Idaho shooting: Chilling audio reveals chaos as two firefighters killed; ‘everybody’s shot up here’

A procession from Kootenai Health headed to Spokane after firefighters were killed on Sunday (Image credit: AP) An audio clip is circulating on social media, providing chilling details of the attack near Canfield Mountain in northern Idaho, United States. The clip posted on Ready Breaking contains radio traffic in which an officer confirms there is […]

Trump’s tariffs: Why Canadians are saying ‘elbows up’ — this time with a hint of sarcasm

What began as a symbol of protest against President Donald Trump’s tariffs has now taken on an air of irony, as Canada resumed trade talks with the US and Prime Minister Mark Carney announced his government had “rescinded its plan to tax American technology firms.”Several Canadians expressed their disappointment over social media with some calling […]

China to resume some Japanese seafood imports after Fukushima ban

BEIJING: China has lifted a ban on seafood imports from most regions of Japan, partially mending a years long dispute over Tokyo’s handling of nuclear wastewater.China and Japan are key trading partners, but increased friction over territorial rivalries and military spending has frayed ties in recent years.Japan’s brutal occupation of parts of China before and […]

Who is Thom Tillis? Republican senator who opposed Donald Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’; and then decided to leave Congress

Senator Thom Tillis, a Republican from North Carolina, announced on Sunday that he would not seek re-election in 2026, a decision that came shortly after he publicly opposed Donald Trump-backed ‘Big Beautiful Bill’.He warned that the legislation would harm North Carolinians by slashing funding for Medicaid and vital health services. In his statement, Tillis lamented […]

Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 jolts Afghanistan

KABUL: An earthquake of 4.9 magnitude jolted Afghanistan on Sunday, a statement by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said.As per the NCS, the earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10km, making it susceptible to aftershocks.In a post on x, the NCS said, “EQ of M: 4.9, On: 30/06/2025 08:02:35 IST, Lat: 36.77 N, […]

‘Don’t go too crazy!’ Trump warns ‘cost-cutting’ Republicans as debate for big bill continues, says ‘you still have to get reelected’

US President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump warned ‘cost-cutting’ Republicans as the debate is underway in the Senate , wrestling over the administration’s Big Beautiful bill. “For all cost cutting Republicans, of which I am one, REMEMBER, you still have to get reelected,” he wrote. “Don’t go too crazy! We will make it all […]

Iran-Israel conflict: Iran’s top clerics issue ‘fatwa’ against Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu; calls them ‘warlords’

US President Donald Trump and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu – File Image Iran’s leading Shiite religious authority issued a “fatwa” against US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday.Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi’s fatwa, a religious decree, like one issued against prize-winning author Salman Rushdie, calls on Muslims to bring down […]

A jury is deciding the fate of an Australian woman accused of 3 murders by mushroom poisoning

The accused – Erin Patterson, (image credit: AP) MORWELL: A jury in Australia began deliberations Monday in the triple murder trial of Erin Patterson, accused of killing her estranged husband’s relatives by deliberately serving them poisonous mushrooms for lunch. Three of Patterson’s four lunch guests, her parents in law, Don and Gail Patterson, and Gail’s […]

Trump’s ‘Beautiful’ effect? Thom Tillis exits from Congress; what this reveals about fate of GOP moderates

Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina announced Sunday that he would not seek re-election in 2026, a day after voting against the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ backed by US President Donald Trump. The 64-year-old is the latest in a series of Senate moderates to step aside in recent years.“In Washington over the last few years, it’s […]

‘To call balls and strikes’: After opposing ‘big beautiful bill’, Senator Thom Tillis says won’t run for reelection; Donald Trump says ‘great news’

US Republican Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina announced on Sunday that he will not run for reelection next year. The announcement came a day after he opposed US President Donald Trump’s tax and spending proposal, which includes cuts to health care programs, and after Trump publicly attacked him for voting “no” to advance his […]