WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Japan has given him, as part of a new trade framework, $550 billion to invest in the United States. “Japan is putting up $550 billion in order to lower their tariffs a little bit,” Trump said Thursday. “They put up, as you could call it, seed money.”He said 90% of […]
Christopher Rufo, the conservative activist who has been influential in the White House’s efforts to reshape higher education, now wants to expand the campaign well beyond the elite schools that have borne the brunt of the pressure. Rufo says the education department is considering a proposal that would ensure all US universities that receive federal […]
Ahmed Abu Halib and his wife Esraa Abu Halib, left, mourn over the body of their 5-month-old baby, Zainab, who died from malnutrition-related causes, according to the family and the hospital, during her funeral outside the Nasser Hospital, in Khan Younis. (Pic credit: AP) KHAN YOUNIS: A mother pressed a final kiss to what remained […]
JERUSALEM: For nearly two years, Israel has accused Hamas of stealing aid provided by the United Nations and other international organisations. The govt has used that claim as its main rationale for restricting food from entering the Gaza Strip.But the Israeli military never found proof that the Palestinian militant group had systematically stolen aid from […]
Gaza photojournalist puts his camera, press shield on sale on LinkedIn to buy food for his family. A LinkedIn post by a Gaza-based photojournalist broke hearts as Mohammed Abo Oun said he is ready to put his camera and press shield on sale so that he could buy food for his family. “I am the […]
Wildfire burns through northern suburb of Greece’s capital Athens and residents are told to evacuate (AP) A wildfire burned through a northern suburb of the Greek capital of Athens on Saturday and some residents were ordered to evacuate, the country’s Fire Service reported. Residents of the town of Kryoneri, 20 kilometers (12.5 miles) northeast of […]
In yet another jab at former US President Barack Obama, Donald Trump turned to the one thing the internet never forgets – memes – but it was JD Vance who ended up stealing the show. Trump, without any direct commentary, reposted an altered image originally shared by his son, Donald Trump Jr, spoofing the infamous […]
Dan Bongino said he and Kash Patel learned something that shook them to the core. FBI deputy director Dan Bongino, who had a major fallout with Attorney General Pam Bondi over the Epstein case, so much so that he was on the verge of resigning, made an explosive claim on social media Saturday. The post […]
Kamala Harris made a rare political appearance but not in person, she sent a taped message for youth voters. All eyes were on the much-touted return of Kamala Harris to politics as she was named as a speaker at a youth voters event Friday in Washington, DC, but she spoke only for a few minutes […]
Indian-origin Jaydeep Patel arrested in Phoenix on charges of child sexual abuse. 31-year-old Jaydeep Patel, an Indian-origin man in Phoenix, was arrested on suspicion of child sexual abuse and was charged with nine counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, according to court documents. Patel used to work at Phoenix Children’s Hospital as a behavioral […]
