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Sudan’s paramilitary unleashes drones on key targets in Port Sudan, officials say | World News

Sudan’s paramilitary unleashes drones on key targets in Port Sudan, officials say CAIRO: Sudan’s paramilitary unleashed drones on the Red Sea city of Port Sudan early Tuesday, hitting key targets there, including the airport, the port and a hotel, military officials said. The barrage was the second such attack this week on a city that […]

Did Ilhan Omar marry her own brother? Decoding viral MAGA conspiracy theory | World News

Ilhan Omar reacted to a report that confirmed that her second husband Ahmed Elmi is her brother. A resurfaced interview. A MAGA-fuelled conspiracy. A flurry of expletives. And once again, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar finds herself in the middle of America’s ever-churning culture wars.This latest firestorm began with conservative activist Laura Loomer re-posting a 2018 clip […]

Romania’s pro-EU premier announces his resignation | World News

Romania’s pro-EU Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu announces his resignation BUCHAREST: Romania’s pro-EU Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu on Monday announced his resignation, deepening political turmoil a day after a far-right candidate topped the first round of a tense presidential vote rerun.EU critic George Simion topped Sunday’s first round in the EU and Nato member bordering war-torn […]

Upstate New York prison guard pleads guilty to manslaughter in an inmate’s 2024 beating death | World News

Upstate New York prison guard pleads guilty to manslaughter in an inmate’s 2024 beating death (Photo: AP) A correctional officer pleaded guilty to manslaughter Monday in connection with the December death of inmate Robert Brooks, whose brutal beating at the Marcy Correctional Facility was recorded by officers’ body cameras. Christopher Walrath, 36, was one of […]

From Pope to Sith Lord: Donald Trump’s flights of fancy with AI | World News

There’s a warning embedded in the best sci-fi films about humans falling for artificial intelligence: Her, Ex Machina, Blade Runner 2049. The message is always the same—once the fantasy becomes real enough, we don’t just believe it. We fall in love with it. We follow it. We vote for it.But for President Donald J. Trump, […]

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial: How is a jury picked in a high-profile case? | World News

(Picture Courtesy: Facebook) As jury selection begins today in the federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, all eyes are on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, where the first steps of a high-stakes legal process are unfolding.Combs, who has pleaded not guilty to charges […]

Pakistani Grooming Gangs: Why UK Leader of House Lucy Powell is under-fire for ‘dog whistle comment’ | World News

Lucy Powell, the UK’s Leader of the House of Commons, is facing intense backlash after comments she made during a BBC Radio 4 debate appeared to belittle concerns over grooming gangs—an issue that has long scarred British politics and policing.Speaking on the BBC’s Any Questions? programme, Powell reacted to political commentator Tim Montgomerie’s mention of […]

Trump Proposes Reopening Alcatraz Prison: A Controversial Plan to Tackle Violent Crime | World News

US President Donald Trump (AI) NEW YORK: President Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a hard-to-reach California island off San Francisco that has been closed for more than 60 years. In a post on his Truth Social site Sunday evening, Trump wrote that, […]

Maldives president holds record 15-hour press conference | World News

Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu (Photo: PTI) COLOMBO: Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu addressed a press conference for nearly 15 hours, his office said on Sunday, claiming it broke a previous record held by Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky.Muizzu, 46, began the marathon press conference at 10:00 am (0500 GMT) on Saturday, and it continued for 14 hours […]

Japan and China accuse each other of violating airspace around disputed East China Sea islands | World News

TOKYO : Japan and China are accusing each other of violating the airspace around the Japanese-controlled East China Sea islands that Beijing also claims. Japan’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying that it has protested to Beijing after a Chinese helicopter that took off from one of China’s four coast guard boats had entered Japan’s […]