‘He was an FBI informant’: House speaker Johnson defends Trump on Epstein; calls ‘Democrat hoax’ claim misrepresented

US President Donald Trump (AP) US house speaker Mike Johnson defended President Donald Trump’s recent remarks about the Jeffrey Epstein case on Friday, saying the president always took accusations against the convicted sex offender seriously and was actually an “FBI informant.”“He was an FBI informant to try to take this stuff down,” Johnson said. “The…

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‘False villainization’: Hindu American Foundation director speaks up on Peter Navarro’s ‘Brahmin’ attack

Hindu American Foundation director Suhag A Shukla said Peter Navarro’s Brahmin statement was a slur. President Donald Trump’s trade adviser Peter Navarro recently made a snide remark amid the ongoing trade war and said Brahmins are making profits as India continues to buy oil from Russia. A major row broke out over whether he meant…

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‘Alarming tactic’: Scholars urge experts’ group to retract Gaza genocide resolution; hold Hamas responsible

sA group of academics and organisations under the banner Scholars for Truth about Genocide have called on the International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) to retract its resolution accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza.In a letter, the group said, “On behalf of the undersigned individuals and organisations who exist to educate about antisemitism, international law,…

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US vs Seoul? Hundreds of South Koreans detained after Trump admin crackdown at Hyundai factory; ties with ally strained

Federal immigration agents stormed a Hyundai site in Georgia on Thursday in what officials described as the largest single-site enforcement action in US history. Nearly 500 people were detained, most of them South Korean nationals, triggering a furious response from Seoul and raising questions over Washington’s treatment of its closest Asian ally.The timing of the…

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Shabana Mahmood’s anti-India statements go viral as Pak-origin Labor MP becomes UK Home Secretary

Pakistani-origin Shabana Mahmood is now the UK Home Secretary. Shabana Mahmood calls Kashmir ‘India-occupied’, participated in a protest outside the Indian High Commission in London in 2019 against abrogation of Article 370, calling it ‘a betrayal of the people of Kashmir’. These are some of the controversial opinions from her that resurfaced now as the…

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Indian student Abhigyan Patel drowned at Bean Point Beach in Florida, area now marked as ‘no-swim’ zone

20-year-old Indian student Abhigyan Patel drowned off Anna Maria Island, Florida. A 20-year-old Indian student Abhigyan Patel, who vanished over the last weekend, was confirmed to be dead by drowning at Bean Point Beach on Anna Maria Island in Florida. The body was found on Monday, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said, after several local…

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‘Deep negotiations with Hamas’: Donald Trump urges release of Israeli hostages; warns of ‘nasty’ situation if not freed

US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) said that Washington is holding “very deep” negotiations with Hamas and pressed the group to release all hostages being held in Gaza.“We are in very deep negotiation with Hamas,” Trump told reporters. The US President urged Hamas to release all Israeli hostages immediately, cautioning that failure to…

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Tesla’s $1 trillion package for Elon Musk could make him the world’s first trillionaire | World News

Elon Musk could potentially become the world’s first trillionaire under a newly proposed Tesla pay plan, which ties his compensation entirely to ambitious long-term performance milestones. The package, if fully realized, could be worth up to $1 trillion over the next decade, contingent on Tesla achieving unprecedented targets in market capitalization, vehicle deliveries, and robotics…

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‘I’m scared’: US lawmaker Cory Mills’ ex-girlfriend testifies against him; what Lindsey Langston told court

Lindsey Langston(L) testifying against Cory Mills (R) Lindsey Langston, ex-girlfriend of Republican congressman Cory Mills, testified against him in court on Friday, accusing the Florida lawmaker of threatening her safety and reputation by potentially releasing intimate videos of the two. Langston, who is Miss United States and a Republican state committeewoman, is seeking a restraining…

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