At least 26 people have died as wildfires continue to rage across southeastern South Korea. The fires, which began last Friday, have burned over 88,000 acres, making them the worst on record. Thousands have been evacuated, ancient Buddhist temples have been destroyed, and efforts to contain the flames are being hampered by strong winds. South […]
The United States has pulled back approximately $12 billion in federal COVID-19 immunization funding, the Minneapolis health department announced on Wednesday.HHS confirmed that the funds were primarily utilised for COVID-19 response measures, including testing and vaccination. The department began issuing termination notices on Monday, stating that the pandemic has concluded and further spending on a […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin (File Images) Vladimir Putin will die soon, raging Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said amid the speculation about the Russian President’s deteriorating health.Zelenskyy vowed: “He [Putin] will die soon, and that’s a fact.”with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss peace following Tuesday’s unstable Black Sea ceasefire agreement […]
US homeland security Secretary Kristi Noem (Image Credit: Screenshot/@Sec_Noem) US homeland security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday paid a visit to the high-security El Salvador prison housing Venezuelan detainees, whom the Trump administration claims are gang members, following their deportation from the United States. Her inspection included visits to two crowded cell blocks, the armoury […]
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a 25 per cent tariff on auto imports, a move the White House claims will boost domestic manufacturing but could significantly impact global automakers and trade relations. “This will continue to spur growth. We’ll effectively be charging a 25 per cent tariff,” Trump told reporters.The tariffs, expected to […]
US president Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday, implementing a 25% tariff on all foreign-manufactured automotive vehicles. The tariff will be effective from April 2.“We are going to be very fair… we are going to be nice actually. We have not been treated nicely by other countries, but we are going to be […]
US President Donald Trump and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth US President Donald Trump on Wednesday rejected the allegations regarding the leaked Yemen war plans, terming it a “witch hunt” while supporting his defence secretary Pete Hegseth amidst Democratic demands for resignation.Trump responded after The Atlantic Magazine revealed transcripts of messages which was accidentally shared with […]
US director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, defence secretary Pete Hegseth and national security advisor Mike Waltz The personal information, like mobile numbers, email addresses, and certain passwords of senior US President Donald Trump‘s security advisers, is accessible on the internet, according to a Wednesday report by German news magazine Der Spiegel. After the Signal […]
Mark Carney (Left) and US President Donald Trump (Right) Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday called US President Donald Trump’s auto tariffs a “direct attack” on Canada and said that the trade war is hurting Americans. He also highlighted the adverse effects of the trade dispute on Americans, evidenced by diminishing consumer confidence. Trump […]
Turkish student Rumeysa Ozturk being detained by ICE agents in masks A Turkish doctoral student at Tufts University was detained on Tuesday by the federal immigration agents over her pro-Palestinian activism. In a surveillance video, six immigration agents could be seen in plain clothes and had covered their faces with masks when they came to […]
