Youths sue Trump admin over US climate orders

File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) WASHINGTON: Twenty-two young Americans sued the Trump administration on Thursday, arguing its executive orders to expand fossil fuel development and dismantle climate protections violate their fundamental rights to life and liberty.The plaintiffs, primarily from Montana, where the case was filed in a federal court, along with […]

Khaleda: March of democracy facing hurdle in Bangladesh

Representative image (Picture credit: AP) DHAKA: Former PM Khaleda Zia on Thursday said the uninterrupted march of democracy in Bangladesh is being obstructed gradually, a day after her party BNP held a massive rally to protest the “delay” in holding national polls by the interim government headed by Muhammad Yunus.During a virtual address, Zia said, […]

Asked about ‘TACO’ and tariffs, Trump lashes out at reporter

File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Trump, it would seem, is not one for a “TACO.” The taco in question is not a dish made with tortillas, but rather a reference to how markets are responding to his tariff policies.The TACO trade, short for Trump Always Chickens Out, is a […]

Citations without science: Donald Trump’s kids’ health report built on fiction

This is a representative AI image US President Donald Trump administration’s report on children’s health, touted as a “clear, evidence-based foundation” for policy action, is under scrutiny after it was found to contain multiple fabricated citations. The controversial report, issued last week by the presidential Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission, referenced studies that do […]

Shake-up at ICE: Top officials step down amid push for more deportations

This is a representative image In the latest wave of leadership changes at US immigration and customs enforcement (ICE), several senior officials are stepping down or shifting roles, the agency announced on Thursday. This marks the third major leadership shake-up at the agency in recent months, amid mounting pressure from US President Donald Trump’s administration […]

Islamic State claims first strike on Syria’s post-Assad government

The Islamic State (IS) group on Thursday claimed responsibility for its first attack targeting Syria’s new government forces since the ousting of former president Bashar al-Assad, according to war monitors.In a statement picked up by the SITE Intelligence Group, IS said it planted an “explosive device” on a Syrian military vehicle in Sweida province, in […]

Day after being struck down, US appeals court allows Trump tariffs to ‘temporarily’ stay in effect

US President Donald Trump has been temporarily allowed to keep enforcing tariffs under emergency powers, just a day after a federal court ruled he had overstepped his authority by trying to impose sweeping tariffs on foreign goods.In a strongly-worded decision on Wednesday, the US court of international trade said that Trump unlawfully invoked emergency powers […]

Katie Miller posts ‘DOGE is like Buddhism’ as she follows Elon Musk amid strange ‘throuple’ rumor

Stephen Miller’s wife Katie Miller left her White House post to work full time for Elon Musk amid rumors that they are a throuple. Katie Miller was one of the advisors who decided to work for Elon Musk full time as Musk exited the White House wrapping his DOGE work up. Katie Miller was working […]

Thought I was flying straight but I was spinning: Chinese paraglider swept to 29,000 feet with no oxygen

A Chinese paraglider had a miraculous escape after being swept nearly 29,000 feet into the sky by a powerful updraft over the Qilian Mountains in Gansu Province.Peng Yujiang, an experienced B-level paraglider, was testing a second-hand harness on Saturday when the wind suddenly picked up and lifted him high into the upper atmosphere — without […]

Indian-origin Anjali Sud elected to Harvard Board amid clash with Trump, will replace Canada PM Mark Carney

Indian-origin Anjali Sud has been elected to the Harvard Board. Anjali Sud, the Indian-American CEO of streaming platform Tubi, has been elected to Harvard University’s Board of Overseers. She would fill the vacancy left by Mark Carney who stepped down from Harvard Board on March 9 after being elected the leader of the Liberal Party. […]