‘Uncalled for and unsound’: Chicago Mayor hits out at Donald Trump’s threat to send in National Guard; cites crime drop, legal limits

[ad_1] FIle photo: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (Picture credit: AP) Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has pushed back against US President Donald Trump’s threat to deploy the National Guard to the city, calling the plan “uncoordinated, uncalled for and unsound”.Speaking on Friday, Trump described Chicago as “a mess” and singled out Johnson as “an incompetent mayor.” […]

US defence secretary fires DIA chief: General whose Iran strike assessment sparked Trump’s anger; military shake-up continuous

[ad_1] Pete Hegseth (left), Jeffrey Kruse (AP) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired Lt General Jeffrey Kruse as head of the US defense intelligence agency (DIA), following President Donald Trump’s dissatisfaction with the agency’s preliminary assessment of US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, according to AP and other media reports.Kruse’s firing, first reported by The […]

SC greenlights Trump’s NIH cuts: Impacts $783M in DEI grants; critics raise alarm

[ad_1] The US Supreme Court has permitted the Trump administration to proceed with slashing $783 million in research grants awarded by the national institutes of health (NIH), lifting a lower court’s block on the move. The grants were originally aligned with federal diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, reported news agency AP. The 5-4 decision […]

Trump’s $500 million fraud fine axed: NY appeals court cites excessive penalty; injunctions remain intact

[ad_1] Donald Trump (left), Letitia James (TOI) A New York state appeals court on Thursday overturned the more than $500 million civil fraud penalty imposed on US President Donald Trump and his company, ruling that the amount violated the eighth amendment’s ban on excessive fines, reported CNBC.The decision, delivered by the first judicial department of […]

US warships off Venezuela: Navy vessels head to Caribbean in Donald Trump’s push against drug cartels; Maduro deploys 4.5 million militia

[ad_1] The United States is sending an amphibious squadron to the southern Caribbean as part of President Donald Trump’s effort to tackle drug cartels in Latin America, with three warships expected to reach waters off Venezuela by the weekend.According to news agency Reuters, the deployment includes the USS San Antonio, USS Iwo Jima and USS […]

Inside Trump’s Effort on Russia and Ukraine

[ad_1] new video loaded: Inside Trump’s Effort on Russia and Ukraine By Maggie Haberman, Christina Shaman and John Pappas•August 20, 2025 President Trump has repeatedly bent other leaders to his will, simply by refusing to budge. But there is one person who refuses to budge even more than President Trump, and that is Vladimir Putin […]

‘Held Russia in check, ensured peace in Europe’: White House defends Donald Trump’s record; accuses media of undermining peace efforts

[ad_1] File photo: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt (Picture credit: AP) White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday asserted that US President Donald Trump is the only American leader this century to have “held Russia in check and ensured peace in Europe,” while strongly defending his recent efforts to broker an end to […]

Russia-Ukraine War: How Trump’s MAGA allies are reacting to Zelenskyy reset | World News

[ad_1] European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, from left, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Finland’s President Alexander Stubb, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President Donald Trump, France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte pose for a group photo in the Grand Foyer of […]

‘No elections during war’: Donald Trump’s jibe at Zelenskyy over Ukraine polls; jokes about starting a conflict in US | World News

[ad_1] ‘No elections during war’: Donald Trump jibes at Zelenskyy’s remark on holding elections in Ukraine; jokes about starting a conflict to delay polls in US US President Donald Trump turned heads on Monday with a quip about prolonging his time in office, joking that a war could potentially halt the 2028 election. The remark […]

Brazil announces $5.5B package to counter Trump’s tariffs | World News

[ad_1] Brazil announces $5.5B package to counter Trump’s tariffs Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced a plan on Wednesday to support exporters who have been hit by high tariffs of up to 50% imposed by US President Donald Trump on several products from the country.The plan provides credit of 20 billion reais ($5.5 […]