Trump’s Top Spy Pick Tulsi Gabbard Defends Loyalty

Washington: Tulsi Gabbard told US Senators at a hearing to confirm her as the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) that she has “no love for Assad or Gaddafi or any dictator” as her critics have said, “I just hate al Qaeda.” Gabbard has faced some tough questioning from Senators, both Republicans, who control the US … Read more

Netanyahu Defends “Great Friend” Elon Musk Over Salute Row

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk was being “falsely smeared” in a row over a gesture he made at Donald Trump’s inauguration that critics described as a Nazi salute. “Elon is a great friend of Israel,” Netanyahu posted on X, the social media site owned by Musk. The billionaire, … Read more

Bishop Defends Sermon Aimed At Trump

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