Yashwi Thakur

[ad_1] The white pouch in front of Emmanuel Macron that Macron hid seconds later became the object of social media curiosity. A video of French President Emmanuel Macron hiding a white pouch of something went viral with wild claims that it was a cocaine pouch. But French media slammed the social media rumors and called them 'absurd conspiracies'.The video was taken when Macron was on a train heading to Ukraine. But he was not alone; German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer were also there.How did the rumor start?According to a report by Turkiye Today, the rumour started by Russia's foreign ministry. Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova indirectly alleged that Macron, Merz and Starmer shared drugs during their recent visit to Ukraine. The three leaders arrived in Kyiv on Friday to attend a series of high-level […]

[ad_1] US judges are getting unsolicited pizza deliveries since Trump came to power for the second time. Several judges in the US have complained of getting pizzas delivered to their houses and even to their relatives, though they did not place any order for these pizzas. Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI director Kash Patel have been asked to investigate the matter as the judges think these anonymous pizzas delivered are part of a threat that the President Donald Trump administration is giving them. Many of these pizzas were sent to judges who are presiding over cases against the administration. Anonymous pizza delivery only to judges: What is this strange thing happening?According to reports, the deliveries began around late February. In March, the office of the US Marshald for the Southern District of New York sent a memo to some […]

[ad_1] Kash Patel expressed dissatisfaction with Trump's budget for FBI but then backtracked on it. Indian-origin director of the FBI, Kash Patel, who came on the radar for his misuse of FBI jets for personal use, recently showed his independence as he complained that the administration allocated too small a budget for the FBI.Testifying before a House panel on Wednesday, Patel said the FBI needed more than what has been proposed in the budget plan.The White House budget, recently submitted to Congress, would cut FBI funding by around 5 per cent. Patel told members of the House that he would need $1 billion more than what the White House proposed. “In order to achieve the mission of the FBI, if we continue on the current trajectory outlined, we will have to not only eliminate 1,100 vacancies currently at the FBI, […]

[ad_1] Michigan State Representative Joe Tate (Image: X/@JoeTate313) A lawmaker from Detroit is joining the crowded field of Democrats vying for the battleground state's open Senate seat, one of the most critical races as the party aims to regain a majority in the 2026 midterm election. Michigan state Representative Joe Tate launched his campaign Sunday to compete against three other Democrats seeking the seat left open by retiring Democratic US Senator Gary Peters. In an interview with the Associated Press, Tate spoke about his campaign goals and referenced his grandparents, who came to Detroit from Alabama as part of the Great Migration. "I'm running for the US Senate, because I want to continue to keep that promise that my grandparents came up to Michigan for," he said. To become the Democratic nominee, the former marine and NFL football player will […]

[ad_1] Meghan Markle's father has moved out of Mexico and settled in the hot, humid city of Cebu in the Philippines. Meghan Markle's estranged father Thomas Markle Sr is struggling at the age of 80 as the former Hollywood lighting director has moved out of Mexico and stays in a $660 per month high-rise apartment in the Philippines.A photo of him sitting outside a supermarket in his new home appeared raising concerns over the living conditions as Philippines' Cebu is particularly known for its bad weather.Meghan Markle's half-brother Thomas Markle Jr is staying with him in Cebu, and according to the locals, as quoted by UK Mirror, they recently moved to the Philippines and are still struggling to find their feet in the new city. “Thomas and his son only recently moved into the property and they are still finding […]

[ad_1] The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has filed a lawsuit against the German domestic intelligence agency, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), which recently labeled the far-right party as "confirmed right-wing extremist."On Thursday, the BfV complied with the AfD's request to follow a so-called "standstill commitment" (Stillhaltezusage). This means that the agency is putting its official reclassification of the AfD as a right-wing extremist party on hold.AfD leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla celebrated the news as a success.Claim: "This is a first important step toward our exoneration and toward countering the accusation of right-wing extremism," the party said on X. The post added that the BfV has effectively "withdrawn" the party's classification as "confirmed right-wing extremist."DW fact check: False.The classification "confirmed right-wing extremist" was not withdrawn.The AfD, which increased its number of seats to 152 […]

[ad_1] Pope Leo XIV will greet the crowd from the balcony of St Peter's Basilica on Sunday, leading a prayer to the Virgin Mary in his second official public appearance since becoming the leader of the Catholic Church.The noon (1000 GMT) prayer is expected to draw thousands of people anxious for a closer look at the modest pontiff, born Robert Francis Prevost, who before becoming the first pope from the United States spent much of his life as a missionary in Peru. Cardinals chose Leo as the 267th pope at a secret conclave on Thursday, praying he could heal rifts within the Church, renew faith among the world's 1.4 billion Catholics and address a host of modern-day challenges weighing on the more than 2,000-year-old institution.Addressing cardinals on Saturday, the 69-year-old Leo called himself a "humble servant of God... and nothing […]

[ad_1] A Turkish student from Tufts University in Massachusetts — released from a Louisiana immigration detention center, Friday — has returned to Boston and has vowed to continue her case in court.Rumeysa Ozturk, a PhD student, was held for more than six weeks after being arrested by immigration officers close to the university in March.Ozturk had co-authored an open editorial criticizing Tufts' response to student protesters demanding the university "acknowledge the Palestinian genocide," disclose its investments and divest from companies with ties to Israel.Ozturk to continue legal battle"In the last 45 days, I lost both my freedom and also my education during a crucial time for my doctoral studies," she said. "But I am so grateful for all the support, kindness and care."Ozturk said she would continue her case in court saying: "I have faith in the American system of […]

[ad_1] Passenger bus skids off a cliff in Sri Lanka (AP) COLOMBO: A passenger bus skidded off a cliff in Sri Lanka's tea-growing hill country on Sunday, killing 21 people and injuring at least 14 others, an official said. The accident occurred in the early hours of Sunday near the town of Kotmale, about 140 kilometers (86 miles) east of Colombo, the capital, in a mountainous area of central Sri Lanka, police said. Deputy Minister of Transport and Highways Prasanna Gunasena told the media that 21 people died in the accident and 14 others are being treated in hospitals. Local television showed the bus lying overturned at the bottom of a precipice while workers and others helped remove injured people from the rubble. The driver was injured and among those admitted to the hospital for treatment. At the time of […]

[ad_1] French President Emmanuel Macron (Left) & Russian President Vladimir Putin PRZEMYSL: President Vladimir Putin's proposal for direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, after Kyiv and its European allies called for a 30-day ceasefire, is "not enough", French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday. "An unconditional ceasefire is not preceded by negotiations, by definition," Macron told reporters as he stepped off a train in the Polish city of Przemysl on his return from a trip to Ukraine, adding that Putin was "looking for a way out, but he still wants to buy time".Western allies have repeatedly accused Putin of delaying tactics with regards to any potential bid to end the conflict in Ukraine, which has dragged on since February 2022.Asked if this was another such example, Macron replied: "Yes, it is."Macron visited Kyiv on Saturday with the leaders of Germany, […]