File photo: US President Donald Trump and Oregon Governor Tina Kotek (Picture credit: AP) Oregon Governor Tina Kotek said Saturday she directly told US President Donald Trump that Portland does not need federal troops, after he announced plans to send soldiers to “war-ravaged” Portland to protect immigration facilities.“Portland is doing just fine, and I made…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Pic credit: AP) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be asked to make “painful and significant” concessions under a US-backed plan to end the war in Gaza, including allowing the Palestinian Authority to play a central role in governing the enclave, Israeli media reported Saturday.The proposals, revealed by the Times…
File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump is planning to meet with the top four congressional leaders at the White House on Monday, one day before the federal government faces a potential shutdown, a White House official and congressional sources confirmed. According to news agency AP, House Speaker Mike…
Passing boat opens fire at Southport eatery (Picture credit: X) Three people were killed and eight others injured after a shooter opened fire from a passing boat at a popular waterfront restaurant in Southport, North Carolina, on Saturday night, authorities said.According to the New York Post, the incident took place around 9:30 pm (local time)…
TEHRAN: Iran has recalled its ambassadors to France, Britain and Germany, collectively known as the E3, following their launch of a mechanism to reinstate international sanctions on Tehran, the Iranian foreign ministry said on Saturday.In a statement, the ministry condemned E3’s decision to trigger the “snapback” mechanism as “irresponsible,” adding that the ambassadors were summoned…
Donald Trump accuses FBI of lying over agents’ role in January 6 riot (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump on Saturday launched a fresh attack on the FBI, claiming that hundreds of undercover agents were secretly present during the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot — contradicting public statements made by the bureau’s former director…
Slovakia has no plans to quickly abandon Russian oil supplies, President Peter Pellegrini told Trump during talks in New York this week. Trump has been pressing the European Union‘s holdouts – Hungary and Slovakia – to end imports of Russian crude, arguing it would help choke off Moscow’s war funding and push Putin toward peace…
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro shrugged off the Trump administration’s decision to revoke his visa after he participated in a pro-Palestine protest on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York this week.“I no longer have a visa to travel to the US. I don’t care,” Petro said in an X post on Saturday…
During a panel discussion featuring world leaders and philanthropists in New York on Thursday afternoon, Alex Soros said the $23 billion philanthropic organisation he leads would not cave to pressure from President Trump.Soros, the son of billionaire investor and Democratic megadonor George Soros, defiantly told attendees that the organisation had done nothing wrong and would…
NEW YORK: Despite being among one of the world’s worst performers when it comes to democracy, and registering a high number of human rights violation cases, Pakistan’s defence minister Khawaja Asif defended the country’s ‘hybrid model’ of governance where the army and civilian leadership work hand in glove in running the country.He made the remarks…