Stockholm City Council rejects US Embassy demands to end DEI programming (Photo: AP) The Stockholm City Council has rejected the US Embassy‘s demands that it comply with the Trump administration‘s rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion policies. It’s the latest in US President Donald Trump‘s efforts to terminate such programs within the federal government, and […]
US President Donald Trump on Saturday called for American military and commercial vessels to be granted free passage through the Panama and Suez canals, directing Secretary of State Marco Rubio to act on the issue “immediately.”“American Ships, both Military and Commercial, should be allowed to travel, free of charge, through the Panama and Suez Canals!” […]
Harvard defies Trump, faces $2.3bn federal funding freeze US President Donald Trump threatened to strip Harvard University of its tax-exempt status, intensifying an ongoing battle between the White House and the nation’s oldest and wealthiest university. The move came after Harvard rejected a list of policy changes demanded by the Trump administration, including shifts in […]
Harvard says it won’t give in to Trump administration, won’t accept the demands. Harvard University took a bold step in resisting the Donald Trump administration’s demands, knowing that it would affect its funds. In a detailed statement, the university said the administration issued an updated and expanded list of demands, warning that Harvard must comply […]
File photo: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (Picture credit: AP) Following last week’s fatal helicopter crash into the Hudson River that killed six people, US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is calling for immediate action from federal regulators. The New York senator is urging the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to revoke the operating license of […]
KATHMANDU: Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) senior vice-president Rabindra Mishra and general secretary Dhawal Shumsher Rana, a member of the lower house, were remanded in custody for five days by Kathmandu district court judge Taradevi Maharjan. The court permitted further investigation under charges related to crimes against the state. The duo were among 11 people presented […]
A US bipartisan bill introduced on Monday urged the release of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan labeling him a “political prisoner,” and proposed sanctions on the Army chief, General Asim Munir, over alleged “persecution of political opponents.”According to The Hill, Representatives Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) and Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) introduced the “Pakistan Democracy Act,” which […]
