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Hyundai announces record $20 billion investment in US

South Korea’s Hyundai has unveiled a massive $20 billion investment in US manufacturing, including a $5 billion steel plant in Louisiana, marking the company’s first steel production facility in the country. The announcement was made on Monday at the White House, alongside US President Donald Trump, Hyundai chairman Euisun Chung, and Louisiana governor Jeff Landry.The […]

Protests over jailing of Erdogan rival rock Turkiye, over 1,000 detained

Istanbul: Turkish authorities detained several journalists from their homes, a media workers’ union reported Monday, in what it said was a crackdown amid escalating protests triggered by imprisonment of the mayor of Istanbul and rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.On Sunday, a court formally arrested mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and ordered him jailed pending a trial […]

Trump administration accuses Mahmoud Khalil of hiding key information on his green card application

Mahmoud Khalil (Image Credit: AP) The Trump administration has found a new ground to seek the deportation of a Syrian-born immigrant with a green card Mahmoud Khalil, who was arrested by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over his pro-Palestinian protest. The administration alleges Mahmoud Khalil provided inaccurate information on his green card application, […]

Wildfires ravage across Carolinas: Evacuations, emergency and more

Firefighters are battling multiple wildfires in North and South Carolina, with rough terrain, strong winds, and dry conditions making containment efforts extremely difficult. The fires, which have already burned thousands of acres, are fueled by debris left behind by Hurricane Helene and an ongoing drought across the region.North Carolina The North Carolina forest service reported […]

Columbia University student Yunseo Chung sues Trump administration for trying to deport her

Columbia student Yunseo Chung (Image Credit: X) A 21-year old Columbia University student Yunseo Chung has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) attempted to deport her despite her lawful permanent resident status.The Columbia junior is asking a judge to prevent the administration from detaining her, moving her out […]

Louis DeJoy steps down as USPS postmaster general

Louis DeJoy steps down as USPS postmaster general (AP Image) Louis DeJoy, who led the US Postal Service for five years, stepped down on Monday amid the discussions by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency regarding the possibility of privatising the mail service.Doug Tulino, the Deputy Postmaster General, will serve as […]

Elon never asked me for a thing: Donald Trump’s big statement amid Tesla Takedown protests

Donald Trump said Elon Musk is a true patriot and he never asked anything from the President. President Donald Trump included a personal note of thanks for Elon Musk at his Monday cabinet meeting which was attended by the Tesla CEO — at a time protests against him wreaked a massive loss for his company […]

Canada PM says he’s available to talk to Trump but he thinks Trump is waiting for election

Canada PM said he’s available for a respectful talk with Donald Trump. Canadian PM and Liberal leader Mark Carney Monday said he is available for a call with US President Donald Trump but he thinks Trump is waiting for the election and its result to see who is becoming the PM. US and Canada are […]

Atlantic journalist Jeffrey Goldberg says Trump administration accidentally texted him war plans

Donald Trump administration revealed its war plan to a journalist by mistake, Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg claimed. In a major foot-in-mouth moment for the Donald Trump administration, Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg claimed that he got to know about the plan of US bombing the Houthis two hours before it actually happened because Defense Secretary Pete […]

JD Vance threatens action against viral audio shaming Elon Musk impersonating his voice

JD Vance threatened action against viral audio impersonating his voice. Vice President JD Vance reacted to the viral audio clip in which he purportedly slammed Elon Musk for his interference in the government, and for making him and President Donald Trump look bad. While AI tools busted the viral audio as fake, JD Vance clarified […]