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HHS Layoffs: Robert F Kennedy Jr cuts 10,000 health jobs amid measles outbreak | World News

[ad_1] Robert F Kennedy (NYT file photo) US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr on Thursday unveiled plans to cut a quarter of his department’s workforce as part of broad restructuring under his “Make America Healthy Again” initiative.The move, which aims to prioritise chronic disease prevention, will eliminate 10,000 positions, reducing the department of health […]

Are ChatGPT style Ghibli portraits bad for us? | World News

[ad_1] What does Donald Trump being shot at have in common with Shah Rukh Khan spreading his arms wide in a mustard field? What unites a lone protester at Tiananmen Square and a wedding in Kolkata? They have all been turned into Ghibli portraits—at least for a moment.Yes, that Ghibli. The hand-drawn dreamscape of Hayao […]

Solar eclipse to occur on March 29, 2025: How to watch partial solar eclipse in the US; check best viewing times and locations | World News

[ad_1] Skywatchers and astronomy enthusiasts are in for a spectacular celestial event as a partial solar eclipse is set to occur on March 29, 2025. This breathtaking phenomenon will follow a total lunar eclipse that took place just weeks earlier, adding to the excitement for stargazers. The eclipse will be particularly visible across parts of […]

‘Walked into his girlfriend’s building’: How Mike Walz, JD Vance celebrated demise of Houthi commander in leaked war chat | World News

[ad_1] Walked into his girlfriend’s building… Late Friday, a senior Houthi military official believed to be the group’s top missile commander was killed in a US airstrike in Sana’a, Yemen. The strike, confirmed by multiple US officials in internal communications, came after the individual was positively identified entering a residential building reportedly linked to his […]

California Couple Deported After 35 Years: ‘Treated as Criminals’ | World News

[ad_1] Gladys Gonzalez and Nelson Gonzalez have been living in the United States for nearly four decades, after arriving from Colombia in 1989. The couple settled in California, raised three daughters, leading Bible studies at church and volunteering at food pantries during the Covid-19 pandemic.However on 21 February, their American dream came to an abrupt […]

Zelenskyy’s last-minute choice of ‘wrong gift’ instead of world championship belt led to Oval Office spat

[ad_1] Zelenskyy showed Trump gruesome photos of Ukrainian prisoners of war instead of handing him the gift that he brought. In an interview with Time Magazine, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy revealed that he had brought the heavyweight boxing championship bet won by Oleksandr Usyk to the White House and planned to gift it to President […]

Leaked Signal War Chat: The full list of participants in ‘Houthi PC small group’ including JD Vance, Pete Hegseth | World News

[ad_1] President Donald Trump, left, and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth listen during an event in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP/PTI) In an extraordinary breach of national-security protocol, top officials from the Trump administration planned and debated a military strike on Yemen using the encrypted messaging app Signal—accidentally including a […]

Who is American journalist Masih Alinejad? Why is Iran targeting her like Salman Rushdie? | World News

[ad_1] US convicts two men for assassination attempt on Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad Masih Alinejad, like Salman Rushdie before her, is a stark reminder of how far authoritarian regimes will go to silence dissent. Both have lived under the threat of assassination for expressing ideas that challenge theocratic power. While Rushdie faced a fatwa over […]

Indian-origin FBI chief Kash Patel shares article on how Hindu upbringing shaped his worldview | World News

[ad_1] Kashyap “Kash” Patel, the Indian-origin lawyer and recently appointed FBI Director under Donald Trump, has publicly embraced his cultural roots, sharing an article on social media that highlights how his Hindu upbringing has shaped his worldview, values, and leadership style. The post, which has since gone viral among Indian-American and pro-MAGA circles, provides a […]

Ukraine was once the world’s 3rd largest nuclear power on Earth—here’s why it gave them up | World News

[ad_1] Ukraine, after the fall of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, was left with one of the world’s largest nuclear stockpiles. The third-largest nuclear power, it inherited around 5,000 nuclear weapons, including intercontinental missiles that could deliver thermonuclear warheads. After having this powerful arsenal, Ukraine took the unprecedented step of relinquishing its nuclear […]