assassination attempt

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump on Wednesday hailed his ally Charlie Kirk as a “martyr for truth” while calling his assassination “heinous” and “dark moment” for America. He vowed that his administration would find “each and every” person who contributed to this atrocity.In a video message addressed to Americans, Trump lambasted the “radical left,” suggesting […]