Yashwi Thakur

[ad_1] File photo: US secretary of state Marco Rubio (Picture credit: AP) A senior bodyguard assigned to US secretary of state Marco Rubio’s security team was arrested in Brussels after a late-night altercation with hotel staff and police. The Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) agent, who served as a shift supervisor, was taken into custody on March 31 after "behaving erratically" at the Hotel Amigo, according to the New York Post.The incident occurred when the veteran agent, part of Rubio’s advance team for his Nato trip, allegedly became irate after hotel staff declined his request to reopen the bar after hours. According to The Brussels Times, the situation escalated when staff attempted to de-escalate tensions and guide him back to his room, prompting the agent to become physically aggressive.Police were called, and the agent reportedly resisted, leading to a physical altercation […]

[ad_1] Trump believes Xi Jinping wants to make a deal with the US but does not know how to get it started, White House said. The White House Tuesday confirmed that President Donald Trump will be incredibly gracious if China reaches out to him over tariffs as he believed that President Xi Jinping wants to make a deal with the US, but he will do what's the best for American interests. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that President Trump believes China wants to make a deal with the United States, and China has to make a deal. "It was a mistake for China to retaliate. When America is punched, it punches back harder. That's why there will be 104% tariffs going into effect on China tonight at midnight but the president believes Xi and China want to make a deal; […]

[ad_1] Usha Vance speaks about racist attacks she faces because of her Indian origin. Second Lady Usha Vance, who was the recently the eye of the storm over her Greenland visit, has spoken out about the attacks that she and Vice President JD Vance receive -- and a majority of it stems from her Indian roots. “Do I think it’s great when people talk about ‘normalizing Indian hate’ or something like that? Absolutely not. I think it’s terrible," Usha Vance said in an interview with The Free Press. ]But Usha said these racist attacks are nothing new. “I think it’s our relationship to this information”—the technology, the screens, the social media—“that is potentially new.”The recent India hate that surrounded JD ad Usha was DOGE staff Marko Elez, who made multiple racist posts in the past. "Normalize Indian hate," one of […]

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump The United States Supreme Court on Tuesday halted a directive requiring the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of federal workers who were dismissed during extensive workforce reductions. The court's intervention came after the administration sought emergency relief from a California federal judge's decision, which mandated the return of 16,000 probationary staff due to improper termination procedures under federal regulations.The Supreme Court's ruling means affected employees across six federal agencies will remain on paid administrative leave for the time being.A separate legal challenge in Maryland led to an additional injunction preventing dismissals at the same six agencies and approximately twelve others. However, this ruling's scope is limited to the 19 states and the District of Columbia that initiated legal proceedings.The Justice Department has launched a distinct appeal against the Maryland ruling. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] World's 'exceptional' heat streak lengthens into March (AFP Image) Global temperatures hovered at historic highs in March, the EU agency that monitors climate change said on Tuesday, prolonging an unprecedented heat streak that has pushed the bounds of scientific explanation. In Europe, it was the hottest March ever recorded by a significant margin, said the Copernicus Climate Change Service. That drove rainfall extremes across a continent warming faster than any other, as planet-heating fossil fuel emissions keep rising.The world meanwhile saw the second-hottest March in the Copernicus dataset, sustaining a near-unbroken spell of record or near-record-breaking temperatures that has persisted since July 2023.Since then, virtually every month has been at least 1.5 degrees Celsius hotter than it was before the industrial revolution, when humans began burning massive amounts of coal, oil and gas.March was 1.6C above pre-industrial times, extending […]

[ad_1] Image credit: Stedsans' website Danish couple, who gained popularity for their "forest resort” in Sweden fled from tax authorities and were traced to Guatemala—leaving behind 158 barrels of human waste, the Guardian reported.Flemming Hansen and Mette Helbæk launched their allegedly eco-conscious retreat, Stedsans, in Halland, southern Sweden, inspired by what they described as a “call of the wild” they experienced while operating a well-known rooftop restaurant in Copenhagen.However, a few months ago, it was revealed that the couple had disappeared, abandoning numerous animals and leaving behind 158 barrels of human waste, according to an investigation by newspapers Dagens Nyheter and Politiken. The probe also uncovered that wastewater had been discharged directly into the surrounding forest.According to staff, several animals—including ducks—died after being left outdoors overnight by the couple, while others were abandoned when the owners disappeared.Stedsans was officially declared […]

[ad_1] Russian state TV reveled that Trump destroyed trust in the economy. Russian state TV cheered for Donald Trump as the president imposed reciprocal tariffs across the world, leading to a global economic meltdown. Russia has been kept out of the list and political scientist Dmitry Kulikov said on a TV program that Trump's tariffs look like the end of the global system that is 50 years old. "This is the Swan Lake; Trump is playing the Black Swan," Kulikov said. “The price of goods will certainly go up in the United States,” Kulikov predicted, according to Daily Beast. “The old political and economic global system is practically dead.”Host Vladimir Solovyov said: “What we’re observing is an event of historic proportions.” Solovyov added that “Trump destroyed the trust” while undermining America’s economy.“In reality, a monument should be erected to him,” […]

[ad_1] Vivek Ramaswamy's faith again came on radar as he posted a photo of taking part in a Christian prayer with pastors in Ohio. An old controversy caught up with Vivek Ramaswamy as he went to meet the pastors in Ohio as part of his governor election campaign in the state. The former co-chief of the Department of Government Efficiency posted a photo of praying along with the pastors and social media users asked whether he has converted to Christianity. "Who are you praying to, Vivek?" one asked. "What god we praying to here. I’m confused," another wrote.A supporting comment read: "Vivek is not Christian, he is loyal to his people, he sees America as a piggy bank, nothing more.""Did you convert?" one asked. "Wait, now you’re pretending to be a Christian?" one said. "You’re not Christian. You worship a […]

[ad_1] Iran, Saudia Arabia and Iraq accounted for 90% of the recorded cases and were responsible for the steep spike. Iran topped the list. It put at least 972 people to death, up from 853 the year before.In Saudi Arabia figures doubled to at least 345 — the most ever recorded for the country by the human rights watchdog Amnesty International. In Iraq, the death penalty was implemented 63 times, almost a quadrupling of numbers in comparison to 2023.Amnesty International, however, named China as the "world's lead executioner" in its annual report, saying that the information available indicated that thousands had been executed there. The country refuses to disclose data. The NGO also suspects North Korea and Vietnam of extensively resorting to the death penalty.The silencing of dissentSaudi Arabia has seen a steep escalation in executions despite Crown Prince Mohammad […]