US President Donald Trump on Wednesday vowed ‘very threatening’ measures against Antifa and called on right-wing media allies to help identify supporters of the movement, which he has urged the federal government to classify as a “terrorist organization.”“They have been very threatening to people, but we’re going to be very threatening to them, far more […]
Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu (AP) US PresidentDonald Trump recalled his phone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following the announcement of a hostage release and Gaza ceasefire agreement.“I spoke to Bibi Netanyahu just a little while ago,” Trump said in an interview with Fox News. “He called. He said, ‘I can’t believe it. Everybody […]
Overnight, the streets of Gaza erupted in celebration as Trump announced that Israel and Hamas had “signed off” on the first phase of a peace deal, offering a glimmer of hope in the war-ravaged region.Several people came onto the street celebrating the news with laughter and cheers. Several videos are being circulated on social media […]
After US President Donald Trump’s order, some 500 National Guard troops were deployed near Chicago on Wednesday despite objections from the Chicago mayor and Governor JB Pritzker of Illinois, who condemned the militarisation of their city as an unnecessary provocation. Trump, in turn, called for the imprisonment of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Governor Pritzker, […]
Two Pennsylvania State Police troopers were shot Wednesday evening in Franklin County while responding to a call, Gov. Josh Shapiro said.Officials in Harrisburg reported that troopers were dispatched to an incident on I-81 South in Antrim Township around 6.30 pm (local time).State police said the officers exchanged gunfire with suspects, resulting in at least one […]
US President Donald Trump was holding a roundtable with conservative influencers about Antifa on Wednesday when Secretary of State Marco Rubio, standing in the back of the White House’s Blue Room, got his attention.Rubio said he had news for Trump but it would have to wait until after the media left. Then he handed the […]
Why so serious? As China struggles with economic discontent, internet censors are silencing those who voice doubts about work, marriage, or simply sigh too loudly online By Lily KuoChina’s censors are moving to stamp out more than just political dissent online. Now, they are targeting the public mood itself — punishing bloggers and influencers whose […]
The State Department announced on Wednesday the dismissal of a US diplomat due to a romantic relationship he acknowledged having with a Chinese woman purported to have connections to the Chinese Communist Party. This termination is believed to be the first instance of its nature, violating a ban on such relationships introduced late last year […]
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Israel and Hamas had agreed on the first phase of his Gaza peace plan, hailing it as a “historic and unprecedented” step to ending the two-year-old war. “I am very proud to announce that Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the first Phase of our Peace […]
Derrick Groves, the last of 10 inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail nearly five months ago, was captured at a residence in Atlanta on Wednesday, the US marshals service confirmed.Groves, convicted of murdering two men during Mardi Gras 2018, had been on the run since May 16 after breaking out of the Orleans […]
