Leader Archives - 9xm News

Supreme Court judge and a former House Speaker: West Virginia justice and longtime Republican leader dies at 60. Who is Tim Armstead? | World News

Tim Armstead (Pic credit: AP) Tim Armstead, a West Virginia Supreme Court justice and former Republican House speaker, died at the age of 60, the state’s highest court announced on Tuesday. Armstead passed away after a brief hospitalization, though officials did not disclose details. A veteran lawmaker, Armstead served two decades in the West Virginia […]

‘Laundromat for Kremlin’: Trump aide Peter Navarro says Modi is a great leader; ‘India doesn’t need Russian oil’

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said the road to peace runs through New Delhi. White House trade adviser Peter Navarro accused India of being a “laundromat for the Kremlin” and said New Delhi does not need oil from Russia. “India doesn’t appear to want to recognize its role in the bloodshed. It simply doesn’t. […]

‘Will wipe him out’: Israeli minister mocks jailed senior Palestinian leader convicted in 2002; sparks outrage

Newly surfaced footage on social media shows far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben Gvir mocking prominent Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti inside his cell.The Palestinian Authority denounced the video, with Vice President Hussein al-Sheikh calling it “the epitome of psychological, moral and physical terrorism.”The footage marks the first sighting of Barghouti, 66, in years, who is currently […]

‘We are victims, not terrorists’: Baloch leader reacts to US action against BLA; ‘Pakistan sheltered Osama’

Mir Yar Baloch reacts to US designating BLA as ‘foreign terrorist’ organization. Baloch leader Mir Yar Baloch reacted to the United States’ decision to designate the Balochistan Liberation Army as a foreign terrorist organization and said Baloch people are not terrorists but victims of Pakistan-sponsored IS-Khurasan, “a deadly proxy nurtured by the ISI”. The Baloch […]

‘Not as bad as Trump inviting Taliban’: John Bolton on Alaska summit, ‘rogue leader Putin being welcomed into US’

John Bolton said Trump meeting Putin in Alaska next week is not as bad as Trump inviting Taliban, which was however canceled. Former ambassador and President Donald Trump’s former NSA John Bolton said Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin’s proposed summit in Alaska on August 15 is a step toward success for Moscow, not for […]

‘Needed a distinctive leader’: Former Nike CEO John Donahoe returns to Stanford as athletics director; replaces Muir

Former Nike chief executive John Donahoe has been appointed as Stanford University’s new athletic director, taking over from Bernard Muir, who stepped down earlier this year. Donahoe, a Stanford Business School alumnus, will officially assume the role on September 8, becoming the university’s eighth athletic director. “Stanford occupies a unique place in the national athletics […]

‘So India is finally finding out’: Anti-H-1B Republican leader on Donald Trump’s tariff

Trump announced 25% tariff on India and an unspecified penalty for buying oil from Russia. Republican leader Virgil Bierschwale, running for the Texas Senate election, reacted to Donald Trump‘s 25 per cent tariff on India, and said this is what he predicted. “Folks, you have sent your workers around the word so that they would […]

From tunnel to Turkey: How Hamas leader Sinwar’s widow escaped and remarried — what report reveals

Former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar‘s widow, Samar Abu Zamer, entered the Hamas tunnel with children, later went to Turkey with a fake passport, according to Ynet. As conditions worsen under Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, reports indicate that families of high-ranking Hamas leaders have departed the territory, sparking local discontent.Ynet suggest that prominent Hamas officials’ families […]

Trump’s AI action plan: US president signs executive orders; seeks to make America leader in artificial intelligence race

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed three sweeping executive orders aimed at reshaping America’s artificial intelligence landscape, most notably taking direct aim at what the White House described as “woke” AI models. The orders are part of Trump’s broader campaign against diversity initiatives and come as he pledges to make the US an “AI […]

10 facts about Pope Leo XIV– newly elected leader of the global Catholic community

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a 69-year-old American, has been elected as Pope Leo XIV, making history as the first American to head the Roman Catholic Church. Chosen by 133 cardinals, Pope Leo takes charge of the 1.4 billion-strong global Catholic community after the death of Pope Francis. Here are ten key facts about the new […]