Greece abolishes long study breaks, cutting student population by half

FILE – The headquarters of Athens University stands after a rainfall in Athens, on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris, File) More than 300,000 inactive university students have been removed from the rolls in Greece, cutting the country’s official student population by nearly half, officials said. The move marks the end of a decades-long […]

‘Tariffs are a discipline, not a magic wand’: Top White House aide explains why duties are beneficial in the long run

Tariffs are not a tool for headlines but a strategic instrument to rebuild American industry, according to Peter Navarro, White House senior counsellor for trade and manufacturing and one of US President Trump’s top advisor. In an op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal, Navarro discussed the 2025 trade experience, saying both extremes of the […]

Indian-origin woman in Long Beach, Bubbly Kaur, detained by ICE from Green Card interview; living in US since 1994 | World News

An Indian-origin woman has been detained by the ICE during her Green Card interview at Long Island, blindsiding her family members, Long Beach Watchdog reported. 60-year-old Bubblly Kaur has been living in the US since 1994 and used to operate Natraj Cuisine of India and Nepal in Long Beach, along with her husband, until the […]

Who’s on Trump’s ‘Christmas naughty list’? President says it’s ‘long’; internet starts guessing

US President Donald Trump dodged a question about his “naughty list,” saying it’s a long list and warning that naming names could “start aproblem out there in the world.” When the reporter asked, “Who is on your naughty list, Trump jokingly replied that he had a “long list” before bragging about the United States being […]

$5,000 ‘apprehension fee’ on illegal migrants above 14 years age: ‘Regardless of how long they’ve been in US’

On top of all the new immigration rules the Donald Trump administration recently announced, there is a new $5,000 ‘apprehension fee’ on migrants without legal status, US Border Patrol chief Micheal banks announced. This charge will apply to people apprehended after crossing the border between posts of entry. The fee is part of a provision […]

Cory Booker weds Alexis Lewis: Decoding the homosexuality rumours that have persisted for long | World News

Cory Booker finally got married, and the internet did what it does best. It took a wholesome wedding announcement and immediately turned it into a referendum on his sexuality. The hashtags were predictable; the jokes were recycled; and the years-old whispers about Booker being gay were suddenly trending again, as if 2025 were 2013 with […]

Hong Kong fire tragedy: Were authorities alerted long before? Key details

More than a year before a massive blaze tore through the Wang Fuk Court housing estate in Hong Kong, residents had raised an alarm over the use of flammable construction materials during ongoing renovation works. Their concerns, largely dismissed at the time, have now resurfaced at the centre of a widening investigation into one of […]

‘A long fight’: Southeast Asia battles with widespread flooding; over 80 dead in Thailand, hundreds missing in Sumatra

The death toll from severe flooding in southern Thailand has risen to over 80 as waters began to recede on Thursday, officials said. Torrential rains have affected more than 3 million people across 12 provinces, impacting around 1 million households, the department of disaster prevention and mitigation reported.Rescue teams deployed drones to deliver aid, while […]

‘No idea how long people can hold out’: US govt shutdown continues; federal workers feel brunt

When Jill Hornick woke up on a recent Monday morning, her first thought was that her timecard would be submitted that day for her job with the Social Security Administration in Chicago. But this Monday was different. The federal government was locked in a shutdown, and she received a paycheck for $0. “This is the […]

‘There’s no substance; too long’: JD Vance trolls Kamala Harris’ 2024 presidential campaign; claims listening to her made him ‘dumber’

File photo: JD Vance and Kamala Harris (Picture credit: AP) US Vice President JD Vance delivered a scathing assessment of former Vice President Kamala Harris’ 2024 presidential campaign, saying listening to her left him feeling “dumber in the process” and calling her political messaging devoid of substance.Speaking with Laura Ingraham on Fox News’ The Ingraham […]