National Guard in DC: Donald Trump’s crackdown escalates; troops begin carrying weapons

[ad_1] Members of the West Virginia National Guard patrol the National Mall in Washington. (Picture credit: AP) National Guard units deployed in Washington, DC, under President Donald Trump’s anti-crime push have begun carrying firearms, marking a visible escalation in the military presence on the capital’s streets.A spokesperson for the Joint Task Force confirmed on Sunday […]

‘Uncalled for and unsound’: Chicago Mayor hits out at Donald Trump’s threat to send in National Guard; cites crime drop, legal limits

[ad_1] FIle photo: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (Picture credit: AP) Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has pushed back against US President Donald Trump’s threat to deploy the National Guard to the city, calling the plan “uncoordinated, uncalled for and unsound”.Speaking on Friday, Trump described Chicago as “a mess” and singled out Johnson as “an incompetent mayor.” […]

Security escalation: US defence secretary arms National Guard in DC; Trump warns of full federal takeover

[ad_1] National Guard in DC National Guard troops deployed across Washington, DC for US President Donald Trump’s law enforcement crackdown will now carry weapons, the Pentagon announced on Friday.The development marks another major crackdown by the MAGA chief, which he claims is aimed at curbing crime, poverty, and homelessness in one of the major blue […]

‘Crazy-communist white hippies’: Chants & boos disrupt JD Vance’s national guard lunch; DC pushback grows

[ad_1] Stephen Miller (left), Pete Hegseth, JD Vance (AP) Vice President JD Vance’s lunch event with national guard troops at Union Station on Wednesday was disrupted by a wave of protests, as demonstrators voiced opposition to the Trump administration’s security deployment in the capital.Vance, joined by defence secretary Pete Hegseth and White House deputy chief […]

‘Consistent with their mission’: Official says National Guard patrolling in Washington DC ‘may be armed’; residents voice concern

[ad_1] Members of the District of Columbia National Guard patrol along the National Mall, in Washington. (Picture credit: AP) National Guard members patrolling the US capital as part of President Donald Trump’s policing plan may soon be carrying weapons, a Guard spokesperson confirmed on Sunday.Army Senior Master Sgt Craig Clapper was quoted by NPR as […]

Bahraini royal family member and Royal Guard Commander claims victory at UK’s Rushford Endurance Race | World News

[ad_1] Sheikh Nasser has claimed victory in the challenging 120km Rushford Endurance Race/Image: Instagram His Highness Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Representative of His Majesty the King for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs and Commander of Bahrain’s Royal Guard, has claimed victory in the challenging 120km Rushford Endurance Race held in the United Kingdom. […]

Trump takes over US Capital: Puts police under his control, deploys National Guard

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump on Monday said he’s placing the Washington, DC, police department under federal control and deploying the National Guard, reports news agency AP.“This is Liberation Day in DC, and we’re going to take our capital back,” the MAGA chief said at a White House press conference.Trump is weighing the deployment of […]

2023 Titan implosion: US coast guard calls tragedy ‘preventable’; points to systemic failures at OceanGate

[ad_1] Debris from the Titan submersible, recovered from the ocean floor near the wreck of the Titanic in 2023 (Image credits: AP_ The deadly 2023 implosion of the Titan submersible, which killed all five people on board during a dive to the Titanic wreck, was a “preventable” tragedy, according to a new report released Tuesday […]

‘He was doing his job’: Indian-origin security guard Ramandeep Singh’s killer sentenced to life in New Zealand

[ad_1] Indian-origin Ramandeep Singh was murdered in New Zealand in 2023. The murderer has been given life sentence. Lorenzo Tangira, a New Zealand man, has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum non-parole period of 13 years and nine months for beating an Indian-origin security guard to death in 2023. Ramandeep Singh, the 25-year-old […]

Hack alert: St Paul hit by coordinated digital attack; Minnesota calls in National Guard

[ad_1] Minnesota called in the National Guard after a “deliberate, coordinated, digital attack” hit the city of St Paul, severely disrupting public services and forcing a complete shutdown of municipal information systems.St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter confirmed during a press conference on Tuesday that the city had initiated a full shutdown of its information systems […]