Screengrab from video released by US Centcom The US Central Command (CENTCOM) released a fresh footage showing their Navy diverting a merchant vessel in the Gulf of Oman as part of what it described as enforcement of restrictions linked to Iran’s maritime routes.The video, shared on X, shows a sailor aboard the USS Michael Murphy […]
Iran mocked US President Donald Trump’s claims of a breakthrough in ongoing negotiations, dismissing it as “building castles in the air”.Iran state media IRIB (Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting) shared a video of Trump saying, “I think we have a very successful negotiation going on right now.” “If it happens, it’ll be announced fairly soon, […]
US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he will soon sign an order to ensure that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees who have gone without pay during the ongoing partial government shutdown receive their salaries, as the funding impasse stretched to 48 days.Announcing the move in a social media post, Trump blamed Democrats for […]
File photo: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Picture credit: AP) A second round of trilateral talks involving Ukraine, Russia and the United States on a US-drafted plan to end the nearly four-year war in Ukraine will now take place on February 4 and 5 in Abu Dhabi, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, announcing a delay from […]
Millions of Americans greeted the end of the record-setting 43-day government shutdown and the resumption of food stamp benefits with relief, but others are learning they could soon lose federal food aid permanently under a new Republican tax and spending law.Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins directed USDA staff during the shutdown to press states towards compliance […]
Pak-Afghan delgates at the talks (ANI) The latest round of peace talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan has reportedly hit a stalemate, with Islamabad accusing the Afghan Taliban of taking an “illogical and detached” position on key security issues, including cooperation against cross-border militancy, Geo News reported.The second phase of discussions, held in Istanbul on Saturday, […]
US President Donald Trump (PTI) As the US government shutdown entered its 18th day on Friday, President Donald Trump called it a “Democrat shutdown,” accusing the opposition of blocking efforts to curb illegal immigration.“The shutdown continues. The Republican Party is not going to pay a trillion and a half dollars to illegal immigrants coming into […]
The US government shutdown continued into its third day on Friday, with no breakthrough as talks between Republican and Democratic leaders remain deadlocked.The stalemate is likely to persist at least until next week, with the Senate delaying votes until Monday and the House canceling all votes for the coming week, resuming on October 14, according […]
The United States government officially shut down at 12:01 am Wednesday (October 1) after Congress and Republicans failed to reach a funding deal, and now the stalemate may stay for at least three days. The Senate is expected to commence its next rounds of voting on government funding after 1.30 pm on Friday, according to […]
