Washington DC: US President Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order to “combat antisemitism”. The order asked federal agencies to identify “all civil and criminal authorities” to fight anti-Jewish activities in the United States, specifically by deporting “resident aliens” – such as students with visas – who were found to have broken the law during … Read more
Washington DC: NASA on Wednesday (local time) said it was working with billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX to safely return the astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who are for months struck at International Space Station (ISS), back home “as soon as practical.” The development came a day after US President Donald Trump said that SpaceX … Read more
Washington DC: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) signed the first law of his second administration– the Laken Riley Act. The legislation gives federal authorities broader power to detain and deport immigrants who are in the United States illegally and have been accused of certain crimes, including shoplifting. The President also announced that … Read more
Washington: She’s the face of a Trump-supporting Gen Z movement and the youngest White House press secretary in history. Now Karoline Leavitt is stepping up to the podium for the first time. The 27-year-old is already a polished presence, with her social media profile mixing shots of life as a young working mother with clips … Read more
Newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing to “take back” the Panama Canal, the world’s second busiest interoceanic waterway, spurring concerns that the United States could invade the Central American nation. Donald Trump argues that Panama has broken a pledge of neutrality made when the United States transferred the canal to Panama in 1999, … Read more
Washington: Donald Trump’s White House ordered a pause in all federal grants and loans starting on Tuesday, a sweeping decision that could disrupt education and health care programs, housing assistance, disaster relief and a host of other initiatives that depend on billions of federal dollars. In a memo on Monday, the acting head of the … Read more
Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under the Donald Trump administration 2.0, was reportedly eyeing his office inside the Oval Office, West Wing of the White House. However, US President Donald Trump has clarified that a separate office has been set up for Tesla chief Musk and his team. And it … Read more
Miami, United States: US President Donald Trump once again hinted at the idea of serving a third term, saying he was “not 100 percent sure” he was barred from doing so under the Constitution, which forbids it. Trump has repeatedly alluded to the possibility that he might go beyond the current two-term limit for US … Read more
Washington, United States: The Trump administration urged US Agency for International Development (USAID) workers to join the effort to transform how Washington allocates aid around the world in line with Trump’s “America First” policy. It threatened “disciplinary action” for any staff ignoring the administration’s orders. A sharply-worded memo sent on Saturday to more than 10,000 … Read more
Colombia’s left-wing President Gustavo Petro said Sunday he would not allow US migrant deportation flights access to his country’s airspace. “The United States cannot treat Colombian migrants as criminals. I forbid entry to our territory to US planes carrying Colombian migrants,” Petro wrote on X, adding they would only be accepted once Washington had created … Read more
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to talk to US counterpart Donald Trump but is waiting for signals from Washington first, the Kremlin said on Friday, fuelling expectations the two would be in contact. The Ukraine conflict has plunged relations between the two nuclear powers to their lowest levels since the Cold War, with … Read more
Donald Trump’s verbal threats towards Canada are paying off for one entrepreneur, after the new US president’s belligerent approach gave him an idea. Liam Mooney, founder of an Ottawa-based design firm, made a hat emblazoned with “Canada is Not for Sale” in response to Trump’s tariff threats and suggestions that Canada become the 51st US … Read more