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National Guard troop shot near White House dies; second victim critical, Trump says

US president Donald Trump said on Thursday that Sarah Beckstrom, one of the two National Guard soldiers shot near the White House a day earlier, had died of her injuries. The second soldier, he said, was “fighting for his life”. Trump called Beckstrom a “highly respected, young, magnificent person” and said he learned of her […]

‘You miss all the signs when…’: Kash Patel on how Trump admin granted asylum to shooter Rahmanullah Lakanwal

FBI director Kash Patel sidestepped a crucial question on how DC shooting suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an immigrant from Afghanistan who came to the US in 2021, was granted asylum by the Donald Trump administration in 2025. When Patel was asked whether the authorities missed any signs while granting asylum, Patel did not address the heart […]

Peace plan fine-tuned, will send envoys to Kyiv & Moscow: Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday his plan to end the war in Ukraine has been “fine-tuned” and he’s sending envoy Steve Witkoff to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and army secretary Dan Driscoll to meet with Ukrainian officials. He suggested he could eventually meet with Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, but not […]

‘It’s over’: Last criminal case against Donald Trump dismissed; name cleared in 2020 US elections interference case

A judge in Georgia has dismissed the last pending criminal case against president Donald Trump, ending efforts to charge him for trying to overturn the 2020 election. With this, all three criminal cases filed against him before his re-election have now been taken down. Charges against his co-accused, including Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows, were […]

Shooting near White House: Two National Guard soldiers shot, President Trump briefed

were injured late on Wednesday after a shooting near the White House in Washington DC. Police said the incident happened just a few blocks from the building, close to the intersection of 17th Street Northwest and I Street Northwest, an area that includes the Eisenhower Executive Office Building where many White House staff work. The […]

Amid intense scrutiny of his health, Trump insists never felt better, never worked harder

The TOI Correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump lashed out on Wednesday at the growing scrutiny of his health, asserting that he is in great shape and media reports to the contrary are “purposely negative” hit jobs.The trigger for a blistering presidential reprimand was a NYT story headlined “Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities […]

‘Illegal alien from Brazil’: Karoline Leavitt’s relative detained by ICE; Trump admin targets visa overstays

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt In an interesting turn of events, a relative of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was detained as the Trump administration intensifies immigration enforcement efforts, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to NBC News. Leavitt, a close aide to US President Donald Trump, has previously referred to immigrants […]

‘Will be pleasantly surprised by the actions of President Xi’: Donald Trump confirms China visit; praises ‘great relationship’ with Jinping

Representative image (AI-generated) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he shares a strong personal rapport with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping and added that he plans to travel to Beijing in April next year.Speaking to reporters during a press gaggle aboard Air Force One, Trump referred to his recent outreach to global leaders […]

‘Doing a great job’: White House dismisses reports of Kash Patel’s firing; Trump poses with FBI director to shut down rumour

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday denied a report that president Donald Trump was considering firing FBI Director Kash Patel. Leavitt shared a photo of Trump smiling beside Patel in the Oval Office to counter the report. She wrote on X that she was in the room when the story was published. “This […]

BBC faces UK parliament heat over Trump ‘scandal’

LONDON: The BBC’s chairman acknowledged Monday that it was too slow in responding over a misleading edit of a speech by US President Donald Trump but rejected claims that the broadcaster’s impartiality was being undermined from within its own board.Senior BBC leaders were quizzed by Parliament’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee amid a major crisis […]