US shutdown: Record deadlock ends, but new Republican law set to strip millions from SNAP benefits

Millions of Americans greeted the end of the record-setting 43-day government shutdown and the resumption of food stamp benefits with relief, but others are learning they could soon lose federal food aid permanently under a new Republican tax and spending law.Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins directed USDA staff during the shutdown to press states towards compliance […]

Watch: Israel bombards Hamas sites in Gaza Strip, 33 killed; fate of truce unclear

Israel attacked “terror” targets of the Hamas organisation in the Gaza Strip after the group reportedly broke the ceasefire deal. According to the Israel defence force, the troops attacked, using Air Force fighter jets and over 120 munitions, a six-kilometer-long underground route of the Hamas terror organization. Hamas Blames Netanyahu For ‘Ceasefire Violation’ After IDF […]

Israel-Hamas war: ‘Projectiles’ launched from Gaza Strip; Islamic Jihad claims responsibility

The Israeli army on Sunday said two projectiles were fired towards Israel from the Gaza Strip. Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the rocket launch.“Two projectiles were identified crossing from the central Gaza Strip into Israeli territory. Air raid sirens sounded in the area of Netivot,” the army said, according to AFP. One […]

YouTuber shoots YouTuber: Las Vegas Strip altercation leaves two dead; watch video

A deadly confrontation between two rival YouTubers unfolded live on camera Sunday night, leaving a man and a woman dead near the iconic Bellagio fountains in Las Vegas. Police say the shooting stemmed from a long-running social media feud and was captured on a livestream before the suspect fled, reports BNO news. The suspect, identified […]

Trump can’t strip Foreign Service workers of their collective bargaining rights, judge says

Department of state, US (File Photo: AP) WASHINGTON: A federal judge agreed Wednesday to temporarily block the Trump administration from stripping Foreign Service employees of their collective bargaining rights. US District Judge Paul Friedman granted a federal labour union’s request for a preliminary injunction that, while its lawsuit against the government is pending, stops the […]

‘It’s what they deserve!’: Donald Trump vows to strip Harvard of tax-exempt status

Amid a deepening standoff with Harvard University, US President Donald Trump on Friday announced plans to strip the prestigious Ivy League institution of its tax-exempt status. The move is the latest in a series of actions by the Trump administration against elite universities.“We are going to be taking away Harvard’s Tax Exempt Status. It’s what […]