‘Suffered far too long’: Trump says he’ll sign order to pay DHS employees amid funding deadlock

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he will soon sign an order to ensure that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees who have gone without pay during the ongoing partial government shutdown receive their salaries, as the funding impasse stretched to 48 days.Announcing the move in a social media post, Trump blamed Democrats […]

‘Why am I paying taxes?’ Woman slams government over immigration, says child’s learning suffered due to non-English-speaking students

[ad_1] A woman has sparked debate online after criticising the government over immigration and its impact on public education, saying her child’s learning has suffered in a classroom with a large number of non-English-speaking students. In a video circulating on social media, the woman said, “Why is one of my children in a class where […]

12-day war: Israeli F-15 suffered fuel tank issue while approaching Tehran; nearly aborted mission, report says

[ad_1] Israeli F-15 jets during the recent war with Iran (Israel Defense Forces) An F-15 fighter jet of the Israel Air Force reportedly suffered a fuel tank malfunction which almost forced it to stage an emergency landing, while approaching Tehran during the 12-day war with Iran last month .The F-15 pilot first noticed the issue […]

Operation Midnight Hammer: Tehran confirms nuclear sites suffered ‘serious’ damage; mulls ending IAEA access

[ad_1] File photo: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi (Picture credit: AP) Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, on Thursday publicly admitted that the country’s nuclear sites sustained “significant and serious damages” in last weekend’s US airstrikes on three facilities, the first such official acknowledgement from Tehran. “The losses have not been small, and our facilities have […]

Natanz underground enrichment plant suffered direct impacts, says IAEA

[ad_1] VIENNA: An Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear complex at Natanz directly hit the underground uranium enrichment plant there, the UN nuclear watchdog said Tuesday, revising its assessment after initially reporting it had been hit only indirectly.Since Israel’s launched wide-ranging attacks on Iran on Friday, IAEA has been providing updates on its assessment of the […]

Chiquita fires thousands of striking banana workers in Panama, says it suffered $75 million losses

[ad_1] Representative Image (AI) PANAMA CITY: Banana giant Chiquita Brands has fired its workers in Panama who have been out on strike for more than three weeks as part of nationwide protests against reforms to the social security system, the company said Thursday. Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino had said earlier Thursday that the strike […]