July 8, 2025
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Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’: How US president could change America’s immigration system – the wall, ICE & more

US President Donald Trump (Pic credit: AP) Donald Trump’s ambitious spending cut and border security package – the “big, beautiful bill” – is estimated to inject around $150 billion into the mass deportation agenda of the US leader in the four years of his second and final term – 15 times the current annual budget […]

Watch: Ukrainian reporter asks Trump if US will sell anti-air missile systems to Kyiv; what president said

US President Donald Trump (Left) and BBC Ukraine correspondent Myroslava Petsa (Right) US President Donald Trump paused for an emotional moment with a Ukrainian reporter, who asked whether they would supply Patriot missiles in the war against Moscow, after she revealed that her husband is currently serving on the front lines.At the closing press conference […]

‘Thank you, Mr. President’: Israel thanks Donald Trump with a huge banner – Middle East tensions

A massive banner featuring the image of US President Donald Trump appeared on a central highway in Tel Aviv on Sunday, containing the message “Thank you, Mr. President”, just hours after American airstrikes had targeted three key nuclear sites in Iran.In a video message, the Israeli prime minister has said, “Congratulations, President Trump. Your bold […]

President Lee picks South Korea’s first civilian defence chief in 64 years

SEOUL: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung nominated a five-term liberal lawmaker as defence minister Monday, breaking with a tradition of appointing retired military generals. The announcement came as several prominent former defence officials, including ex-Defence Minister Kim Yong Hyun, face high-profile criminal trials over their roles in carrying out martial law last year under […]

Trump vs Tulsi Gabbard on Iran: Insiders think President does not dislike DNI as a person but may fire her

Tulsi Gabbard said her statement was misconstrued as Trump publicly rebuked her. As President Donald Trump publicly rebuked his Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard for her statements on Iran, apart from a video in which she warned of “nuclear annihilation”, questions are being raised as to their new equation in light of the Israel-Iran […]

Obama on immigration: Former president breaks silence amid ICE arrests, speaks about DACA

Barack Obama spoke on immigration and said his administration showed the solution. Former president Barack Obama broke his silence on the immigration row that has plagued the country now with ICE arrests that led to riots in Los Anegesl, and said his administration showed how US could balance between the two — a nation of […]

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy stripped of Legion of Honor medal over graft

File photo: Nicolas Sarkozy (AP) PARIS: France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy has been stripped of his Legion of Honor medal after being convicted last year of corruption and influence peddling while he was the country’s head of state, it was announced on Sunday. The decision was made via a decree released in the Journal Officiel […]

Trump-Putin phone call: US President says he & Vladimir agreed Israel-Iran conflict ‘should end’; Putin pushes for post-June 22 Ukraine talks

US President Donald Trump said Saturday that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed during a phone call that the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran “should end.” The hour-long call, which Trump said was initiated by Putin to wish him a “very nice” 79th birthday greeting, also touched on Russia’s war in Ukraine […]

‘No specific power for President over election’: Federal judge blocks Trump’s executive order on voting laws; says it oversteps presidential powers

A federal judge on Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s controversial executive order aimed at reshaping US election procedures, ruling that it likely violates the Constitution and infringes on states’ authority over elections.US District Judge Denise J. Casper in Massachusetts granted a preliminary injunction against the March 25 directive, siding with a coalition of Democratic state […]