Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon (Pic credit: AP) The Trump administration is preparing to deport nearly 700 Guatemalan children who entered the United States without their parents, according to a letter sent Friday by Democratic Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon, reported AP. In his letter to Angie Salazar, the acting director of the Office of […]
Donald Trump holds meeting on Gaza City post-war plan; Food aid, hostages in focus (Pic credit: AP) President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) chaired a ‘policy meet’ to hold discussions on the future of Gaza at the White House, which was breifed by former UK prime minister Tony Blair and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, […]
Saudi Arabia earlier agreed to host INTERPOL’s new MENA Regional Bureau and pledged €1 million to its I-CORE programme/ Image: INTERPOL TL;DR Saudi Interior Minister visited INTERPOL HQ in Lyon to reinforce global crime-fighting ties. Talks focused on cybercrime, joint training, and Saudi support for INTERPOL’s I-CORE programme. Saudi Arabia pledged €1M to I-CORE and […]
Vanity Fair may soon have more drama in its offices than on its glossy pages.The magazine’s new global editorial director, Mark Guiducci, has reportedly floated the idea of putting US First Lady Melania Trump on the cover, a move that has left woke staffers fuming and threatening to storm out of Condé Nast headquarters if […]
Illinois governor JB Pritzker speaks during a news conference at River Point Park. (AP) Illinois Governor JB Pritzker fired back at President Donald Trump on Tuesday, warning that any attempt to deploy the National Guard to Chicago would face fierce resistance from state and city officials.“We are watching, and we are taking names,” Pritzker said […]
File photo: Former US President Barack Obama (Picture credit: AP) Former US President Barack Obama has thrown his weight behind California Governor Gavin Newsom’s push to redraw House districts, calling the plan a “responsible” way to counter Republican efforts in Texas.Speaking at a Martha’s Vineyard fundraiser on Tuesday, Obama said he admired Newsom’s decision to […]
The Pentagon is betting heavily on autonomous maritime drones to counter China’s growing naval power in the Pacific. Inspired by Ukraine’s successful use of cheap, kamikaze-style sea drones against Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, US defense planners envision swarms of high-tech, AI-driven vessels patrolling the Taiwan Strait and deterring a Chinese advance. But a string of […]
File photo: California Governor Gavin Newsom (Picture credit: AP) California Republicans have asked the state Supreme Court to block Governor Gavin Newsom’s redistricting plan, arguing Democrats are rushing legislation that could add five new Democratic congressional seats to counter Republican gains in Texas.The emergency petition, filed Monday by four Republican lawmakers, claims the plan violates […]
TEL AVIV: Israeli far-right finance minister Bezalel Smotrich announced work would start on a long-delayed settlement that would divide the West Bank and cut it off from East Jerusalem, a move his office said would “bury” the idea of a Palestinian state.The Palestinian govt, allies and campaign groups condemned the scheme. The construction on a […]
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Hamas was unlikely to release the hostages without a change in circumstances, but declined fully to endorse Israel’s plan to attack and occupy Gaza City.He maintained that securing the hostages was always going to be “very rough to get them,” stressing that Hamas “are not going to […]
