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15-Year-Old Arrested After Stabbing Classmate at Virginia High School: Student Hospitalized | World News

Virginia school stabbing: 15-year-old arrested after fight leaves classmate hospitalized A 16-year-old Virginia high school student was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after being stabbed at school by a 15-year-old fellow student.In a press conference held after the West Potomac High School incident in Alexandria, officials with the Fairfax County Police Department confirmed that the victim […]

Donald Trump cracks down on colleges, equity programs in new executive orders: What it means

US President Donald Trump in a new executive order signed Wednesday (local time) targeted the college accreditation process, a key mechanism through which universities gain access to federal financial aid, intensifying his administration’s ongoing conflict with elite academic institutions such as Harvard University, The Hill reported.The order, which has not yet been publicly released, was […]

Navigating trade tightrope: US juggles tariff politics and global market trust

A growing split in US economic messaging is evident, as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s call for international cooperation collided with president Trump’s renewed threats of trade tariffs and a hardline message from the White House press room.Speaking at the Institute of International Finance, Bessent reassured investors that the US remained committed to its global leadership […]

Rishi Sunak condemns Pahalgam attack, stands in solidarity with India

Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has expressed deep sorrow and outrage over the deadly terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, that killed at least 26 people on Tuesday. Most of the victims were tourists. Taking to X, Sunak wrote, “The barbaric attack in Pahalgam has stolen the lives of newlyweds, children, and families […]

‘We have a deal with Russia’: Trump accuses Zelenskyy of derailing peace in Ukraine war

US president Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he believed Russia was ready to strike a peace deal to end the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, but blamed Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy for holding up progress.Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump said, “I think we have a deal with Russia. We have to get a deal […]

Twelve states sue Donald Trump administration in trade court over ‘chaotic and illegal’ tariff policy

A coalition of 12 US states filed a lawsuit on Wednesday in the US Court of International Trade in New York, seeking to overturn President Donald Trump’s tariff policy, which they say is unlawful and has disrupted the national economy. The legal challenge accuses Trump of abusing emergency powers under the 1977 International Emergency Economic […]

Trump Signs Executive Order Targeting University Accreditors, and Other Education Orders

President Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order targeting college accreditors, a group of largely unknown but long-established companies that evaluate the educational quality and financial health of universities. The order, one of seven education-related measures he signed on Wednesday, was the latest move by Mr. Trump aimed at shifting the ideological tilt of the […]

‘He can have peace or…’: Did Trump give an ultimatum to Zelenskyy? White House says ‘no’

Trump on Wednesday slammed Zelenskyy’s statement on Crimea. The United States has dropped enough hints that it does not want to drag on with the Russia-Ukraine war and now President Donald Trump delivered the massive blow on Wednesday as he slammed Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s statement on Crimea. “The situation for Ukraine is dire — […]

Is Trump taking Ozempic? Conspiracy theories swirl while mystery skin patch reappears on his hand

Donald Trump’s weight loss triggers speculations over Ozempic while the mystery greenish patch on his right hand reappears. Donald Trump’s annual physical results have declared that he is in excellent health at the age of 78. His resting heart rate was recorded at 62 beats per minute and it was revealed that he takes two […]

JD Vance Pope: Why won’t JD Vance attend Pope Francis’s funeral? Here’s what he said

JD Vance has spoken up about being one of the last few visitors Pope met hours before his death. Vice President JD Vance was one of the last visitors of Pope Francis on Easter morning on Sunday, hours before his death on Monday. Given the antithetical relationship between the Donald Trump administration and the late […]