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US government shutdown day 10: White House begins mass federal layoffs; Trump labels job cuts as ‘democrat-oriented’

The White House budget office announced Friday that mass layoffs of federal employees have begun, as US President Donald Trump’s administration increases pressure on Democrats amid a government shutdown entering its 10th day.Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought confirmed on X that “RIFs have begun,” referring to reduction-in-force plans to shrink the federal […]

‘Lawful not murder: Donald Trump declares US in ‘armed conflict’ with drug cartels; labels strikes ‘necessary’ to safeguard Americans

US President Donald Trump has declared that the United States is in a formal “armed conflict” with drug cartels designated as terrorist organizations, and that suspected smugglers for these groups should be considered “unlawful combatants,” as per a confidential notice sent to Congress this week.The notice, sent to multiple congressional committees, provides further detail on […]

‘It’s a genocide’: Bernie Sanders labels Israel’s military offensive in Gaza; first US senator to take this stance

Bernie Sanders (AP image) US Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont on Wednesday described Israel’s military campaign against Hamas in Gaza as “genocide,” becoming the first sitting United States senator to make such a charge against the Jewish state.While Sanders has previously led efforts in the Senate to block US sales of bombs and firearms to […]

‘Sick, dangerous’: Trump labels Antifa ‘terrorist organisation’; calls for funding probe

US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that he is designating Antifa as a terrorist organisation, citing what he described as its role in political violence following the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.Posting on Truth Social, the President wrote: “I am pleased to inform our many U.S.A. Patriots that I am designating ANTIFA, A […]

Russia labels ex-foreign minister Andrei Kozyrev a ‘foreign agent’; he calls it ‘stupidity of regime’

Vladimir Putin and Andrei Kozyrev (File photo) Russia’s justice ministry said on Friday that it has designated Andrei Kozyrev — a former foreign minister and prominent critic of President Vladimir Putin — as a “foreign agent”. The Yeltsin-era minister responded to this labelling by calling it “the stupidity of the regime.”According to Reuters, Kozyrev, 74, […]