President-elect Donald Trump aligned himself with tech leaders Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy amid a dispute concerning a visa program to attract skilled workers to the United States. In an interview with the New York Post on Saturday, Trump expressed his longstanding appreciation for H-1B visas, noting that he has employed guest workers through the…
White House spokesman John Kirby reported that the United States has observed “early indications” suggesting that Russia may have played a role in the downing of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane, which crashed on December 25, resulting in the deaths of 38 individuals. Mr. Kirby refrained from providing additional details but informed reporters that the United…
President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on a platform focused on distancing the United States from international conflicts, including the situation in Ukraine, advocating for higher tariffs on foreign trade partners, and emphasizing the need to revitalize domestic manufacturing. Recently, he has indicated a shift towards a more assertive stance in his foreign policy. Initially, he made…
A key figure in the Medellin drug cartel has made his way back to Colombia following a lengthy incarceration of over two decades in the United States for drug trafficking offences. Fabio Ochoa Vasquez, aged 67, was deported by the US government and arrived in Bogota on Monday as a free man. Ochoa emerged as…
On Saturday, the United States announced that it had targeted locations in Yemen‘s rebel-controlled capital following an incident in which a Huthi rebel missile injured individuals in Tel Aviv, Israel‘s commercial centre. A missile strike that injured 16 individuals marks the second attack of its kind within two days.The US Central Command (CENTCOM) reported that…
The US Senate has approved a budget deal to prevent the first federal government shutdown since 2019, following the swift endorsement of the same legislation by the House of Representatives just hours earlier. The budget deal was approved just after the midnight deadline, achieving a significant margin of 85-11. The legislation notably omits President-elect Donald…
The US Supreme Court has decided to consider TikTok’s final legal arguments regarding the potential ban or sale of the platform in the United States. The US government is moving to address concerns regarding the app, citing alleged connections to the Chinese state—claims that TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, have firmly rejected. The Supreme…
The United States has reported that North Korean troops have lost their lives while engaging with Ukrainian forces in the Kursk border region of Russia. The recent reports indicate that these would mark the first casualties since revelations surfaced in October regarding North Korea’s deployment of approximately 10,000 troops to bolster Russia’s military campaign. According…
ABC News has reached a settlement of $15 million (£12 million) with US President-elect Donald Trump in response to a defamation lawsuit. This agreement follows remarks made by the network’s prominent anchor, who inaccurately claimed that Trump had been deemed “liable for rape.” During an interview on March 10 this year, George Stephanopoulos repeatedly questioned…
Khalil Haqqani, the Taliban’s refugee minister, has died following a suicide bombing at his ministry in Kabul. This incident marks the most significant loss for the movement since it regained control of Afghanistan in 2021. According to sources from the interior ministry, six additional individuals lost their lives in the explosion that occurred as Haqqani…
