From Iran deal ultimatum to Ebola preparedness: Key takeaways from Donald Trump’s cabinet meeting

From Iran deal ultimatum to Ebola preparedness: Key takeaways from Donald Trump’s cabinet meeting

US President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting US President Donald Trump on Wednesday held an expansive Cabinet meeting at the White House, addressing issues ranging from ongoing negotiations with Iran and tensions in the Strait of Hormuz to Ebola preparedness, immigration detention protests and domestic anti-fraud initiatives.Trump said talks with Tehran were progressing…

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Matthew Perry’s assistant Kenneth Iwamasa sentenced to 41 months for supplying ketamine linked to actor’s death

Matthew Perry’s assistant Kenneth Iwamasa sentenced to 41 months for supplying ketamine linked to actor’s death

The live-in assistant of actor Matthew Perry has been sentenced to 41 months in prison for his role in supplying ketamine that contributed to the star’s fatal overdose in 2023, bringing a major chapter of the case to a close.60-year-old Kenneth Iwamasa pleaded guilty in August 2024 to conspiracy to distribute ketamine resulting in death….

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‘Wicked lie’: Sikh man’s racism claims challenged in Southampton kirpan murder trial over killing of 18-year-old student

‘Wicked lie’: Sikh man’s racism claims challenged in Southampton kirpan murder trial over killing of 18-year-old student

18-year-old Henry Nowak was stabbed 5 times A jury is now deciding the case of a Sikh man accused of murdering 18-year-old Henry Nowak after a late-night confrontation in Southampton last year.Vickrum Digwa denies charges of murder, manslaughter and carrying a knife in public. His mother, Kiran Kaur, has denied assisting an offender.Jurors at Southampton…

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Elon Musk’s ex-girlfriend Ashley St Clair claims she was offered ‘enough money equal to GDP of small nation’ to not expose MAGA

Elon Musk’s ex-girlfriend Ashley St Clair claims she was offered ‘enough money equal to GDP of small nation’ to not expose MAGA

Former MAGA influencer and Elon Musk associate Ashley St Clair has made a series of explosive claims about the US political right, saying she was offered large sums of money to stay silent and alleging that parts of the MAGA movement operate through coordinated private group chats involving senior political figures.In an interview with journalist…

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Quote of the day by George Washington: “Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be…”

Quote of the day by George Washington: “Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be…”

George Washington (Image: Wikipedia) Some advice survives because it sounds grand and dramatic. Other advice survives because people keep running into it in real life. This quote associated with George Washington feels closer to the second kind. It does not try to impress anyone with complicated language. It simply says something that many people eventually…

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Meet Hana Khider: The woman leading an all-female team clearing ISIS landmines in Iraq where one wrong move means death | World News

Meet Hana Khider: The woman leading an all-female team clearing ISIS landmines in Iraq where one wrong move means death | World News

In northern Iraq, Hana Khider walks through ruined buildings and empty fields searching for hidden explosives left behind by ISIS. The Yazidi deminer leads an all-female team clearing landmines and booby traps from villages destroyed during the war. Every mission carries enormous risk, as even a single mistake can trigger a deadly explosion. Khider’s work…

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UK heatwave turns deadly: 9 die in separate water incidents over Bank Holiday weekend, urgent warning issued

UK heatwave turns deadly: 9 die in separate water incidents over Bank Holiday weekend, urgent warning issued

At least nine people, most of them teenagers and children, have died in separate water-related incidents across the UK during the recent heatwave and Bank Holiday weekend, according to a BBC report. The deaths have triggered urgent warnings from water safety experts, who are calling for immediate action to educate young people about the dangers…

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Who is Pia Dandiya? Indian-American educator who taught in Delhi slums now running for Congress in Florida

Who is Pia Dandiya? Indian-American educator who taught in Delhi slums now running for Congress in Florida

Indian-American educator and policy professional Pia Dandiya has shifted her US Congressional campaign to Florida’s newly redrawn 22nd District, moving from her earlier bid in the 21st District as she enters a closely watched open race in the state, according to the American Bazaar.Dandiya is a former high school principal and technology manager. She is…

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Balen Shah’s two-month report card: Why Nepal’s Gen Z hero is under fire already

Balen Shah’s two-month report card: Why Nepal’s Gen Z hero is under fire already

Two months into office, Nepal’s Gen Z icon and Prime Minister Balendra Shah, popularly known as Balen, is already facing questions over whether his ambitious reform agenda is slipping behind schedule, with a government tracker showing multiple key promises marked “overdue” and early signs of political and administrative strain emerging inside his administration.The pressure has…

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Drunk illegal immigrant driving on wrong side kills 4 people in deadly highway crash in Oklahoma; may face deportation

Drunk illegal immigrant driving on wrong side kills 4 people in deadly highway crash in Oklahoma; may face deportation

An illegal migrant has been charged with killing four young people after driving the wrong way under the influence (DUI) on an Oklahoma highway.The suspect wasidentified by police as 27-year-old Michael Rosario-Cruz. He was released from hospital and booked into the Canadian County Jail on multiple charges, including four counts of second-degree murder, DUI causing…

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Row over Sabeer Bhatia saying India should ‘appreciate every chapter of its history’, Sridhar Vembu responds

Row over Sabeer Bhatia saying India should ‘appreciate every chapter of its history’, Sridhar Vembu responds

Sabeer Bhatia (Left) Sridhar Vembu (Right) An online fight between two billionaires over how India should view its past has stirred a row on social media, with Indian-origin tech entrepreneurs Sabeer Bhatia and Sridhar Vembu clashing after Vembu compared Bhatia’s remarks to asking Jews to “appreciate” the Holocaust.The row began after Bhatia, the Indian-American co-founder…

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Inside America’s hidden cave city where hundreds of children and families live off-grid inside sandstone cliffs | World News

Inside America’s hidden cave city where hundreds of children and families live off-grid inside sandstone cliffs | World News

Deep in Utah’s desert near Moab lies one of America’s strangest hidden communities. Known as Rockland Ranch, or “The Rock”, the settlement is home to dozens of families living inside cave-like homes carved into sandstone cliffs. The homes were blasted into the mountainside with dynamite during the 1970s. Over time, the isolated religious community grew…

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Indian-Americans condemn Trump’s ‘racist’ post targeting Indians, Chinese: ‘Sends a dangerous message’

Indian-Americans condemn Trump’s ‘racist’ post targeting Indians, Chinese: ‘Sends a dangerous message’

Raja Krishnamoorthi and Pramila Jayapal Indian-American lawmakers and advocacy groups have criticised US President Donald Trump after he shared a social media post that used derogatory language about Indians and Chinese people, calling it racist and dangerous at a time of rising anti-Asian hate in USThe backlash followed the introduction of a House resolution by…

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Quote of the day by Plato: “The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is…” | World News

Quote of the day by Plato: “The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is…” | World News

Some quotes survive because they sound wise. Others survive because they create a small moment of discomfort. They stay in people’s minds because they touch something that still feels real long after the world around them changes. This line linked to Plato belongs in that second category. It does not sound gentle or reassuring. It…

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