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What will Donald Trump call his $250 million ballroom? Here’s what the US president said

A ton of speculation swirled over how the MAGA chief would name his new venture after demolishing a perfectly fine historic building. Now, it is clearer than ever what the title of $250 million ballroom will be.US President Donald Trump is expected to name his new White House ballroom after himself, senior administration officials have […]

Donald Trump roasted for not understanding French journalist’s accent: ‘How does he talk to Melania?’

Trump turned to Bondi to relay the question, which he didn’t understand from the French reporter Donald Trump came under fire on Thursday after he said he could not understand the French accent of a foreign reporter who asked a question in English.Anti-MAGA critics called the comments a “snide” and “rude” remark.Social media users mocked […]

Phone calls from these two tech CEOs stopped Donald Trump from deploying national guard in San Francisco

US President Donald Trump has revealed that he has shelved plans to deploy federal forces, including the National Guard, in San Francisco. He cited calls from tech leaders, including Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, for the decision which can be seen as a political victory for San Francisco’s newly-elected Democratic Mayor […]

EU embraces authoritarian Egypt for help on Gaza, migration

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, center rear, attends a dinner with EU leaders at EU-Egypt Summit in Brussels (Image credits: AP) As Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi visited Brussels for the first official summit between Egypt and the European Union, the bloc unlocked billions in EU aid and investments to strengthen economic cooperation with the country, […]

Hungary: Orban, Magyar rally supporters on Memorial Day

Peace March walk on the Margaret Bridge in Budapest (Image credits: AP) Tens of thousands of Hungarians marched through the streets of Budapest on Thursday as rival political rallies were staged in the capital, marking Memorial Day for the Revolution of 1956, the anniversary of the country’s failed uprising against the Soviet Union.It coincides with […]

‘False, not accurate’: Two B-1 bombers reportedly fly near Venezuela; Trump dismisses claims

Two B-1 bombers took off from Dyess Air Force Base in Texas on Thursday morning, reportedly en route to Venezuela; however, US President Donald Trump dismissed the report, calling it “not accurate.”The bomber flight report, firstly published by the Wall Street Journal, came amid Washington’s military campaign against alleged drug traffickers in the region, leading […]

From Google to Apple: Who’s funding Donald Trump’s $250 million White House ballroom dream?

In what he calls a “gift to the American people,” President Donald Trump has begun construction on a massive new ballroom at the White House, with funding coming entirely from private donors that include some of the world’s biggest companies. According to the White House, major firms such as Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, Lockheed Martin, […]

‘Ring the alarm bells’: Oregon senator Jeff Merkley delivers record 23-hour speech; slams Trump as ‘authoritarian’

Oregon democrat Senator Jeff Merkley delivered a nearly 23-hour marathon speech on the Senate floor from Tuesday into late Wednesday, one of the longest recorded in recent years. He used the speech to criticise US President Donald Trump‘s policies, calling him an authoritarian for using the military in Merkley’s hometown of Portland and prosecuting political […]

Return of the King? How Barack Obama is taking on Donald Trump – behind the scenes | World News

At some point in late July, Barack Obama picked up the phone and decided to do the very thing Barack Obama once promised never to do. According to a report in Washington Post, the former president called Eric Holder. They’d been pacing in moral circles for days, torn between the democracy they’d idealised and the […]

MAGA nativists embrace darkness of racism over White House Diwali

President Donald Trump speaks during a Diwali celebration in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, October 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP) TOI correspondent from Washington: MAGA fundamentalists are having an almighty meltdown after US President Donald Trump hosted a Diwali celebration in the White House on Tuesday, their hysteria underlining the growing hostility […]