Trump talking to reporters with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz US President Donald Trump on Tuesday addressed the ongoing escalations in Iran after a joint op with Israel that killed their Supreme Leader Khamenei. Trump claimed that “everything has been knocked out” and that he “might have forced Israel’s hand” as he believed that Iran “would…
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem came under fire for spending over $300 million on three private luxury jets to shuttle her around the world, using funds Congress allocated for border security, according to an Axios report.Russ Vought, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, previously expressed concerns about Noem’s spending on private jets.When…
TOI Correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump on Sunday offered a raft of explanations for launching “Operation Epic Fury,” the devastating air campaign against Iran that killed its supreme leader Ali Khamenei, including one gotcha justification: “I got him before he got me.”In a series of interviews with several USmedia outlets – ten by…
21-year-old Savitha Shan was a superstar student of the University of Texas, set to graduate in May 2026. She was doing two majors, one in Economics and the other in management information systems. But as she was gunned down by a shooter on West Sixth Street in Austin, her ethnicity became the main talking point…
It is a historical twist few would have predicted. A Jewish billionaire born in Cardiff to parents who fled Nazi Germany now says he feels uneasy enough about life in Britain to seek German citizenship. Sir Michael Moritz, one of the UK’s wealthiest businessmen and a veteran Silicon Valley investor, has described Britain as “an…
Israeli security forces detained a CNN Turk reporting team during a live broadcast from Tel Aviv as they covered heightened tensions following an Iranian missile strike on the city. Correspondent Emrah Çakmak and cameraman Halil Kahraman were taken into custody while reporting outside Israel’s Ministry of Defense, a key government building in central Tel Aviv….
A video of a woman complaining that her husband was refused services at a Smoothie King store in Michigan only because he was wearing a Trump hoodie went viral, forcing the company to take immediate action to fire two employees at that particular outlet. But the controversy was far from ending there, as MAGA found…
Masih Alinejad returned to the headlines after posting an emotional video reacting to the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei. “Finally, you’re dead, finally, you’re gone, Ali Khamenei,” she said, her voice breaking. In the same clip, she is seen hugging strangers in New York. For Alinejad, those embraces were not theatrical. They were,…
Ali Khamenei (File photo) For years, Israeli intelligence quietly tracked the movements of Iran’s most powerful man — Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.Now, in one of the most dramatic military operations in recent history, Iran’s Supreme Leader of more than three decades has been killed in coordinated US-Israeli strikes. The mission was ambitious, long in the making…
King Salman bin Abdulaziz/Image: SPA As uncertainty disrupts travel across the region, Saudi Arabia has stepped forward with a large-scale hospitality effort in Makkah. The Makkah Chamber of Commerce has allocated 2,500 fully equipped hotel rooms to host citizens of Gulf Cooperation Council countries stranded at airports across the Kingdom, following a directive from King…
Dubai, Sharjah police issue stern Fireworks law warnings as crackdowns intensify / Image: AI The United Arab Emirates is taking a firm stance against the illegal possession, use and trade of fireworks, warning residents that violations could lead to a minimum Dh100,000 fine and at least one year in jail under federal law. Authorities are…
A 21-year-old Indian-origin honours student, weeks away from graduating and beginning her career, was among three people killed in a mass shooting in Austin, Texas. Savitha Shan, remembered as a high-achieving and deeply involved student, died in an attack that authorities are investigating as a possible act of terrorism.The shooting took place at around 2…
United States troops opened fire on demonstrators angered by the killing of Iran’s long-time Supreme Leader and Shia stalwart Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in American-Israeli strikes, two US officials confirmed to Reuters on Monday. The protesters had stormed the US consulate in Pakistan’s Karachi over the weekend.The incident marks a rare use of force at a…
US President Donald Trump says the strikes on Iran were meant to eliminate a threat, but how he expects the conflict to end remains unclear. After the first round of strikes on Saturday killed Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Trump initially called on Iranians to rise up against their government. Soon after, however, he…
Donald Trump warns if Iran assassinates him, Tehran faces total obliteration in his stark, unprecedented threat The geopolitical shockwaves following the joint US–Israeli strikes on Iran, launched under the name Operation Epic Fury, have extended beyond the battlefield, raising questions about retaliation, succession and presidential security after the confirmed death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah…
A website by the name DraftBarronTrump.com has called for President Donald Trump’s son Barron Trump to join the war in the Middle East after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran and three US service members were killed in the conflict. The satirical website is full of false quotes attributed to President Trump and…
Indian-origin venture capitalist Asha Jadeja Motwani said she spent two hours with President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago the night the president chose to cease all negotiations with Iran and begin the war. “Feeling humbled that we got 2 hours with President Trump in Mar-a-Lago last night. On a night that will change the history of…
In the far northeastern corner of Nebraska lies Monowi, a legally incorporated American village with a distinction unmatched anywhere else in the world. Its population stands at exactly one. The sole resident is Elsie Eiler, who has lived there for decades and today carries the full weight of local government on her shoulders.Monowi is not…
Amid a major social media debate over Dubai NRIs and whether the Indian government should spend money to evacuate those NRIs who slam India, founder Amrit Shenava faced major trolling as he sided with the NRIs and Dubai and said mocking Dubai NRIs does not make any sense as many of these NRIs are second…
In the wake of widespread online claims that Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was depicted by state media as being in “heaven” surrounded by 72 virgins following reports of his death, a viral image has circulated across social platforms.Posts on X and other platforms allege that the image originated from official Iranian outlets and shows…
