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[ad_1] South African President Cyril Ramaphosa WASHINGTON: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa meets Donald Trump on Wednesday amid tensions over Washington's resettlement of white Afrikaners that the US president claims are the victims of "genocide."The Trump administration's admission of around 50 white South Africans last week -- even as it halts refugee arrivals from most of the rest of the world -- is set to dominate the meeting at the White House.Ramaphosa will be hoping to reset historically low relations with a crucial trading partner but will also confront Trump over what Pretoria says are false claims of persecution.African Nation Openly Blames Pak For Terror Attack, French Delegation Shows Strong Support To IndiaThe South African president will stress to Trump that conspiracies of a "white genocide" in South Africa are "patently false," his spokesman Vincent Magwenya said."We need to reset […]

[ad_1] Donald Trump’s rise from New York real estate notoriety to right-wing demigod has always danced awkwardly alongside celebrity culture. In the 1980s and ’90s, he was the ultimate tabloid mascot—hosting Miss Universe, starring in The Apprentice, and lingering at Manhattan galas he could buy into but never quite belong to.For the cultural elite, Trump was always too loud, too nouveau, too gold-plated. He was the outsider banging on the door, trying to get a table at the grown-up’s club.But when he entered politics, Trump stopped knocking. He kicked the door down and called the room a swamp. His once-insatiable thirst for celebrity validation curdled into something more useful: populist rage. From Hollywood to Spotify playlists, he redrew the map of American elitism—and declared war on it. Pop stars weren’t just entertainers anymore. They were emissaries of the enemy.Taylor Swift: […]

[ad_1] Fire at three storey mansion near Obama's residence A devastating fire engulfed a three-storey historic mansion on Tuesday morning in an affluent Kalorama neighbourhood of northwest Washington, DC, situated near former President Barack Obama's residence.The DC Fire and EMS Department reported that the incident necessitated local evacuations and substantial emergency services. They noted that a separate accidental electrical fire had occurred at the same property on Monday night, as per Fox news.The property, which was vacant and undergoing renovations at the time, was a 1928 English Manor. According to public records, the six-bedroom, 5½-bathroom residence was recently acquired for $8.575 million last month.The initial Monday fire was limited to one floor and required minimal response. However, Tuesday's incident intensified into a two-alarm fire, requiring "defensive operation using large outside streams," as stated by the fire department.The response involved approximately […]

[ad_1] US Secretary of State Marco Rubio US secretary of state Marco Rubio defended President Donald Trump's Ukraine policy, stating that no concessions had been made to Russia.Rubio emphasised that Russian President Vladimir Putin had not received any advantages from the administration's approach."He hasn't gotten a single concession," Rubio said of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Moscow Times reported.The statement came in response to criticism from Senator Jeanne Shaheen, the leading Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.Shaheen argued that Trump's actions since returning to the White House had emboldened Putin's territorial ambitions, providing him additional time to manoeuvre.She further stated that Chinese backing of Russia, combined with Trump's diminished diplomatic leverage, had reduced Putin's motivation to pursue a ceasefire in Ukraine.Addressing the situation, Rubio explained that Trump, who held another telephone conversation with Putin on Monday, was hesitant to implement […]

[ad_1] Darryl Nirenberg (Image Credit: Steptoe website) President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he picked Senate staffer Darryl Nirenberg as the new US ambassador to Romania.In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said that Nirenberg will help the US strengthen ties with Romania, support the Military partnership, and promote and defend America’s Economic and Security Interests abroad."I am pleased to announce that Darryl Nirenberg will serve as the next United States Ambassador to Romania. Darryl has 40 years of Foreign Policy experience, including as Counsel to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee," Trump said. This announcement came after the embassy announced the retirement of US Ambassador to Romania Kathleen Kavalec on Facebook. He currently serves as a partner at Steptoe law firm. Prior to his private sector career, Darryl dedicated 14 years to prominent Senate roles, including his […]

[ad_1] Indian-origin Democrat leader Saikat Chakrabarti said he is in favor of expanding H-1B visa program. Indian-origin Saikat Charabarti who announced his run in the 2026 Democratic primary for California's 11th Congressional District, has recently expressed his opinion in favor of the H-1Bvisa program. He said he thinks the US should have more H-1B visas as he envisions the country as the one that his father came into. "My position on H-1B visas is that I think we should have more immigration.I kind of envision trying to create a country like the one my dad came into where we are recruiting people that come, you know? Where it doesn't look as if we're in zero-sum game when it comes to immigration," the Democrat leader who worked for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders said.But he pitched for reforms in the program […]

[ad_1] Trump unveils his Golden Dome plan which would take estimated three years to be completed. President Donald Trump unveiled the plans for his Golden Dome, partly inspired by Israel's Iron Dome, and announced that the $175 billion project will be operational by the end of his term.The president announced that Space Force General Michael Guetlein will oversee the project. Gen Guetlein is currently vice chief of space operations at Space Force.Speaking in the Oval Office on Tuesday, Trump said the system would consist of "next-generation" technologies across land, sea and space, including space-based sensors and interceptors. Canada wants to be covered but they will have to payTrump said Canada was interested in participating in the dome project. During a visit to Washington earlier this year, then-Canadian defence minister Bill Blair acknowledged that Canada was interested in participating in the […]

[ad_1] Nancy Mace showed her nude photo taken without her consent through secret camera by her ex-fiance. Republican representative Nancy Maceof South Carolina displayed her nude photo during a hearing at House oversight subcommittee hearing on "surveillance in private spaces". "Today I will show my naked body on one of the videos predator and rapist Patrick Bryant took of me and many other women.Without our knowledge. Without our permission. And without our consent," Nancy Mace announced earlier. The Republican leader accused her ex-fiancé Patrick Bryant and three other men of rape, sex trafickking and non-consensually filming sex acts including hers."I speak not just as a lawmaker, but as a survivor. Starting on November 5, 2023, I discovered my former fiancé, Patrick Bryant, had filmed women without their knowledge, without their permission and without their consent. He filmed rape too. He […]

[ad_1] Marco Rubio says US can't accept everyone with a sad story because there are millions. Secretary of State Marco Rubiowas on fire as he was testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee of the State Department's budget proposal, during which he had to comment on the administration's crackdown of immigrants.He said the US can't have its doors open toe everyone who wants to come to the country with their sad stories. No country has an immigration policy to accept everyone and hence those who can be vetted easily will get preference in the US.Democrat senator Chris Van Hollen who went to El Salvador to meet Kilmar Abrego Garcia countered Rubio and said he regrets voting for him as the secretary of state. Rubio fired back and said this is a compliment to him as this proves that he is […]

[ad_1] Diddy's former assistant reveals a shocking Obama link. Sean Diddy's former aide who worked for him from 2007 to 2009 revealed a bizarre fetish of his ex-boss in the court. As it has something to do with a former president, the court asked David James, the ex-aide, to clarify which former president it is."President Obama," James said.James spoke about Diddy's daily drug dosage and dependence on various pills. James told the court that Combs carried 25 to 30 pill bottles in his toiletry bag during hotel stays -- including pills for weight loss, sperm count etc.“There were various pills, but one was in the form of a former president’s face,” James told prosecutor Christy Slavik.“Which former president?” Slavik asked.“President Obama,” James replied.James said he used to book hotel rooms for Diddy under the alias "Frank Black" and did his […]