Jimmy Lai (Image: X/@hkdc_us) Days before winning second presidential elections, Donald Trump vowed to secure the release of 77-year-old jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai. Lai is the outspoken founder of the now-closed Apple Daily which is a strong pro-democratic newspaper known for its sharp criticism of China’s Communist Party which was later forced […]
new video loaded: Fact-Checking Trump on Epstein By Linda Qiu, Claire Hogan, June Kim and Zach Wood•August 14, 2025 For the most part, President Trump has ignored questions about Jeffrey Epstein, a registered sex offender who paid teenage girls for sex. He has brushed off the matter as a “hoax” without elaborating, and he has […]
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (AP image) New Mexico’s Democratic Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday have declared a state of emergency in Rio Arriba County due to rising violence and drug trafficking.This comes two days after President Donald Trump took control of Washington DC’s police force to combat violent crime in the Democrat-run […]
US President Donald Trump on Thursday said that the secondary tariffs imposed on India may have influenced Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to meet him, ahead of their scheduled summit in Alaska on Friday. Trump said the tariffs “probably” played a part in bringing Moscow to the table as he seeks a peace deal in […]
Indian-American venture capitalist says India should be nice to Trump to get tariffs lowered. Indian-origin venture capitalist Asha Jadeja Motwani, who offered to help read US President Donald Trump’s mind as the largest Indian-American donor of the Republican Party, said New Delhi must be nice to Trump if it wants to reduce tariffs. Listing down […]
The world’s superpowers met in 1945 in the Black Sea port of Yalta to divide up Europe after the defeat of Nazi Germany. They drew lines on the map that tore apart countries, effectively delivered Eastern Europe to Soviet occupation and dismembered Poland. And none of those countries were represented. As President Trump prepares to […]
Despite being designated as Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) in 2019, the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) surprisingly evaded being labelled as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTO) until now. However, the US state department’s sudden interest in the rebel group, particularly its subsidiary Majeed Brigade, has raised eyebrows and sparked curiosity about possible motivations.The development comes […]
Melania Trump, Hunter Biden (AP) US First Lady Melania Trump has issued a $1 billion legal notice to Hunter Biden, alleging that he made “false, defamatory, disparaging, and inflammatory statements” about her regarding her connections with the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. She is demanding that he remove the content, retract his statements, and issue a […]
Ivanka Trump with her father, Donald Trump (Instagram: ivankatrump) President Donald Trump reportedly wants his daughter, Ivanka Trump, to participate in planning and organizing an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) cage fight on the White House lawn to commemorate America’s 250th Independence anniversary next year. This comes despite her having stepped back from politics.Since Trump’s reelection […]
Gavin Newsom and Donald Trump (AP images) California Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday in a X post announced that the state will move ahead with drawing new congressional maps, saying the changes could help Democrats regain control of the US House of Representatives and end President Donald Trump’s time in office.In a social media post […]
