Friedrich Merz (Photo: X) If all goes to plan, Friedrich Merz will become the Federal Republic‘s 10th chancellor on May 6. The two remaining hurdles appear to be formalities: On Monday, his conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) will convene for a special party conference to approve the coalition contract with the center-left Social Democratic Party […]
MADRID: Lights flickered back to life in Spain and Portugal early Tuesday after a massive blackout hit the Iberian peninsula stranding passengers in trains and hundreds of elevators while millions saw phone and internet coverage die.More than 80 per cent of Spain’s national electricity supply had been restored by early Tuesday, the REE power operator […]
TORONTO: Canadians voted on Monday on whether to back their new Prime Minister, Mark Carney, and extend his Liberal Party’s decade in power or hand control to the Conservatives and their populist leader, Pierre Poilievre. But the election was also a referendum on someone who isn’t even Canadian: Donald Trump. The US President trolled Canadians […]
Donald Trump says in his second term, he runs the world apart from the US. President Donald Trump said his second term is different from the first one, as now he has both the country and the world to run. “The first time, I had two things to do — run the country and survive; […]
A number of individuals were hurt in a spectacular crash Sunday when a boat rammed into a ferry near Clearwater’s Memorial Causeway Bridge, fleeing the area before authorities arrived, officials reported. The accident, which was met with a mass casualty response, occurred as the ferry was transporting over 40 passengers.The Clearwater Police Department confirmed the […]
Once upon a time, the story of the Indian-American in politics was simple: work hard, succeed quietly, maybe send a polite donation to a senator’s re-election campaign, and otherwise stay away from the blood sport of American democracy.That time is now dead.A new generation, born of internet activism, technocratic ambition, and entrepreneurial audacity, is elbowing […]
At what was to be a somber goodbye for Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday, a style controversy hijacked part of the attention and it involved President Donald Trump, Prince William, and an ocean of blue suit-wearing men.Trump, who prides himself on his own personal style, wore a blue suit, a light blue […]
Weeks after enjoying a surprisingly gracious dinner with Donald Trump, comedian Bill Maher unleashed a scathing critique of the President, accusing him of “flirting with authoritarianism” and warning that dictator jokes don’t remain jokes for long.“Trump is the only president when you’re relieved when he doesn’t keep his campaign promises,” Maher joked, drawing a big […]
(AP photo) VATICAN CITY: Presidents, royalty and simple mourners bade farewell to Pope Francis on Saturday at a solemn funeral ceremony, where a cardinal appealed for the pontiff’s legacy of caring for migrants, the downtrodden and the environment to be kept alive. US President Donald Trump, who had clashed with the pope on those issues, […]
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