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[ad_1] File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), the company behind US President Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform, has officially launched its mobile and streaming services, Truth Social and Truth+ TV, in Canada and Mexico, marking its first major international expansion.According to Forbes, TMTG CEO Devin Nunes announced on Wednesday that the apps are now available for download across iOS and Android devices, as well as streaming services like Roku, Apple TV, Android TV and Amazon Fire. “Truth Social and Truth+ are now fully open for business in Canada and Mexico,” Nunes said in a statement, adding that the platforms offer “a refuge from Big Tech corporations, monotonous news channels, and woke TV shows and movies”, reported Baystreet.ca.This move comes as Trump pushes ahead with sweeping tariffs on more than 60 countries, […]

[ad_1] File photo: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Picture credit: AP) Tensions between Ukraine and China escalated Wednesday after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed his government had detailed intelligence on more than 150 Chinese nationals fighting as mercenaries for Russia in the ongoing war. China swiftly denied the accusations, calling them “totally unfounded” and warning against misinterpretation of the situation.The allegations follow Zelenskyy’s announcement Tuesday that two Chinese men had been captured on the battlefield fighting alongside Russian forces, a first for Kyiv since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in 2022. On Wednesday, Zelenskyy said Ukraine was willing to exchange the Chinese prisoners for Ukrainian soldiers held by Russia.Without directly accusing the Chinese government of deploying troops, Zelenskyy said Beijing was aware of Russia’s efforts to recruit Chinese fighters through social media and offered to show journalists documents listing passport numbers and […]

[ad_1] Illinois teacher accused of sexual abuse says husband knew about teenager, claims 15-year-old was ‘stalker’ (Picture credit: X) An Illinois teacher is facing charges for sexually abusing a 15-year-old teen, a relationship she later tried to dismiss as nothing more than a behaviour of a “stalker” obsessed with her looks.Christina Formella, 30, who worked as a special education teacher and soccer coach at Downers Grove High School, has been charged with two counts of criminal sexual assault, after prosecutors said she had a months-long relationship with a 15-year-old student that culminated in sex inside a classroom.According to the New York Post, she told police the boy had been stalking her and claimed her husband knew about it, but court records suggest he had no idea what was going on.Formella was arrested earlier this year, but in her interview with […]

[ad_1] File photo: JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon (Picture credit: AP) JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on Wednesday warned that sweeping tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump could push the US economy into a recession and unleash financial instability, as markets reel from the escalating trade war with China.According to Fox Business, Dimon said, “I think probably a recession is a likely outcome,” adding that recent steep market declines are deepening fears. “When you see a 2,000-point decline in the Dow, it sort of feeds on itself... it makes you feel like you’re losing money in your 401(k), you’re losing money in your pension. You’ve got to cut back,” he said.His comments come as China announced an 84% tariff on all US goods, up 50 percentage points from previous levels, in retaliation for Trump’s latest wave of import duties. […]

[ad_1] Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian on Wednesday rejected Ukraine’s allegations of Chinese nationals fighting alongside Russian forces, calling the claims “totally unfounded.” “The Chinese government always asks Chinese citizens to stay away from conflict zones, avoid getting involved in any form of armed conflict, and especially refrain from participating in any party’s military operations,” Lin said, quoted by news agency AP.The Beijing official also reaffirmed China’s stance that it has played a “constructive role in politically resolving the Ukraine crisis.”These comments came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday announced that Kyiv had detained two Chinese citizens in the eastern Donetsk region.He said the two Chinese men were captured by Ukrainian forces in active combat zones and were found with identification documents, bank cards, and personal data confirming who they were.They also discovered information suggesting that there are […]

[ad_1] File photo: Trump assassination suspect Ryan Routh Federal prosecutors have revealed new explosive details in the case against Ryan Routh, the man accused of attempting to assassinate US President Donald Trump at a Florida golf course in September, 2024. In a court filing on Monday, authorities said Routh not only staked out Trump on the green with a semi-automatic rifle but also attempted to acquire military-grade weapons, including an anti-aircraft missile, to shoot down Trump’s plane.According to court documents, Routh tried to purchase a Stinger missile and a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) from someone he believed to be a Ukrainian arms dealer, reported CBS News. In messages exchanged in August 2024, he wrote, “Send me an RPG or Stinger and I will see what we can do.” He also added, “I need equipment so that Trump cannot get elected.”According to […]

[ad_1] Welcome to The Boys: MAGA Edition — where the egos are superhuman, the damage is bipartisan, and the White House operates like a dysfunctional superhero agency caught between late-stage capitalism and raw ideological spite.At the top of this bizarre pantheon is Donald Trump, swaggering around like Homelander in a red tie, convinced the country can be saved by staring into the sun and punching China through a tariff wall. Below him, the cabinet is less a team and more a gang of half-trusted freaks, each convinced they alone have the solution to America’s decline.Elon Musk? He’s Billy Butcher in this narrative — the rogue, the contrarian, the egotist with a cause. Except here, he’s not trying to kill Supes. He’s trying to stop them from nuking the economy. And his latest enemy isn’t a costumed maniac — it’s Peter […]

[ad_1] DUNDALK: For Tony Healy, an Irish whiskey producer in Dundalk, near the UK border with Northern Ireland, US tariffs of 20 percent on EU alcoholic drinks were a huge and unexpected "curve ball"."But it's here now, so we have to deal with it," the 62-year-old told AFP on the factory floor where his "Healy's" family-name whiskey brand is made.Aiming to tap into the large Irish-American diaspora, Healy's Dundalk Bay Brewing Company began exporting to the United States five years ago and was "just breaking in".Now they are faced with working out how to shave the 20 percent tariff from the bottom line."It will make already tight margins even tighter," he said.And with the firm's New York distributor putting things on hold "for a month or two to see what comes now", the picture looks even more uncertain."We don't know […]

[ad_1] President Donald Trump speaks at the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) dinner at the National Building Museum in Washington, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (Pool via AP) At a National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) fundraising event, Donald Trump once again took aim at his favourite target: Joe Biden. Standing before a crowd of GOP loyalists and party donors, the former president delivered a rambling but animated speech that mixed campaign bravado with late-night talk show energy. The headline moment came when Trump launched into a characteristic diatribe about Biden’s mental fitness.“Somebody asked [Biden] which countries are doing well under his administration,” Trump said, pausing for dramatic effect. “He couldn’t name a single one. Not one! What’s the name of our country? He doesn’t know!”The audience erupted with laughter and applause, the kind of performative amusement that has become a hallmark […]

[ad_1] Jair Bolsonaro (AP photo) Who will prove to be the defender of democracy in these trials?In Brazil, supporters of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, who is on trial before the Constitutional Court for an attempted coup, are facing off against the Brazilian judiciary.In France, supporters of the French right-wing populist Marine Le Pen, who was convicted of corruption, are protesting against what they consider a "political verdict".And in South Korea, many people see President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was recently dismissed by South Korea's Constitutional Court, as a "martyr for democracy." Yeol had surprisingly imposed martial law in December 2024 to "protect the country from pro-North Korean anti-state forces."For Brazilian political scientist Carlos Pereira from the University Fundacao Getulio Vargas, the criticism of Brazil's allegedly biased judiciary is actually a sign of its strength. "Those who lose always accuse the judiciary […]