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Donald Trump rages against court ruling on tariffs, calls on Supreme Court to act quickly

US President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump wrote a fiery post on social media on Thursday night after a federal court ruling challenged the legality of his proposed tariffs, criticising the judiciary and taking aim at prominent conservative legal figures.The controversy stems from a recent decision by the US court of international trade, which […]

Kathmandu braces for opposing rallies as ruling UML and Royalists set to hit streets, security beefed

Rallies by UML and Royalists are expected to gather on Republic Day (Image credit: ANI) Kathmandu is bracing for two opposition rallies on Thursday, one led by the ruling CPN-UML and the other by the royalists as the nation marks Republic Day.The Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) have called for a cultural […]

Judge denies stay request, lets ruling stand blocking DOGE efforts to shut down peace institute

Institute of Peace (FIle Photo AP) WASHINGTON: A federal judge on Friday denied the Trump administration’s request that she stay her May 19 ruling that returned control of the US Institute of Peace back to its acting president and board.In a seven-page ruling, US district court Judge Beryl A Howell said the government did not […]

Sri Lanka ruling party wins local elections | World News

Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Photo: AP) Colombo, May 07, 2025 -Sri Lanka’s leftist government won local council elections but with significantly lower margins, in its first test since sweeping national polls last year, official results showed on Wednesday.President Anura Kumara Dissanayake‘s coalition received the most votes in 265 out of the 339 councils, […]

US court ruling throws Voice of America return into flux | World News

Washington: A US appellate court on Saturday ruled against allowing Voice of America staff to return to work, throwing its resumption of operations into question after President Donald Trump shuttered the broadcaster in March.Voice of America (VOA), a US government-run news service for international audiences, has been off the air since Trump ordered the dismantling […]

Thousands protest in UK against Supreme Court ruling on definition of ‘woman’

Thousands of people took to the streets in London and Edinburgh on Saturday to protest a recent UK supreme court ruling that defines a “woman” legally as someone assigned female at birth. Activists, trade unions, and members of the LGBTQ+ community held rallies in support of trans rights, waving flags and holding signs reading “trans […]

‘I love it when a plan comes together’: Why social media is full of praise for JK Rowling after UK Supreme Court’s ruling on biological women

A landmark ruling by the UK Supreme Court defining “woman” in the Equality Act 2010 as referring strictly to biological females has triggered an outpouring of support for author JK Rowling on social media, with many hailing her as a symbol of resistance in the ongoing debate around gender identity and women’s rights.Rowling, a vocal […]

Supreme Court Ruling: Supreme Court blocks order to rehire thousands of Fed workers fired under Trump administration

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with the Trump administration in blocking a lower court order that required the government to rehire over 16,000 probationary federal workers who were dismissed as part of US President Donald Trump’s sweeping efforts to shrink the federal workforce. The brief order halted a ruling by US district judge […]

Who is Amy Coney Barrett? Trump appointed judge who sided with liberals on deportation ruling

The US Supreme Court on Monday quashed a lower court order that had blocked the deportation of undocumented Venezuelan migrants by the Trump administration under a wartime law called the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.In the 5-4 ruling, chief justice John Roberts and four other conservative justices voted to lift the district court’s temporary block, […]

Arrest Gyanendra, says Nepal ruling coalition; PM Oli says ex-king must face consequences

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s ruling coalition has called for the arrest of former king Gyanendra Shah, 78, after violence erupted during a pro-monarchy protest in which two persons, including a journalist, were killed in Kathmandu last week. On Monday night, senior members of key republican parties met to coordinate a joint response, vowing to defend the federal […]