The world may finally rest easy as the great escalator mystery behind the United Nations General Assembly — Why the moving staircase stopped as soon as US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump stepped on, has been cracked. Spoiler: it wasn’t sabotage, neither an attempt to assassinate nor to humiliate the US President….
UN escalator stops the momemt Donald Trump and Melania steps on it US President Donald Trump brushed off two mishaps at the United Nations on Tuesday, a stalled escalator and a faulty teleprompter but the White House demanded an investigation, fearing foul play against the US leader.The incident unfolded at UN headquarters in New York…
Donald Trump assassination plotter tries to stab himself in court (Picture credit: AP) Ryan Routh, the man found guilty of plotting to assassinate Donald Trump, attempted to stab himself in the neck with a pen moments after a Florida jury convicted him on all counts. The dramatic incident unfolded in Judge Aileen Cannon’s courtroom on…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the UN Security Council on Tuesday that China has the potential to pressure Russia to end the war, following US calls for Beijing to halt its oil purchases from Moscow.“China is also represented here, a powerful nation on which Russia now depends completely,” Zelensky told the council, noting China’s status…
Errol Musk, 79, the father of tech billionaire Elon Musk, has been accused of sexually abusing five of his children and stepchildren since 1993, according to a report published by The New York Times on Tuesday.Based on personal letters, emails, and interviews with family members, The New York Times reported that Errol Musk, who has…
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday criticized Western nations for recognizing a Palestinian state, arguing the move would reward what he called “horrible atrocities” committed by Hamas.“As if to encourage continued conflict, some of this body is seeking to unilaterally recognize the Palestinian state. The rewards would be too great for Hamas terrorists for their…
US President Donald Trump stated on Tuesday that Nato member nations should shoot down Russian planes that violate their airspace. He made the remarks while meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of a UN summit as tensions over the Ukraine war continue to rise.“Yes, I do,” Trump responded when asked by a reporter…
A Pokémon-themed video released by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), highlighting arrests of immigrants they deemed to be illegal, has gone viral, amassing over 40 million views on X by Tuesday.Posted with the caption “Gotta Catch ’Em All” on Monday, the clip mixes footage of federal law enforcement making arrests on US soil…
Nexstar Media Group, one of the US’s largest broadcast TV station owners, announced it will not air Tuesday’s return of Jimmy Kimmel Live!. The move follows Sinclair, which on Monday also confirmed it would preempt the late-night show in favor of alternative programming.“We made a decision last week to preempt ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ following what…
Kurt Vonnegut was one of the most gifted writers of his generation. So what was his parting advice to writers before his death? “Don’t use semi-colons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites, representing exactly nothing. All they do is suggest you might have gone to college.” The speech delivered at Clowes Hall, Indianapolis in 2007, just two…