US President Donald Trump rejects Iran’s draft proposal for ceasefire. (AP photo) Iran’s latest response to a US-backed ceasefire proposal demanded sweeping political, military and economic concessions from Washington — including sanctions relief, compensation for war damages, withdrawal of US forces from the region and recognition of Tehran’s authority over the Strait of Hormuz —…
Controversial Singaporean YouTuber Amos Yee was reportedly assaulted outside the Doujima anime convention in Singapore by an 18-year-old dressed as Yuji Itadori. Videos online showed the cosplayer punching and kicking Yee during the altercation. The incident came after convention organisers banned Yee from entering the event. Following the attack, Yee blamed the organisers for escalating…
Candace Owens and Laura Loomer reignited their public feud on X with a series of deeply personal accusations. Loomer accused Owens of living a luxurious lifestyle while falsely claiming financial struggles, while Owens responded with harsh remarks about Loomer’s mental health and public reputation. The argument later escalated when Loomer brought Erika Kirk into the…
Indian-origin scientist Jay Bhattacharya has urged Americans not to panic over the hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship near Spain’s Canary Islands, insisting the situation is “not Covid” and is unlikely to spiral into a large-scale public health crisis.Speaking on CNN’s ‘State of the Union’ on Sunday, the acting Director of the US Centers…
DHAKA: Bangladesh High Court on Sunday rejected a bail petition of Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das as he is being tried by a lower court in connection with a lawyer’s killing in 2024 during clashes in Chittagong after he was denied bail in a sedition case.Das’s lawyer Apurba Kumar Bhattacharya told reporters that two-judge bench…
Baton Rouge, Louisiana: As a child, Leona Tate was one of the “New Orleans Four,” the first Black students to desegregate a public school in the deep South, enduring racial slurs and death threats as armed US Marshals escorted them to class.On Friday, more than six decades later, Tate told Republican state lawmakers that their…
A non-binary transgender Indian and former PhD student, born in Tamil Nadu, has become the first person to be elected as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) despite being a foreign citizen who does not have a permanent visa to live in the UK.Indian national Q Manivannan won the Edinburgh & Lothians East seat…
Israeli forces established a makeshift base using an old airstrip in Iraq’s desert during the war against Iran, two security officials told AFP on Sunday, confirming The Wall Street Journal report.Early in the war, which was ignited by joint US-Israeli attacks on Iran on Feb 28, the troops were detected in the Najaf desert in…
US President Donald Trump’s “Gold Card” visa scheme is struggling to win over the wealthy foreigners it was designed to attract, with several immigration lawyers warning clients to stay away from the programme over legal and financial concerns.According to a Washington Post report, attorneys who advise ultra-wealthy clients say ongoing litigation, tax complications and uncertainty…
Stanley Baldwin (Image: Wikipedia) Some quotes still resonate decades after they were uttered because they deal with ideas that transcend generations. One such statement was made by the former British Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, who once said, “I would rather trust a woman’s instinct than a man’s reason”. Although the quote is short and simple,…