The release of the first combined intelligence assessment of the United States is no small thing, given that there is a new administration under an ebullient President, Donald Trump. Add to that the fact that it comes under the leadership of Tulsi Gabbard, only the second…
Tourists Are Cancelling Trips To US. Here’s How This Could Affect Its Economy
Leeds (UK): The United States is one of the top three most visited countries in the world. The big draw cards – cities such as San Francisco, New York and Chicago and national parks such as Yosemite – have attracted international tourists for decades. This combined…
Emojis, Ugly Portraits, Prisons: Another Week In Trumpworld
Washington: Donald Trump may be 78 years old, but he kept up the whirlwind pace of his second term with another week of drama, hot scandal and surprises. Face-Palm Emoji? National Security Advisor Mike Waltz took responsibility for adding a journalist to a chat group of…
Gymgoer Dies Due To Heart Attack, Mother Blames Pre-Workout Drinks
Katie Donnell, a Florida resident who often drank three energy drinks a day and a caffeine supplement before hitting the gym, has died at the young age of 28 from a heart attack. Her devastated mother, Lori Barranon, 63, has now blamed energy drinks for her…
How US Woman Faked Pregnancy To Avoid Extra Baggage Fee On Plane
Airline baggage fees have long been a sore point for travellers, but one passenger took an unconventional approach to bypass them. The passenger pretended to be pregnant. Grace Hale, a 20-year-old from Dallas, Texas, recently pulled off the stunt on a Ryanair flight from England to…
US Babysitter Finds Man Under Bed After Child Complains Of ‘Monster’
Washington: A babysitter trying to reassure a child there was no monster under the bed was horrified to in fact find a man hiding there, police in the US state of Kansas said. The 27-year-old suspect, who previously lived at the address but was barred from…
What Trump Has Tariffed, What May Follow
Washington: From champagne to steel and now cars: it is getting harder to keep up with US President Donald Trump’s growing tariff target list and the retaliatory measures by trade partners. Here is a rundown of what has been implemented, threatened and coming next in an…
US Funding Cut Could Cause ‘Over A Million Deaths’: Vaccine Alliance CEO
Geneva: The United States cutting funding to Gavi, an organisation that provides vaccines to the world’s poorest countries, could result in more than a million deaths and will endanger lives everywhere, the group’s CEO warned on Thursday. The news that Washington is planning to end funding…
Iran Ready For Indirect Talks With US, Says Khamenei’s Aide
Dubai: Kamal Kharrazi, an adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, said on Thursday Tehran has not closed all doors to resolve its disputes with the United States and is ready for indirect negotiations with Washington. Tehran has so far rebuffed US President Donald Trump’s warning to make…
Can The Real BRICS+ Please Stand Up?
When the Trump administration decided that Europe had no place at the table in peace talks with Russia over Ukraine, the continent was left gasping. For decades, Europe had been the junior partner in transatlantic affairs, but never had Washington so bluntly slammed the door in…