In a damaging report ahead of the November 5 polls, a special US counsel has said that President Joe Biden “willfully” mishandled classified documents as a private citizen but concluded that it would be difficult to convict him as he comes across as an “elderly man with a poor memory”. The special counsel report said he had kept secret documents...
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internet suspended as Pakistan heads to polls
Pakistani authorities shut mobile internet services across the country as millions headed to the polls on Thursday for an election in which old dynasties are vying for power while the country’s widely popular former leader languishes behind bars and militants ramp up deadly attacks. The much-anticipated vote, already delayed for months, comes as the country of 220 million faces mounting challenges –...
Trump’s failed immunity appeal is still a win for his delay strategy
An appeals court ruled that Mr Trump is not immune from criminal prosecution for acts committed while he was president. The time it took to issue that decision, however, has indefinitely delayed Mr Trump’s federal trial related to the 6 January 2021 attack on the US Capitol. So while Mr Trump did not successfully assert sweeping new presidential powers to...
King Charles III diagnosed with cancer, says Buckingham Palace
The type of cancer has not been revealed – it is not prostate cancer, but was discovered during his recent treatment for an enlarged prostate. The King began “regular treatments” on Monday and will postpone public duties during it, the Palace said. The Monarch, 75, “remains wholly positive about his treatment and looks forward to returning to full public duty...
UK PM Sunak says parents wanted him to speak without an accent
Rishi Sunak, the UK’s Indian-origin Prime Minister, has said that he experienced “racism” when he was a child and his parents sent him for extra drama lessons so that he could “speak properly” without an accent to “fit in”. In 2022, Sunak scripted history when he was appointed by King Charles III as Britain’s first Indian-origin Prime Minister after being...
Joe Biden Retaliates Against Iran With Room For De-Escalation
US strikes on Iran’s militias and proxy forces fulfilled President Joe Biden’s promise to retaliate for the deaths of three US soldiers yet left room for both sides to back away from a high-risk confrontation. The strikes fit with a plan Biden had telegraphed for days: He would inflict pain on Iran for the drone attack on a US base...
Queen Elizabeth’s Custom Range Rover Is Up For Sale, Asking Price Is…
A Range Rover that was once used by UK’s Queen Elizabeth II is up for sale. Bramley Auctioneers have listed the Loire blue Range Rover, complete with ivory leather interior, on their website with the price set at a whopping 224,850 pounds (over 2 crores). The auction house also shared images of the vehicle on Instagram, which showed former US...
US hikes H-1B visa registration fees by a whopping 2050%, netizens call it an attack on legal immigration
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has finalised its revised rates for visa applications and registration fees. The hikes in rates were revealed in a statement by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published Wednesday, January 31. According to the new rule, the H-1B visa registration fees have been increased by a whopping 2050%. Here’s all you need to know about...
Trump Slams Biden’s Palestine Trip as Worst President in History!” on Truth Social
A year after a disastrous train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, caused havoc with toxic chemical spills, President Biden plans a belated visit in February 2024. Former President Trump, expressing his views on Truth Social, criticised Biden’s delayed trip, calling it politically motivated and highlighting the ongoing global crises. Trump’s words: “With the World blowing up around us, with the Middle East on...
Vladimir Putin Claims He Has Made $1 Million In 6 Years As Russia’s President
Vladimir Putin claims he has made less than $1 million as Russian President, a post he has held for the past six years. The revelation was made in financial documents published on Tuesday by Russia’s election authority, according to a Newsweek report. The documents show that Mr Putin made 67.6 million rubles, which is approximately $753,000, between 2018 and 2024. This amount...
Ukraine says two killed in overnight Russian attacks
Ukraine said Tuesday that two people had been killed and at least five more wounded in the latest overnight Russian attacks across the country targeting military and energy infrastructure. Moscow’s army, meanwhile, said its air defences downed 21 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory and the annexed Crimean peninsula, as Kyiv steps up cross border aerial attacks. Kyiv said Russian forces...
Japan’s Moon Lander Regains Power A Week After Successful Lunar Landing
Japan’s Moon lander has resumed operations, the space agency said on Monday, indicating that power had been restored. After it landed on January 20, JAXA had said that problems with the craft’s solar batteries meant they were not generating power. Japan’s Moon lander has resumed operations, the space agency said on Monday, indicating that power had been restored. After it...