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San Francisco: ICE clashes with protesters; charge knife-wielding suspect

San Francisco: ICE clashes with protesters; charge knife-wielding suspect (Picture credit: DHS) Federal authorities on Friday said US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers clashed with protesters in San Francisco this week, with one knife-wielding suspect now facing charges after allegedly threatening to stab an officer and target his family. The US Department of Homeland […]

Menendez brothers’ parole: Day after Erik, Lyle’s freedom bid denied; board issues three-year denial

Lyle Menendez appears before the parole board via teleconference at the Richard J Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego. (Picture credit: AP) Lyle Menendez, one of the two brothers convicted of murdering their wealthy parents in Beverly Hills more than three decades ago, has been denied parole by a California state panel.The 57-year-old, who uses […]

Watch: Massive fire erupts at Louisiana auto supply plant; residents ordered to evacuate

Massive fire erupts at Louisiana auto supply plant A powerful explosion and fire at an automotive supply company in southeast Louisiana forced evacuations on Friday, sending huge flames and a towering column of thick black smoke into the sky above rural communities.The blaze broke out at Smitty’s Supply, a plant that manufactures lubricants and automotive […]

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

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.” He […]

Maryland deportation case: Wrongfully deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from jail; future still uncertain as DHS vows action

Kilmar Abrego Garcia (center) leaves the Putnam County Jail in Cookeville, Tennessee. (Picture credit: AP) Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national whose wrongful deportation earlier this year became a flashpoint in US President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, was released Friday from a Tennessee jail to rejoin his family in Maryland while awaiting trial on human […]

Facing a ‘reading crisis,’ Denmark wants to make books cheaper

Officials in Denmark, as in many other places, are worried about whether people are still turning to a good book in a world of screens and scrolling. They are hoping that a new proposal intended to make books cheaper will help. Books will soon be exempt from the 25% value-added tax, or VAT, that Denmark […]

Zelenskyy says Russia stopping summit with Putin; ‘agenda not ready’: Moscow

MOSCOW: Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said there is no agenda for a potential summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, accusing Zelenskyy of saying “no to everything”. Speaking to NBC, Lavrov said Putin had made clear he was ready to meet Zelensky to discuss a possible deal to end […]

US defence secretary fires DIA chief: General whose Iran strike assessment sparked Trump’s anger; military shake-up continuous

Pete Hegseth (left), Jeffrey Kruse (AP) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired Lt General Jeffrey Kruse as head of the US defense intelligence agency (DIA), following President Donald Trump’s dissatisfaction with the agency’s preliminary assessment of US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, according to AP and other media reports.Kruse’s firing, first reported by The Washington […]

Trump names Sergio Gor as next US ambassador to India: Calls him key aide; senate confirmation awaited

US President Donald Trump on Friday announced that Sergio Gor, the current director of the White House Presidential personnel office, will be the next US ambassador to India and special Envoy for South and Central Asian Affairs.Trump made the announcement through a post on his social media platform Truth Social. Gor will continue in his […]

Visa fraud: Indian-origin Rambhai Patel sentenced to 20 months in jail, deportation for organizing fake burglary

Indian-origin man Rambhai Patel sentenced for visa fraud. Indian-origin New York man Rambhai Patel, 37, has been sentenced to 20 months and eight days in prison in a visa fraud case that he pleaded guilty to. His prison sentence is followed by two years of supervised release and forfeiture of $850,000. After that, Patel is […]