July 8, 2025
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Second attack in two days: Israel hits target near Syrian presidential palace in Damascus
Israel conducted an airstrike near Syria’s presidential palace during the early hours of Friday, following their warning to Syrian authorities regarding movements towards villages populated by a minority sect in southern Syria.The strike occurred after several days of violent encounters between pro-government forces and Druze minority fighters near Damascus, resulting in numerous casualties and injuries. […]
‘Found my American dream’: Rep Shri Thanedar hits back at Dinesh D’Souza’s ‘waiter in India’ jibe
Representative Shri Thanedar (D-Michigan) served a sharp blow to right-wing commentator Dinesh D’Souza, turning his sneering jibe into a “celebration of American dream.”“I did grow up in India. My dad was a clerk. Then I found my American Dream,” Thanedar said, after D’Souza claimed he’d be nothing more than a “municipal clerk or waiter” had […]
Millions left in dark; trains stuck in tunnels: Blackout hits Spain, Portugal, France & Belgium
Spectators roam inside the Madrid Open tennis tournament venue during a general blackout in Madrid, Monday (Pic credit: AP) Millions of people on Monday were impacted after electricity was cut off across Spain, Portugal, Belgium and part of southern France in a massive blackout. According to reports, phone lines were down, and trains and flights […]
US airstrike hits migrant center in Yemen, killing 68 amid intensified Houthi conflict
In a deadly turn of events, Houthi rebel-controlled media in Yemen reported that a US airstrike targeted a migrant detention center in the northern stronghold of Saada on Monday, leaving at least 68 people dead and dozens more injured. The attack is the latest in a series of near-daily US military operations against the Iran-backed […]
Israel hits Hezbollah site in Beirut after warning residents to flee
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on Dahiyeh in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon (Pic credit: AP) Israeli fighter jets struck Beirut‘s southern suburbs on Sunday, marking the third attack on the area since a ceasefire took effect in late November.The strike, which came about an hour after a warning was issued, targeted Hezbollah […]
‘Unjustified trade war’: China hits out at ‘extreme selfishness’ of tariffs
China on Saturday slammed the “extreme selfishness” behind tariffs, indirectly referring to the steep duties imposed by US President Donald Trump, describing it as an “unjustified trade war.”According to the Chinese foreign ministry’s statement, top diplomat Wang Yi told his Uzbek counterpart Bakhtiyor Saidov on Friday that, “Certain countries” resort to “pressure and coercion, and […]
Donald Trump’s campus crackdown hits Harvard university – and it’s just the beginning
File photo: Harvard University campus. (Sophie Park/The New York Times) In early April, US President Donald Trump asked a simple, incendiary question in a private White House lunch: “What if we never pay them?” The “them” was Harvard University, and the “pay” was $9 billion in federal grants. As per a New York Times report, […]
5.1 magnitude earthquake hits San Diego
A strong but shallow earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 struck southern California on Monday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).The tremor was centered around 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) south of Julian, a small town located roughly 20 miles from the US-Mexico border. It originated at a depth of eight miles and was followed […]
‘Totally unfounded’: Beijing hits back at Zelenskyy’s claim of Chinese troops fighting for Russia
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian on Wednesday rejected Ukraine’s allegations of Chinese nationals fighting alongside Russian forces, calling the claims “totally unfounded.” “The Chinese government always asks Chinese citizens to stay away from conflict zones, avoid getting involved in any form of armed conflict, and especially refrain from participating in any party’s military operations,” […]