South African president to visit White House amid Afrikaner refugee resettlement controversy
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will visit the White House next week, his office said Thursday, days after the arrival in the U.S. of the first group of White South Africans, having been granted refugee status under a new Trump administration policy. Ramaphosa’s office said the visit will provide a “platform to reset the strategic…
‘Mission could not be accomplished’: What Isro chief said after EOS-09 setback
Isro chairman V Narayanan (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Sunday faced a setback after the launch of Earth Observation Satellite, EOS-09, failed due to a technical anomaly during the third stage of the PSLV-C61 rocket flight. Isro chairman V Narayanan confirmed the issue during a post-launch address to…
Cassie told Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs ‘I’m not a rag doll’ after 2016 hotel assault
NEW YORK (AP) — R&B singer Cassie delved into text messages with her ex-boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs as she resumed testifying in his sex trafficking trial Friday, saying she told him “I’m not a rag doll. I’m somebody’s child” after he beat her at a Los Angeles hotel in 2016. Cassie was back on the…
Trump meets with Syria’s new leader, a former Islamist militant, after announcing sanctions to be lifted
President Trump met Wednesday in Saudi Arabia with Syria’s interim president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, highlighting the stunning reversal in fortunes for a former Islamist militant with ties to al Qaeda who spent years with a U.S. government bounty on his head. Al-Sharaa’s rebel forces led the charge on Damascus last year that toppled the decades-long, iron-fisted…
Diddy faces new rape lawsuit with graphic claims about their alleged encounter
Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing a new civil lawsuit filed by a woman identified as Jane Doe, who alleges the music mogul raped her at his Manhattan apartment in July 2001. The woman claims the assault occurred after the two had socialized multiple times at Diddy’s recording studio, clubs, and restaurants. According to the lawsuit,…
Treasury Secretary Says Walmart's Warnings on Price Increases Are a 'Worst-Case Scenario'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday played down inflation risks from the Trump administration’s tariffs, saying that he spoke to the head of Walmart and the retailer’s warnings of price increases for consumers were simply a “worst case scenario.” As doubts persist about … Source link
Musicians Union Fires Back at Trump’s Taylor Swift, Springsteen Tantrum
“Musicians have the right to freedom of expression, and we stand in solidarity with all our members,” wrote the American Federation of Musicians The American Federation of Musicians (AFM) is standing by its artists. On Friday, the union issued a statement defending Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen after Donald Trump attacked the two stars on…