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‘Shame on you’: Microsoft’s 50th anniversary event disrupted by pro-Palestinian employee – watch video

Microsoft’s 50th anniversary celebration took an unexpected turn on Friday when two employees staged pro-Palestinian protests during the company’s high-profile event, raising objections to its reported involvement with the Israeli military.The first protest occurred while Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman was presenting updates on the company’s Copilot product and outlining his long-term vision. As he […]

Austin Metcalf: ’He’s a good kid’: Father of Austin Metcalf’s alleged killer says assumptions about his son are wrong

Karmelo Anthony’s (right) father said he’s a good kid and people are making wrong assumptions about him. Amid a raging debate over whether the stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf was a racial attack by Karmelo Anthony, another 17-year-old who did not know Metcalf before and attacked him on the spur of the moment, Anthony’s father […]

US tariffs: Who is Lindsey Graham? The US senator who warned of 100% duty on India, China

US Senator Lindsey Graham recently revealed that US President Donald Trump is planning to introduce steep tariffs on countries that continue to purchase Russian oil, naming India, China, and Brazil as primary targets. In an interview with Fox News, Graham said Trump intends to slap a 100% tariff on oil-related imports from these nations in […]

‘Depriving Gazans of human dignity’: Over 20 nations and EU call for immediate ceasefire, urge political roadmap for lasting peace

A group of 28 countries, along with the EU Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management, has jointly called for an immediate end to the war in Gaza, warning that the humanitarian crisis has reached devastating new levels. The joint statement, shared on the official website of Australian foreign minister Penny Wong, called for an […]

Brazilian judge threatens Bolsonaro over speech shared on social media

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro shows an electronic ankle monitor that the Supreme Court ordered him to wear. (Image: AP) BRASILIA: A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has threatened former president Jair Bolsonaro with imprisonment, arguing that the sharing of a speech of his by online users was a “violation” of a social media ban, according […]

‘Not the flex you think it is’: Kamala Harris mocked after presidential campaign anniversary post; critics call out ‘Biden-erasure’

Image posted by Kamala Harris on X commemorating her presidential campaign launch a year ago Social media erupted with criticism on Monday after former US Vice President Kamala Harris commemorated the anniversary of her presidential campaign launch.Exactly one year ago, on July 21, then-President Joe Biden announced via social media that he would not seek […]

US-Iran strikes: Tehran admits nuclear facilities were ‘seriously damaged’; Trump warns ‘will do it again, if necessary’

Iranian nuclear infrastructure suffered “serious damage” after US missile strikes last month, but the regime has vowed to restart uranium enrichment as soon as its facilities are rebuilt, foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said on Monday. Speaking to Fox News’ Special Report, Araghchi admitted that Tehran’s enrichment programme had been halted after three major sites were […]

Israeli strikes on Gaza, Syria: Trump was ‘caught off guard’; White House says US President quickly called Netanyahu to ‘rectify’ situation

US President Donald Trump was “caught off guard” by Israeli military actions in Syria last week, according to White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt, who confirmed he subsequently discussed the matter with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Israel conducted military operations in Damascus and the Druze-majority city of Sweida, stating their intention was to pressure Syrian forces […]

Houston horror: Chinese woman lured with fake job offer, trafficked and raped; Honduran migrant arrested for holding her captive

A 22-year-old illegal migrant from Honduras has been charged with aggravated kidnapping after allegedly holding a Chinese woman captive for five days, during which he repeatedly assaulted her and deprived her of food and water. Jose Carcamo was arrested on 14 July after police responded to a distress call about a woman screaming for help […]

2016 elections probe: Trump accuses Obama of Russia ‘hoax’; calls it ‘crime of the century’

US President Donald Trump has launched a fresh attack against Barack Obama, accusing the former president of orchestrating the false story that Russia helped Trump win the 2016 election. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said Obama, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden and others were part of what he called “the crime of the century” […]