Trump’s big bill advances in rare weekend vote as conservative holdouts secure changes

The bill includes tax cuts, increased border security spending and modifications to Medicaid and other programs (Image: AP) Republicans advanced their massive tax cut and border security package out of a key House committee during a rare Sunday night vote as deficit hawks who blocked the measure two days earlier reversed course after gaining commitments […]

At least three police officers killed in Syria car bomb | World News

DAMASCUS: Three police officers were killed and two other people wounded when a car bomb exploded near a police station in eastern Syria on Sunday, state news agency SANA reported.“Three police officers were martyred and two others were injured in an explosion that occurred today near the police station in the city of Al-Mayadeen in […]

‘He killed himself’: FBI chiefs Kash Patel and Dan Bongino insist Jeffry Epstein died by suicide

File photo: FBI director Kash Patel (right) and deputy director Dan Bongino (Picture credit: X/@FBIDDBongino) FBI director Kash Patel and deputy director Dan Bongino have firmly asserted that Jeffrey Epstein’s death in a Manhattan jail cell in 2019 was a suicide, pushing back against persistent conspiracy theories that he was murdered to protect powerful individuals. […]

Authorities say suspect in California fertility clinic bombing left behind ‘anti-pro-life’ writings

Damage to a building is seen after an explosion in Palm Springs, California on 17 May (Image: AP) A 25-year-old man the FBI believes was responsible for an explosion that ripped through a Southern California fertility clinic left behind “anti-pro-life” writings before carrying out an attack investigators called terrorism, authorities said Sunday.Guy Edward Bartkus of […]

Bipartisan prayers pour in for Joe Biden after aggressive prostate cancer diagnosis

File photo: Former US President Joe Biden (Picture credit: AP) Leaders from across the political spectrum have come together in support of former US President Joe Biden after his office announced on Sunday that he has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer. The 82-year-old was diagnosed on Friday following tests that found a prostate nodule. […]

Justice Department says it may drop criminal prosecution of Boeing over Max crashes

Kelly Ortberg President and CEO of Boeing speaks next to President Donald Trump during a business roundtable in Doha, Qatar (Image: AP) The Justice Department may drop its criminal prosecution of Boeing for allegedly misleading US regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed and killed 346 people, according to a […]

Israel to allow food into Gaza after two month blockade

Displaced Palestinians fleeing Beit Lahia amid ongoing Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip arrive in Jabalia, northern Gaza (Image: AP) Israel will allow a “basic amount” of food into the Gaza Strip, the prime minister’s office said Sunday, after facing mounting pressure to lift a total blockade imposed more than two months ago.The announcement […]

‘I have cancer’: Joe Biden’s 2022 video admitting disease goes viral after prostate cancer diagnosis, fuels right-wing cover-up claims

File photo: Former US President Joe Biden (Picture credit: AP) An old video of Joe Biden seemingly admitting to having cancer in 2022 has gone viral on social media, after the former US president was recently diagnosed with an “aggressive” form of prostate cancer. The resurfaced footage has reignited conspiracy theories among right-wing figures, who […]

Overstaying in US? You risk deportation, entry ban

NEW DELHI: Foreigners overstaying visas in America risk deportation and a permanent ban on entry, US embassy here warned Saturday in a post on X. All international visitors staying over 30 days must register with federal authorities, it said.The advisory targets all travellers, not just Indians. However, it comes amid rising Indian travel to America. […]

FDA nod for Novavax Covid vax, with stricter new conditions

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the Novavax Covid-19 vaccine, but only for older adults and for others older than 12 who have at least one medical condition that puts them at high risk from Covid.Scientific advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who typically make decisions on who should get […]