Sri Lanka extended power cuts for a third day on Thursday as it scrambled to restore its national grid to full capacity after a monkey triggered a widespread blackout over the weekend that disrupted supply…
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Thailand receives 260 victims of human trafficking from Myanmar, mostly Ethiopians, army says
by adminThailand has received 260 human trafficking victims, more than half of them Ethiopians, from Myanmar, its army said on Thursday, in a massive repatriation that comes amid a mounting crackdown on scam centers operating along…
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The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman was involved in a collision with a merchant ship near Egypt in the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday night, a Navy spokesperson said Thursday. It’s not clear what…
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‘Truly providential’: Trump made promise to Marc Fogel’s mother moments before Butler assassination attempt
by adminPresident Donald Trump met with Marc Fogel’s mother on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania, and vowed to bring her son home if elected, just before an assassination attempt nearly took his life. Rep. Mark…
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‘Make NATO great again’: Hegseth pushes European allies to step up defense efforts
by adminSecretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said that as the U.S. aims to ‘revive the warrior ethos,’ European members of NATO also should follow suit and bolster defense efforts. ‘NATO should pursue these goals as well,’…
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President Donald Trump floated a joint meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, claiming he wants all countries to move toward denuclearization. Trump on Thursday told reporters he plans to advance…
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Mexican president signals possible lawsuit against Google over Gulf of America name change
by adminMexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday her government was deciding whether to initiate a lawsuit against Google for renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America on Google Maps. ‘We are going to wait.…
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Europe must invoke ‘snapback’ sanctions on Iran, US lawmakers say, as Trump resumes ‘maximum pressure’
by adminEurope must reinstate harsh United Nations sanctions on Iran, U.S. lawmakers insisted in a new resolution that accused Tehran of repeated violations of the 2015 nuclear deal brokered by the Obama administration. The bipartisan…
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Indian Prime Minister Modi takes page from Trump, says ‘make India great again,’ or ‘MIGA’
by adminIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a page from President Donald Trump’s playbook during a joint press conference Thursday, saying he wants to make India great again, or ‘MIGA.’ Modi met with Trump at the…
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Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern of Massachusetts blasted Elon Musk on Wednesday and argued that his DOGE efforts are undermining the ‘values’ of the United States, and promised to ‘fight’ against them. Elon Musk has probably…