Weather update: IMD issues severe heatwave alert for these 6 states, check state-wise forecast
The Meteorological Department indicates a wet spell with isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall expected to persist over South Peninsular India.
Is Putin’s visit to China a defining step toward shaping a new world order?
Western powers are concerned by the growing economic and strategic alliance between Russia and China. Presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping have met more than 40 times in the last 10 years – signs of what the two leaders call a “no limits” partnership. Putin’s latest visit comes as Russia’s dependence on China has increased Read More
Gunmen kill four, including three Spanish tourists, in central Afghanistan
No group claims responsibility for attack in Bamyan, which official says also injures seven people. Gunmen have killed an Afghan citizen and three foreign tourists in central Afghanistan’s Bamyan province, the Ministry of Interior Affairs says. Four foreign nationals and three Afghans were also injured in the attack on Friday when gunmen opened fire, ministry Read More
International students risk immigration status to engage in Gaza protests
New York, New York – Israel’s war in Gaza is personal for Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil. A 29-year-old Palestinian refugee raised in Syria, Khalil wanted to get involved in the on-campus activism against the war, but he was nervous. Khalil faced a dilemma common to international students: He was in the United States on Read More
Trump speaks in battleground state he vowed to avoid after losing twice
It’s been more than 50 years since a Republican won Minnesota in a presidential election, but former President Trump says he’s got “a really good shot” of breaking the losing streak this November in his 2024 rematch with President Biden. The former president is in the reliably blue state Friday evening to headline the Minnesota Read More
Special Counsel urges judge to reject Hunter Biden’s request to delay tax trial
Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to deny Hunter Biden‘s request to delay his upcoming California tax trial in what is expected to be a busy summer for the president’s son, who also faces a separate criminal trial in Delaware. In his motion, Special Counsel David Weiss said Biden’s attorney, who is representing him in Read More
Mayorkas forced to admit more migrants have crossed US border under Biden than Trump: ‘Several million people’
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Friday admitted that the number of migrants who have crossed the southern border under his watch outpaces that under the Trump administration — but blamed a number of hemispheric factors and a “broken” system for the border crisis. Mayorkas was asked at an event at The Economic Club in Read More
Nathan Wade’s estranged wife says he’s failed to pay spousal support since resigning from Fani Willis’ office
The estranged wife of ex-special prosecutor Nathan Wade said in a Georgia court filing Friday that Wade claims his resignation from his post at the Fulton County District Attorney’s office “constitutes a substantial change in circumstance, rendering him unable to meet his financial obligation” in their divorce proceedings. Wade was hired in 2021 by DA Read More
Austin will now allow homes on smaller lots in bid to fight housing affordability crisis
City leaders and advocates hope the reforms will increase housing supply and bring down costs. Opponents will likely try to reverse the measures.
Photos: Storms toppled transmission towers, downed trees and blew out windows across Houston area
The severe weather caused widespread damage, killed at least four people and left hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses without power.