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20 killed in fire at northern China nursing home, probe under way

This is a representational AI image At least 20 people have died in a devastating fire at a nursing home in northern China, state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday.The blaze broke out around 9.00 pm local time on Tuesday at a care facility in Longhua County, located in Hebei province—about 180 kilometres from the […]

Cornell in the crosshairs: Trump freezes $1 billion over campus antisemitism probe

Cornell University (NYT photo) In a sweeping move aimed at enforcing anti-discrimination laws on college campuses, the Trump administration has frozen over $1 billion in federal funding to Cornell University and $790 million to Northwestern University, citing ongoing civil rights investigations. “The money was frozen in connection with several ongoing, credible, and concerning Title VI […]

Israeli Military Admits Mistake: Israeli army admits ‘mistake’ in killing of 15 medics in Gaza, organisations call for independent probe

Israeli army admits ‘mistake’ in killing of 15 medics in Gaza, organisations call for independent probe (Picture credit: AP) Israel’s military has admitted its initial account of a deadly strike that killed 15 emergency workers in Gaza was “mistaken”, following the emergence of video footage contradicting its claims. The killings occurred on March 23 near […]

No relief for Hegseth, Mike Waltz: Pentagon to probe ‘leak’ of Yemen war plan

Mike Waltz and Pete Hegseth are under fire for the ‘Signalgate’. The Pentagon inspector general’s office will investigate Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of commercial messaging app Signal to discuss air strikes on Yemen, a memo released Thursday said. The review will also look at other defense officials’ use of the publicly available encrypted app, […]

Nepal lawmaker demands probe into former king’s role in protests

KATHMANDU: Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) senior vice-president Rabindra Mishra and general secretary Dhawal Shumsher Rana, a member of the lower house, were remanded in custody for five days by Kathmandu district court judge Taradevi Maharjan. The court permitted further investigation under charges related to crimes against the state. The duo were among 11 people presented […]

Probe into US defence leaks unlikely despite history of similar inquiries

Washington: FBI director Kash Patel was not part of a Signal chat in which other Trump administration national security officials discussed detailed attack plans, but that didn’t spare him from being questioned by lawmakers this week about whether the premier law enforcement agency would investigate.Patel made no such commitments during the course of two days […]