US health and human services secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr (Image credits: AP) US health and human services secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has dismissed two top aides of the department, marking a sudden leadership shift just months into his tenure.Chief of staff Heather Flick Melanson and deputy chief of staff for Policy Hannah Anderson […]
Citi Bank London fired a senior employee after she said it was a nightmare to work with Indians. Ann Watson, a former Citigroup employee, who was fired in 2023 for her comment that it was a nightmare to work with Indians, has now sued the bank alleging that she was unfairly discriminated. Watson was giving […]
“It’s sad. I mean, your head goes through all the scenarios that might have happened. We don’t know if they’re safe or if they’re missing. So, yeah. Lots goes through when you see something like this.” “So we’re going to get this convoy with all the excavators.” “OK.” “And a bunch of D.P.S. and everything.” […]
Attorney general Pam Bondi speaks to the media on Friday in the briefing room of the White House in Washington (Image credits: AP) The United States justice department on Friday dismissed at least three prosecutors involved in cases related to the January 6, 2021, US Capitol riot.The firings included two supervisors from the Washington attorney […]
Qatar authorities temporarily suspended its air traffic across the country on Monday, citing the “safety of its citizens, residents, and visitors”.The ministry of foreign affairs stressed that they are closely and continuously “monitoring the situation” and coordinating with international partners.“The competent authorities announce the temporary suspension of air traffic in the country’s airspace, as part […]
Rescue workers and security forces work at the site of a direct missile strike launched from Iran in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Sunday, June 22, 2025. (Pic credit: AP) In a stark escalation of the Israel-Iran conflict, Iran’s revolutionary guard corps (IRGC) said that it used its Kheybar Shekan ballistic missile against Israel for the […]
Smoke rises over Tel Aviv (Video shared on X @PressTV) Just hours after the US targeted three of Iran’s nuclear facilities, Tehran launched a wave of missiles at Israel on Sunday that left 86 injured.A separate video showed damaged buildings and apartment complexes with smoke rising above them.Vehicles on the streets were parked chaotically, indicating […]
More than 30 police officers have been injured in Northern Ireland after two nights of violent rioting in Ballymena, triggered by the court appearance of two 14-year-old boys charged with the attempted sexual assault of a teenage girl. The unrest, which police described as “hate-fuelled acts and mob rule,” has targeted homes, businesses and vehicles […]
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Monday that he had dismissed all 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the key scientific group advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on vaccine use. Kennedy said he would replace them with his own nominees and planned to convene the […]
Representative Image (AI) PANAMA CITY: Banana giant Chiquita Brands has fired its workers in Panama who have been out on strike for more than three weeks as part of nationwide protests against reforms to the social security system, the company said Thursday. Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino had said earlier Thursday that the strike was […]
