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Donald Trump calls India-born Democrat Rep Shri Thanedar ‘lunatic, dumb guy’ over impeachment filing

NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday lashed out at India-born Democrat Shri Thanedar, the Michigan congressman who filed impeachment articles against him, calling him a “lunatic” during a public appearance in Michigan.Speaking during a visit to Selfridge and later at a rally at Macomb County Community College, Trump mocked Thanedar, saying, “They did […]

Obama-confidante Susan Rice sacked by Pete Hegseth whom she calls ‘dumb as a rock’

Susan Rice calls Pete Hegseth ‘dumb as a rock’ Amid many controversies engulfing Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, one was the presence of former UN Ambassador Susan Rice in the Pentagon’s Defense Policy Board. It was a mystery to many Republicans as to why the Obama confidante was still on the Board at a time when […]

Pakistan Official Calls for International Inquiry Into Kashmir Terror Attack

Pakistan’s defense minister on Friday declared his country’s innocence in a terror attack that killed 26 people this week in disputed Kashmir territory controlled by India, and said that an international investigation into the attack was needed. In an interview, the minister, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, said that the country was “ready to cooperate” with “any […]

Israel’s Netanyahu calls Hamas ‘Nazis’ at Holocaust memorial

Commemorated both in Israel and in Jewish communities around the world, this year’s Holocaust Remembrance Day started with a ceremony on Wednesday evening at Yad Vashem, the world’s most well-known Holocaust museum in Jerusalem.The ceremony took place amid the ongoing war in Gaza, and with the political situation in Israel threatening to escalate into an […]

Former South Korean President Moon calls his bribery indictment ‘unjust’

South Korean former President Moon Jae-in (Image: AP) SEOUL: Former South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday called his indictment on bribery charges “unjust”, accusing prosecutors of abusing their power in what he called a politically motivated investigation. Moon’s comments came a day after prosecutors in the southern city of Jeonju announced his indictment over […]

US President Trump calls Harvard ‘anti-Semitic’ as fight over funding heads to court

WASHINGTON: US President Trump on Thursday bashed Harvard as an “Anti-Semitic, Far Left Institution,” as the university battles his administration’s funding freeze in court.Since returning to White House, Trump has sought to bring several universities to heel over claims they tolerated anti-Semitism on their campuses, threatening their budgets, tax-exempt status and the enrollment of foreign […]

What is ranked-choice voting? Trump calls it fraudulent after Democrat Barbara Lee becomes Oakland mayor

US president Donald Trump has called ranked-choice voting a “fraudulent joke” and a threat to democracy, shortly after Democrat Barbara Lee was elected as mayor of Oakland, California, through this very system.“Ranked-choice voting is one of the greatest threats to democracy. It is totally and very fraudulent joke,” president Trump posted on Truth Social.Barbara Lee, […]

Donald Trump Harvard: ‘Vivek, RFK Jr, Pete Hegseth’: List of ‘MAGA leaders from Harvard’ goes viral as Trump calls it a ‘joke’

Donald Trump calls Harvard a joke but his party is full of Harvard-educated leaders. As President Donald Trump announces war against Harvard University, an X post with the list of prominent MAGA leaders who studied at Harvard is going viral. It has Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, Dan Crenshaw, Tom Cotton, Mike Braun, Ben Sasse, Elise […]

Taiwan condemns Vietnam’s acceptance of “one-China” claim, calls it “serious distortion of facts”

TAIPEI: Taiwan’s ministry of foreign affairs slammed a joint statement released by China and Vietnam, which mentioned Taiwan as part of China and described it “a serious distortion of the facts,” Taiwan News reported. During Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit on Tuesday, Vietnam backed China’s claim that “Taiwan is an inseparable part of Chinese territory” […]

‘Correct mistakes’: China calls on US to ‘completely cancel’ reciprocal tariffs

China on Sunday called upon the US government to “completely cancel” reciprocal tariffs imposed by the Donald Trump administration which has taken the total levies to 145% on the Asian nation.“We urge the US to… take a big step to correct its mistakes, completely cancel the wrong practice of ‘reciprocal tariffs’ and return to the […]