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Friends again? Donald Trump, Elon Musk interact at Charlie Kirk’s memorial service – watch

[ad_1] Donald Trump and Elon Musk (Courtesy: Turning Point USA) The memorial service for conservative activist Charlie Kirk featured a notable reunion as US President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk — former allies — sat together and shared a brief interaction.Musk, the world’s richest person who led the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in […]

Watch: Emotional farewell to Charlie Kirk at Washington memorial; hundreds mourn

[ad_1] Amid unspeakable grief, a memorial honouring Charlie Kirk took place at the Kennedy Centre in Washington, DC, on Sunday night (local time). Hundreds gathered at the centre with tissues passed row by row for mourners. People were seen wearing shirts with the word “freedom.” Several waited in line for the event to get started, […]

Massive memorial for Charlie Kirk: Hundreds of thousands to attend service for ‘American legend’; Trump promises to come

[ad_1] Candles are seen at a vigil for Charlie Kirk on Friday, September 12, 2025, in Provo, Utah. Turning Point USA, the group founded by Charlie Kirk, will hold a public memorial service on September 21 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, after the Americanconservative activist’s fatal shooting in Utah on Wednesday. “Join us […]

’40 years is long enough’: Indian-Canadian groups urge Kanishka memorial to honour 1985 Air India bombing victims

[ad_1] Two Indian-Canadian organizations have asked the Canadian government to establish a memorial and information center to honor the victims of the 1985 Air India bombing, known as the Kanishka tragedy.Khalsa Diwan Society, and North American Hindus Association wrote a letter to David Eby, primere of British Columbia and demanded a memorial wall, reflection garden, […]

Namibia urges reparations at first German genocide memorial

[ad_1] Namibia holds its first genocide remembrance day to mark mass killings by colonial ruler Germany (AP) WINDHOEK: President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah repeated calls Wednesday for Germany to pay reparations for its genocide against Namibian tribes as she led the first official commemoration of the atrocity more than 120 years ago.Thousands of indigenous Herero and Nama […]

Trump pays tribute to fallen troops at Memorial Day ceremony, calls Biden ‘scum’ in earlier post

[ad_1] US President Trump, VP JD Vance, secretary of defence Pete Hegseth and major general Trevor Bredenkamp attend a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery (Image credits: AP) US President Trump paid tribute to fallen service members during a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday. In his address, he honored the […]

Trump to speak at Arlington National Cemetery to mark Memorial Day | World News

[ad_1] ARLINGTON: President Donald Trump is set to deliver remarks at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday to commemorate Memorial Day. Trump will participate in the traditional wreath-laying ceremony and speak at the cemetery’s amphitheater, in what has been a somber occasion for US presidents. But he began the day with a decidedly different tone. In […]

Nagasaki extends invitation ‘to all countries’ to memorial marking atomic bombing anniversary

[ad_1] Nagasaki Peace Statue as seen at the Peace Park in Nagasaki, western Japan (Image: AP) The mayor of Nagasaki on Thursday announced that the city will invite representatives “of all countries” and regions to the peace memorial marking the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city. The invitation to the 157 countries […]

Israel’s Netanyahu calls Hamas ‘Nazis’ at Holocaust memorial

[ad_1] Commemorated both in Israel and in Jewish communities around the world, this year’s Holocaust Remembrance Day started with a ceremony on Wednesday evening at Yad Vashem, the world’s most well-known Holocaust museum in Jerusalem.The ceremony took place amid the ongoing war in Gaza, and with the political situation in Israel threatening to escalate into […]

Donald Trump pardons GOP politician who spent memorial funds on plastic surgery and daughter’s wedding

[ad_1] US president Donald Trump has granted a full pardon to Michele Fiore, a prominent Nevada Republican convicted of federal wire fraud. Fiore was awaiting sentencing after being found guilty in October 2024 of misusing funds meant to honour a fallen police officer. Prosecutors said she diverted more than $70,000 raised for a statue to […]