Washington: The United States on Thursday sanctioned a China-based oil refinery that purchased Iranian oil worth around $500 million from Huthi-linked ships, as the White House ramps up pressure on Iran. In a statement, the US Treasury Department announced it was sanctioning a “teapot refinery” based in China’s Shandong province which bought Iranian oil worth … Read more
A 36-year-old woman in the US is facing criminal charges for attacking a 14-year-old boy who had allegedly been bullying her son. According to the New York Post, the incident took place on March 6. The woman, identified as Latea Hentz, allegedly barged onto her son’s middle school bus with her teen daughter and beat … Read more
Washington: The US State Department on Wednesday denied that data collected in a government-funded program that helps track thousands of kidnapped Ukrainian children had been deleted, but acknowledged that the effort had been terminated as part of Washington’s sweeping freeze on almost all foreign aid. In a letter addressed to US Secretary of State Marco … Read more
Washington: From erasing the stories of Navajo “code talkers” on the Pentagon website to demolishing a “Black Lives Matter” mural in Washington, President Donald Trump’s assault on diversity across the United States government is dismantling decades of racial justice programs. Delivering on a campaign promise, the Republican billionaire made it one of his first acts … Read more
Billionaire Elon Musk’s auto business Tesla continues to face the brunt of the pushback to his role in US President Donald Trump’s administration and decisions made by his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), including federal budget and job cuts. According to an ABC News report, multiple Tesla vehicles were set on fire and shot at … Read more
A new documentary is causing a stir by asserting the presence of alien life on Earth and claiming a US government effort to hide information on possible extraterrestrial activity. The documentary, ‘The Age of Disclosure’, premiered March 9 at SXSW in Austin, Texas. The film, directed by Dan Farah, features 34 military and intelligence government … Read more
Years ago, I dined at an exotically named restaurant, “1001 Nights,” in St. Petersburg, Russia. There, I met four young students from southern Indian states, all studying medicine. To earn some pocket money, they worked part-time at the restaurant. Curious, I asked if they liked being so far from home, enduring Russia’s unforgiving winters. Their … Read more
During the infamous televised confrontation with Volodymyr Zelensky earlier this month, Donald Trump shouted at the Ukrainian leader saying, “You don’t have any cards.” Trump was right as he also reminded Zelensky that he was losing the war with Russia and wouldn’t survive without US support.Trump briefly withdrew military support and intelligence-sharing from Ukraine, forcing … Read more
At least 16 people were injured when a roof collapsed during a house party in Oakland near the University of Pittsburgh campus on Friday. A video going viral online captured the moment the porch roof ripped off the side of a home. Dozens of people were on the top of the roof when it collapsed … Read more
Kyiv: Ukraine and Russia attacked each other with a barrage of drones on Saturday, with Moscow regaining more of its territory in the Kursk region, as international efforts to end the three-year war between the neighbours intensify. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he has “serious questions” over a US-proposed ceasefire in Ukraine while Donald … Read more
A 31-year-old US woman allegedly stabbed her newborn baby to death with a metal letter opener and then stuffed the body in a garbage bag. Citing an arrest warrant filed in the case, People reported that the woman, identified as An T. Ngo from South Carolina, gave birth to a boy on March 7 in … Read more
Washington: Russia has presented the US with a list of demands for a deal to end its war against Ukraine and reset relations with Washington, according to two people familiar with the matter. It is not clear what exactly Moscow included on its list or whether it is willing to engage in peace talks with … Read more