A Pennsylvania public school teacher has been placed on leave following allegations of referring to a Palestinian American middle school student as an extremist, according to statements from the school district and a Muslim advocacy organization. Human rights advocates report an increase in hate incidents targeting Muslims, Palestinians, and Jews in the United States, coinciding…
President Donald Trump has officially signed an executive order initiating the United States’ withdrawal from the World Health Organisation (WHO). The newly inaugurated US president remarked, “Oooh, that’s a big one,” as he signed the document upon his return to the White House. On his first day in office, he signed a multitude of executive…
TikTok has ceased operations in the United States just hours before implementing a new law prohibiting the platform. A notification displayed on the application for users in the United States indicated that a law prohibiting TikTok has been implemented, stating, “You can’t use TikTok for now.” The video-sharing application was banned due to apprehensions regarding…
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…
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…
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…
Canada has announced plans to introduce comprehensive new security measures at the US border, featuring enhanced surveillance and establishing a collaborative “strike force” to combat transnational organized crime. The commitment comes in response to a warning from President-elect Donald Trump, who has indicated that upon assuming office in January, he may implement a 25% tariff…
Legal experts indicate that the U.S. fraud case involving Indian billionaire Gautam Adani is supported by substantial documentation, which could bolster prosecutors’ efforts. However, the likelihood of the tycoon being extradited to face trial shortly remains low. Last month, federal prosecutors in Brooklyn unveiled an indictment that alleges Adani engaged in bribery of Indian officials…
Authorities have reported the death of a former OpenAI researcher who had become a whistleblower, discovered in an apartment in San Francisco. Authorities found the body of 26-year-old Suchir Balaji on November 26, following a call that prompted police to conduct a welfare check. The San Francisco medical examiner’s office has ruled the death a…
