Fire at three storey mansion near Obama’s residence A devastating fire engulfed a three-storey historic mansion on Tuesday morning in an affluent Kalorama neighbourhood of northwest Washington, DC, situated near former President Barack Obama’s residence.The DC Fire and EMS Department reported that the incident necessitated local evacuations and substantial emergency services. They noted that a […]
CULIACAN: A pack of veterinarians clambered over hefty metal crates on Tuesday morning, loading them one by one onto a fleet of semi-trucks. Among the cargo: tigers, monkeys, jaguars, elephants and lions – all fleeing the latest wave of cartel violence eclipsing the northern Mexican city of Culiacan. For years, exotic pets of cartel members […]
HONG KONG: Crude prices surged Wednesday following a report that US intelligence suggested Israel was planning a strike on Iranian nuclear facilities, which would send geopolitical tensions into overdrive and fuel regional conflict fears.While safe haven gold pushed almost two percent higher, the news from CNN appeared to be having little detrimental effect on Asian […]
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio US secretary of state Marco Rubio defended President Donald Trump‘s Ukraine policy, stating that no concessions had been made to Russia.Rubio emphasised that Russian President Vladimir Putin had not received any advantages from the administration’s approach.“He hasn’t gotten a single concession,” Rubio said of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Moscow […]
Orleans Justice Center in New Orleans A prison staffer has been arrested after he reportedly admitted to have helped 10 inmates escape a New Orleans jail last week.Also Read | ‘To easy lol’: 10 inmates including murder convicts use blankets to escape through hole in New Orleans jailMaintenance worker Sterling Williams was asked by one […]
Newark Liberty International Airport (File) The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday announced an extension till June of the current flight restrictions at the Newark Liberty International Airport.The curbs have been in effect ever since air traffic controllers first lost their radar and radios briefly last month.“Our goal is to relieve the substantial inconvenience to […]
Darryl Nirenberg (Image Credit: Steptoe website) President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he picked Senate staffer Darryl Nirenberg as the new US ambassador to Romania.In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said that Nirenberg will help the US strengthen ties with Romania, support the Military partnership, and promote and defend America’s Economic […]
Joe Biden’s team clarified on Tuesday the former US president “had never been diagnosed” with prostate cancer before last week.As per a spokesperson, Biden previously had a blood test for prostate cancer 11 years ago.“Prior to Friday, President Biden had never been diagnosed with prostate cancer. His last known PSA (prostate-specific antigen) test was in […]
Trump unveils his Golden Dome plan which would take estimated three years to be completed. President Donald Trump unveiled the plans for his Golden Dome, partly inspired by Israel’s Iron Dome, and announced that the $175 billion project will be operational by the end of his term.The president announced that Space Force General Michael Guetlein […]
Indian-origin Democrat leader Saikat Chakrabarti said he is in favor of expanding H-1B visa program. Indian-origin Saikat Charabarti who announced his run in the 2026 Democratic primary for California’s 11th Congressional District, has recently expressed his opinion in favor of the H-1Bvisa program. He said he thinks the US should have more H-1B visas as […]
