Angela Merkel said this a few months before she became German chancellor. In a July 2005 interview with the Financial Times journalists Bertrand Benoit and Andrew Gowers, she explained her approach to politics in a single sentence: “A good compromise is one where everybody makes a contribution.” She went on to add that anyone in […]
Two caste bills failed to advance in New York State. Two bills that sought to add caste as a protected category under New York’s anti-discrimination laws failed to advance this legislative session. The bills, New York Senate Bill S.6531 and Assembly Bill A.6920, were first introduced in 2025, triggering a major debate on how these […]
US Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday said that President Donald Trump was still pursuing a diplomatic deal with Iran but remained ‘locked and loaded’ to restart military action if nuclear talks failed.Addressing reporters during a White House briefing, Vance said the Trump administration was continuing negotiations in good faith while making it clear that […]
China on Tuesday outlined a four-point proposal for lasting peace in the Middle East, with foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning sharing details of remarks made by President Xi Jinping.Xi made the proposal during a meeting in Beijing with Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.The development […]
The US military has announced it will begin blockading all Iranian Gulf ports on Monday at 1400 GMT (April 13), while allowing vessels not bound for Iran to continue transiting the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.“The blockade will be enforced impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas, including […]
Jasontheween (Image Via Getty) Twitch streamer Jason “Jasontheween” spoke openly during his ongoing 7 Days Stranded livestream after viewers asked him about his past connection with fellow creator Shizuku. The moment quickly spread online, as he explained a situation that made him uncomfortable and shared his honest thoughts about relationships while living a public streaming […]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) entered a partial shutdown on Saturday due to a congressional funding dispute centered around Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations. The controversy intensified after ICE agents killed two US citizens during raids in Minneapolis, leading Democrats to demand major reforms before approving new funding, while thousands of government workers […]
Vivek Ramaswamy shared government data on maths proficiency of American students and got slammed. The only thing GOP Ohio Governor candidate Indian-origin Vivek Ramaswamy did was to share a US government data on how American school children are not proficient in maths. “This is the hard truth & now it’s up to the states to […]
NEW DELHI: The third round of peace talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan ended on Saturday without any agreement on tackling cross-border terrorism, with both sides trading blame for the collapse of negotiations. Afghanistan’s Taliban government accused Pakistan of adopting an “irresponsible and uncooperative” stance during the two-day talks held in Istanbul under the mediation of […]
When New York’s former governor Andrew Cuomo ordered nursing homes to accept Covid-positive patients in 2020, more than 15,000 elderly residents died. The policy, intended to ease pressure on hospitals, became one of the darkest chapters of the state’s pandemic response — and a wound that has not healed for many New Yorkers. Grief-stricken New […]
