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22 Democratic-led states sue over Trump’s birthright citizenship order

January 22, 2025 by Editor Leave a Comment

Lawsuits challenging Trump’s order filed in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Washington state Democratic-led states argue executive order violates U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment Plaintiffs cite U.S. Supreme Court’s 1898 birthright citizenship ruling Democratic-led states and civil rights groups filed a slew of lawsuits challenging U.S. President Donald Trump’s bid to roll back birthright citizenship on Tuesday … [Read more…]

Trump to sign order proclaiming there are only two sexes

January 20, 2025 by Editor Leave a Comment

Donald Trump’s government is set to recognise only two genders, male and female. The move will come as part of a swathe of executive orders the incoming president will sign on his first day back in the White House. It is one of two branded as “common sense” orders and will end all federal funding … [Read more…]

Trump sworn in a second time, says he was ‘saved by God’ to rescue America

January 20, 2025 by Editor Leave a Comment

Donald Trump pledged to rescue America from what he described as years of betrayal and decline in his inaugural address on Monday, prioritizing a crackdown on illegal immigration and portraying himself as a national savior chosen by God. “First, I will declare a national emergency at our southern border,” he said. “All illegal entry will … [Read more…]

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…]