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Rubio’s ‘Tootsie Roll’ quip over RFK Jr’s food war leaves Cabinet room in stitches

A snapshot from the video of Marco Rubio with US President Donald Trump Secretary of State Marco Rubio cracked up the Cabinet room this week with a jab at Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr’s crusade against processed foods. “Because of Secretary Kennedy, I’m afraid to eat anything,” Rubio said to roaring laughter, before adding, […]

Russia downs 170 drones, 8 Western-supplied missiles over Crimea, other regions

Representative Image (AI-generated) MOSCOW: Russia on Saturday said it has downed 170 drones and more than 10 guided missiles overnight over Crimea and several border regions with Ukraine. In a press release on its Telegram channel, the defence ministry said between 22:00 hours Friday and 05:00 hours Saturday, Russian air defence units have destroyed 96 […]

US criticizes Germany for labeling AfD ‘extremist’ | World News

Top-ranking officials in US President Donald Trump‘s administration were quick to criticize Germany’s domestic intelligence agency BfV on Friday for designating the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as a “right-wing extremist” entity.The agency said the party’s positions on ethnicity were incompatible with democracy, noting that the AfD “aims to exclude certain population groups from […]

How Trump Dismantled His First-Term Policy on Crimea

After more than three years of war, President Trump proposed a peace plan for Russia and Ukraine in late April that would have the United States recognize Moscow’s 2014 takeover of the Crimean peninsula. Michael D. Shear, a former White House correspondent for The New York Times in London, explains how the proposal, which Ukraine […]

Mark Carney to meet Donald Trump next week in US

Canadian PM Mark Carney with Donald Trump Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is all set to visit US President Donald Trump at the White House next Tuesday, amid ongoing tariff and territorial threats. Carney’s Liberal Party achieved an unexpected victory in an election that observers interpreted as a rejection of Trump’s policies, particularly his trade […]

PBS chief calls Donald Trump’s order to cut public media funds ‘unlawful’

Paula Kerger, President and CEO at PBS (Image: AP) Paula Kerger, president & CEO of US public broadcasting service (PBS) on Friday criticised President Donald Trump for his latest executive order which seeks to cut federal funding for PBS and National Public Radio (NPR). Paula called it “blatantly unlawful” and a threat to their ability […]

Donald Trump Sparks Controversy With Remarks on Muslim Imams and ’38 Virgins | World News

At a White House event marking the National Day of Prayer, President Donald Trump stood flanked by religious leaders of every stripe—Christian pastors, Jewish rabbis, Hindu swamis, Buddhist monks, and Muslim imams. But in typical Trump fashion, what began as a carefully choreographed moment of spiritual unity soon veered into campaign trail chaos, as he […]

‘It’s what they deserve!’: Donald Trump vows to strip Harvard of tax-exempt status

Amid a deepening standoff with Harvard University, US President Donald Trump on Friday announced plans to strip the prestigious Ivy League institution of its tax-exempt status. The move is the latest in a series of actions by the Trump administration against elite universities.“We are going to be taking away Harvard’s Tax Exempt Status. It’s what […]

Trump’s attacks on media test US press freedom rules

President Donald Trump made an other move against the US media on Thursday May 1, 2025, when he signed an executive order seeking to cut funding to public news outlets NPR and PBS.Both outlets have previously said Trump’s effort to cut such funding would have a “devastating impact” on US citizens who rely on them […]

‘That’s right, I’m Latino. You’re not’: CNN panel erupts over Trump, MS-13, and immigration; host forced to cut to break

What began as a routine segment on CNN’s NewsNight with Abby Phillip Wednesday quickly turned into a combative on-air meltdown, with personal attacks, racial tensions, and an explosive exchange between The View host Ana Navarro and CNN contributor Shermichael Singleton.The debate centered on President Donald Trump’s controversial deportation of Salvadoran migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia, accused […]