SEATTLE: Four Democratic-led states will urge a federal judge in Seattle on Thursday to block US President Donald Trump’s administration from enforcing the Republican’s executive order curtailing the right to automatic birthright citizenship in the United States. Senior US District Judge John Coughenour is scheduled to hear arguments on a request by Democratic state attorneys … Read more
Davos/New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh has a huge presence at the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, where the state is looking for potential investors and reaching out to head of states and senior leaders to talk about opportunities in the Indian heartland. Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Singh, who is at Davos, told … Read more
Episcopal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde has defended Tuesday’s National Prayer Service sermon, saying she “was trying to speak a truth that I felt needed to be said.” Ms Budde’s sermon was directed at President Donald Trump and touched on several issues, including immigration and LGBTQ+ rights. “How could it not be politicised? We’re in a … Read more
Washington DC: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday floated ending federal disaster relief and leaving states to fend for themselves during emergencies in his first Oval Office interview since returning to power. With Los Angeles scorched by wildfires and the eastern United States still recovering from two devastating hurricanes, Trump falsely accused the Federal Emergency … Read more
New Delhi: Janet Petro has been appointed as the acting administrator of NASA, the US space agency announced after President Donald Trump took charge this week. Although for an interim period, Petro is the first female to lead NASA. No female has ever led NASA since its inception in 1958. She replaces Bill Nelson, who … Read more
Beijing, China: Donald Trump is back in the White House, promising to use the United States’s vast economic weight to hit back at China for its alleged unfair trade practices and role in the deadly American fentanyl crisis. This week, the mercurial magnate said 10 percent tariffs on all Chinese imports could kick in on … Read more
A Canadian couple had a narrow escape as a meteorite struck outside their house minutes after they stepped out for a walk. The doorbell camera captured the moment. In July last year, Joe Velaidum and his wife, Laura Kelly, got home after walking their dogs. They noticed their brick sidewalk was covered with dusty debris … Read more
San Francisco, US: With the shadow of a tumultuous ban still looming over TikTok in the United States, billionaire Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is offering to pay a large sum of money to popular content creators on the “third party” social media app who join Facebook and Instagram. The company said select creators will get up … Read more
Washington DC: President Donald Trump is considering changing a key U.S. trade benefit to other nations, the “de minimis” exemption on import tariffs, as he accuses China of unfair trade practices and blames it for a crisis over the deadly drug fentanyl. His predecessor Joe Biden, in one of his last acts as president on … Read more
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg announced Thursday that his foundation will step in to fund the UN climate change body after President Donald Trump declared the United States would withdraw from the Paris Agreement for the second time. Bloomberg’s intervention aims to ensure the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) remains fully funded despite the … Read more
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania are celebrating 20 years of marriage. From their first meeting at a New York Fashion Week party in 1998 to their current roles in the White House, their relationship has evolved significantly. To commemorate their anniversary, Trump shared a throwback wedding-day photo on X, writing, “Happy 20th … Read more
Bangkok: Thailand’s historic same-sex marriage equality law came into force on Thursday, making it the first country in Southeast Asia and third territory in Asia after Taiwan and Nepal to legalise marriages of same-sex couples.  Below are key facts about the law and what it means. Who Qualifies? Any LGBTQ couple over 18 years of … Read more