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‘Isolated event’: US ambassador dismisses Canadian travel warning, denies widespread phone searches at border

US ambassador Pete Hoekstra (Image credits: AP) The American ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra defended US border practices, rejecting Ottawa’s recent travel warning that advised Canadians to prepare for possible phone searches and detentions when entering the United States.Hoekstra told The Canadian Press that while some Canadians may have had negative experiences, these are isolated […]

‘Russia will respond to Ukraine attack’: Donald Trump, Putin talk over phone; Iran’s nuclear deal also discussed

US President Donald Trump (left), Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) US President Donald Trump revealed that he held a tense phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, discussing the recent Ukrainian strike on Russian airfields and growing concerns over Iran’s nuclear ambitions.In a post on social media platform X, Trump said the call with Putin […]

Leaked North Korean phone shows regime’s extreme censorship of foreign media

A smuggled mobile phone from North Korea has revealed new details about the country’s strict censorship system, which blocks nearly all access to foreign content, especially anything related to South Korea.According to a BBC report, North Korean smartphones automatically censor language and monitor user activity. Common South Korean words are altered or corrected, and the […]

Indian student Sahil Kumar missing in Canada, mobile phone switched off

Indian student Sahil Kumar goes missing in Canada. 23-year-old Sahil Kumar, an Indian student, has gone missing in Canada, only days after he arrived in the country to study at Humber College. The Hamilton Police have asked the Indian community for help to check local Gurdwaras if Sahil has taken shelter there. Officers said the […]

Exchanged views on issues of common concern’: Senior US, China diplomats hold phone call

US deputy secretary of state Christopher Landau (left), Chinese foreignj minister Wang Yi (AP) Beijing and Washington sustained high-level engagement on Thursday through a call between senior diplomats, indicating that both sides are keeping diplomatic channels open after reaching a trade truce earlier this month. US deputy secretary of state Christopher Landau and China’s executive […]

‘I’m over here waiting for you’: Kid Cudi recalls chilling phone call with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in bombshell testimony

Kid Cudi testifies against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Kid Cudi on Thursday described Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs as a “Marvel supervillain” while testifying in a federal sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial.Relationship with Cassie Ventura and confrontationThe rapper’s real name is Scott Mescudi. He appeared in court on Thursday morning and gave dramatic testimony about his brief relationship […]

Trump urges 30-day ceasefire in Russia-Ukraine war after phone call with Zelenskyy

US president Donald Trump on Thursday called for a 30-day unconditional ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine shortly after his phone call with Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Writing on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump said, “Talks with Russia/Ukraine continue. The US. calls for, ideally, a 30-day unconditional ceasefire.” . Zelensky earlier confirmed the call and […]

Kamala Harris News: ‘I hope you’re president for…’: Kamala Harris’ phone call with Donald Trump on election night revealed

What Kamala Harris told Donald Trump in her phone call on election night has been revealed in a new book. A new book, to be published on Tuesday, has now revealed the phone call between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump on election night when Kamala Harris called him to concede the election. Both of them […]

US-Canada: Canadian lawyers suggest ‘take a burner phone’ for travel to US

Immigration lawyers advise Canadians to not take their original mobile phone traveling to the US. In the wake of new travel rules for Canadians in the United States and the increased crackdown on Canadians in the US, immigration lawyers suggest that people should travel to the US with a burner phone and not their actual […]

‘New phone, Houthis’: Internet mocks Trump administration after Yemen war plans leaked to journalist

US President Donald Trump “As soon as the news got out that Trump administration officials had added ‘The Atlantic’ editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg to a Signal chat and discussed confidential plans for bombing the Houthis in Yemen, the internet didn’t miss a chance to mock them.The security breach has caught everyone’s attention and netizens are all […]