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Karmelo Anthony News: ‘Karmelo Anthony not Kyle Rittenhouse’: Massive outrage over release of accused Texas killer on bond

Anthony Karmelo walked out of jail on bond on Monday. He has been charged with first degree murder after he stabbed Austin Metcalf. Amid a racial debate over the stabbing of Texas teen Austin Metcalf by black teen Karmelo Anthony, comparisons with Kyle Rittenhouse emerged. Anthony stabbed Austin Metcalf and claimed that it was an […]

US president considers a pause on auto tariffs

US president Donald Trump (File Image) Trump Monday suggested he might temporarily exempt the auto industry from tariffs he previously imposed on the sector, to give carmakers time to adjust their supply chains. “I’m looking at something to help some of the car companies with it,” Trump said in Oval Office. He said automakers needed […]

Trump set to put new levies on chips, drugs

US President Donald Trump WASHINGTON: The Trump administration took steps Monday that appear likely to result in new tariffs on semiconductors and pharmaceutical products, adding to levies the president has put on imports globally.Federal notices put online said the administration had initiated national security investigations into imports of chips and pharmaceuticals. Trump has suggested that […]

OpenAI is said to be working on X-like platform

OpenAI is working on its own X-like social media network, the Verge reported, citing multiple sources familiar with the matter. There is an internal prototype focused on ChatGPT’s image generation that has a social feed, the report said.OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has been privately asking outsiders for feedback about the project, which is still in […]

Bangladesh halts yarn imports from India through land ports

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s National Board of Revenue (NBR) has suspended import of yarn from India through land ports, reports Ahsan Tasnim. Import of yarn through the Benapole, Bhomra, Sonamasjid, Banglabandha and Burimari land ports will no longer be permitted. These ports were the primary entry points for yarn imports from India.A notification in this regard was […]

Arrest warrants against Bangladesh former PM Sheikh Hasina, son and 16 others

Bangladesh former PM Sheikh Hasina (File Image) DHAKA: A Bangladesh court Tuesday issued arrest warrants against former PM Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, and 16 others for alleged irregularities in allocation of govt plots.The arrest orders came after the court accepted charges in two of six corruption cases filed by anti-corruption commission (ACC).The […]

US China Trade War Latest News: Did China top official troll JD Vance calling Americans ‘peasants’?

Chinese official Xia Baolong called Americans peasants in his trade war jibe. JD Vance recently used the word ‘peasants’ for Chinese people. Vice president JD Vance recently used the term ‘peasants’ when he spoke about Donald Trump’s tariffs and how US borrows money from “Chinese peasants” to buy things that “Chinese peasants manufacture”. Beijing condemned […]

‘Ball is in their court on tariffs’: White House says Donald Trump open to a deal with China, but…

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping US President Donald Trump has said “the ball is in China’s court,” amid the ongoing tariff war between the two countries, after which America’s tariffs on Chinese goods have reached 145 per cent, while China, in turn, now imposes 125 per cent tariffs on imports from the United States.White House […]

Biden’s 1st public speech since leaving office; White House mocks, says it’s way past his bedtime

Former president Joe Biden will make his first public speech since the election. Hours before former president Joe Biden gave his first public speech since leaving office, the White House mocked his schedule and said it was way past his bedtime. White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said her first reaction to Biden’s schedule was shock […]

Cuban ‘Brad Pitt’, actor William Levy arrested in Florida for intoxication and trespassing

Actor William Levy was arrested in Florida. Actor William Levy, known as ‘Cuban Brad Pitt’ was arrested in Florida on charges of intoxication in a public place, causing disturbance and trespassing. According to reports, he was arrested by the Broward Sheriff’s office. The news became public on Tuesday though the arrest was made on Monday […]