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Decoding Donald Trump’s new official portrait [See Inauguration Day Schedule for Trump’s 2025 Presidential Swearing-in Today]

January 20, 2025 by Editor Leave a Comment

Serious. Ominous. A “message picture”. Those are some of the descriptions of Donald Trump’s newest official portrait, captured by his chief photographer, Daniel Torok. In the photo, the president-elect wears a stern expression, eyebrow cocked. “The official portrait of the president is the most printed, most seen image of the president, ever,” former White House photographer Eric … [Read more…]

Trump gets no jail time or penalties in sentence for hush money conviction

January 10, 2025 by Editor Leave a Comment

Judge Juan Merchan has sentenced Donald Trump to unconditional discharge. “The only lawful sentence that permits entry of a judgment or conviction without encroaching upon the highest office of the land is an unconditional discharge,” Merchan told Trump. The sentencing, which was expected, means Trump will remain a felon but faces no jail time, penalties … [Read more…]

6.8 Magnitude Himalayan Earthquake Claims 53 Lives

January 7, 2025 by Editor Leave a Comment

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the northern foothills of the Himalayas near Tibet’s sacred city of Tingri on Tuesday morning, killing at least 53 people and injuring 62, according to Chinese authorities. The earthquake, with its epicentre in Tingri, a rural county that serves as the northern gateway to the Everest region, occurred at 9:05 … [Read more…]

BREAKING: Justin Trudeau Resigns As Canada’s Prime Minister

January 6, 2025 by Editor Leave a Comment

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation on Monday, saying he will leave office as soon as the ruling Liberal party chooses a new leader after months of slumping polls and internal division. “I intend to resign as party leader, as prime minister, after the party selects its next leader,” Trudeau, who has been … [Read more…]

Jimmy Carter, oldest of all US presidents, dies aged 100

December 30, 2024 by Editor Leave a Comment

…President Biden, President-elect Trump, other US ex presidents pour tributes Former US President Jimmy Carter has died aged 100, the centre he founded has confirmed. The former peanut farmer lived longer than any president in history and celebrated his 100th birthday in October. The Carter Center, which advocates for democracy and human rights around the … [Read more…]

South Korea: More Than 120 Die in Plane Crash

December 29, 2024 by Editor Leave a Comment

At least 124 people have been confirmed dead after a Jeju Air flight crashed while attempting to land at Muan International Airport early Sunday morning. The Boeing 737-800, carrying 181 passengers and six crew members, was en route from Bangkok, Thailand, when it veered off the runway and collided with a wall before bursting into … [Read more…]

France: Macron names veteran centrist ally Bayrou as prime minister

December 13, 2024 by Editor Leave a Comment

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named Francois Bayrou his third prime minister of 2024, tasking the veteran centrist with steering the country out of its second major political crisis in the last six months. The priority for Bayrou, a close Macron ally, will be passing a special law to roll over the 2024 budget, … [Read more…]

Israel says US-Brokered Ceasefire with Hezbollah Violated, Fires on South Lebanon

November 28, 2024 by Editor Leave a Comment

…Ceasefire after more than a year of fighting …Tank fire hits 3 Lebanese towns one day after truce Israeli tank fire hit six areas in southern Lebanon on Thursday and the Israeli military said its ceasefire with Hezbollah was breached after what it called suspects, some in vehicles, arrived at several areas in the southern … [Read more…]

US-Brokered Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire comes into effect

November 27, 2024 by Editor Leave a Comment

Israel issued evacuation orders for parts of Beirut four hours before the ceasefire deadline, striking around an hour before. Hezbollah also fired drones into Israel in the hours before fighting stopped. Within minutes of the ceasefire starting, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) warned residents of southern Lebanon against “heading towards the villages that the IDF … [Read more…]

Biden, Trump to Meet at White House Ahead of Trump’s Return as President

November 10, 2024 by Editor Leave a Comment

President Biden is set to meet President-elect Trump at the White House, pledging an orderly transfer of power. President Joe Biden will meet with President-elect, Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday after the US leader pledged an orderly transfer of power back to the Republican he beat in elections just four years ago. … [Read more…]

Israel says it launched ‘targeted’ air strikes on Iran

October 26, 2024 by Editor Leave a Comment

Israel says it has conducted air strikes against Iran, with its military saying it hit sites in several areas of the country early on Saturday. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Israeli aircraft struck military facilities including air defence batteries and missile manufacturing facilities used to produce weapons, adding that the strikes would provide the … [Read more…]

Putin plays host to 36 world leaders at BRICS summit in Russia

October 22, 2024 by Editor Leave a Comment

The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, ostracised by the west and labeled a potential war criminal by the International criminal court, has played host to 36 world leaders from nations including China, India and Iran as part of a summit of the Brics group designed to display Moscow as anything but isolated. It was unclear if the … [Read more…]