In 2024, over 800,000 people in Saudi Arabia donated blood, as the Kingdom pushes for 100% voluntary donations/ Image:SPA Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister, His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, donated blood on Thursday to launch the Kingdom’s annual national blood donation campaign. The act was described by […]
FIle photo: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (Picture credit: AP) Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has pushed back against US President Donald Trump’s threat to deploy the National Guard to the city, calling the plan “uncoordinated, uncalled for and unsound”.Speaking on Friday, Trump described Chicago as “a mess” and singled out Johnson as “an incompetent mayor.” He […]
new video loaded: What Counts as a ‘National Emergency’? By Karen Yourish, Claire Hogan and June Kim•August 22, 2025 In his seven months back in office, President Trump has declared nine national emergencies, plus a “crime emergency” in Washington. Those emergency declarations have been used to justify hundreds of actions — including immigration measures, sweeping […]
National Guard in DC National Guard troops deployed across Washington, DC for US President Donald Trump’s law enforcement crackdown will now carry weapons, the Pentagon announced on Friday.The development marks another major crackdown by the MAGA chief, which he claims is aimed at curbing crime, poverty, and homelessness in one of the major blue states, […]
Stephen Miller (left), Pete Hegseth, JD Vance (AP) Vice President JD Vance’s lunch event with national guard troops at Union Station on Wednesday was disrupted by a wave of protests, as demonstrators voiced opposition to the Trump administration’s security deployment in the capital.Vance, joined by defence secretary Pete Hegseth and White House deputy chief of […]
Ranger fired for hanging transgender pride flag on El Capitan A ranger at Yosemite National Park has been dismissed after helping drape a giant transgender pride flag across El Capitan, sparking a wider crackdown on protests at the California landmark.Shannon “SJ” Joslin, a 35-year-old ranger and biologist who studies bats, confirmed they were terminated last […]
Members of the District of Columbia National Guard patrol along the National Mall, in Washington. (Picture credit: AP) National Guard members patrolling the US capital as part of President Donald Trump’s policing plan may soon be carrying weapons, a Guard spokesperson confirmed on Sunday.Army Senior Master Sgt Craig Clapper was quoted by NPR as saying […]
Image: Instagram@/dishakpansuriya A 17-year-old American teen’s rendition of the Indian national anthem has brought joy to many on social media. The video, which is now going viral on social media showcases the teen singing the anthem with great enthusiasm. “You feel proud when a 17-year-old American sings Indian national anthem,” read the text over the […]
US President Donald Trump on Monday said he’s placing the Washington, DC, police department under federal control and deploying the National Guard, reports news agency AP.“This is Liberation Day in DC, and we’re going to take our capital back,” the MAGA chief said at a White House press conference.Trump is weighing the deployment of up […]
The SMSE Programme, launching in September 2025, is the National Space Academy’s fourth cohort since its founding in early 2023/ Image: National Space Academy The UAE Space Agency’s National Space Academy has partnered with EDGE Group to launch a new ten-week programme aimed at training Emirati professionals in satellite engineering and space mission design, the […]
