President Donald Trump announced severe new restrictions on immigration and asylum in the United States hours after taking office Monday, declaring that he will send troops to the US-Mexico border and attempt to end birthright citizenship. Trump declared a national emergency at the southern border and used a careening press conference in the Oval Office…
Russia declared a federal state of emergency on Friday, December 27, 2024, after an oil spill in the Black Sea after an oil tanker split catastrophically in the middle of a fierce winter storm. According to Russian Emergencies Ministry’s head, Alexander Kurenkov, the declaration was made after a safety meeting that day. The incident and…
DENVER: A Colorado man is facing possible bias-motivated charges for allegedly attacking a television news reporter after demanding to know whether he was a citizen, saying “This is Trump’s America now,” according to court documents. Patrick Thomas Egan, 39, was arrested on December 18 in Grand Junction, Colorado, after police say he followed KKCO/KJCT reporter…
NEW DELHI: The Union government on Thursday declared a seven day-day national mourning of Manmohan Singh.According to officials, the Union cabinet will meet at 11 am Friday to pat tributes to the veteran Congress leader. Singh’s last rites will be conducted with full state honours, the officials added.Meanwhile, Congress also announced that all party official…
The US reported its first severe human case of bird flu on Wednesday in a Louisiana resident who is hospitalised in critical condition after suspected contact with an infected backyard flock. California, the most populous state, declared an emergency over the H5N1 virus as it spread more widely in dairy herds and after it has…
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday declared an “emergency martial law” in the country, vowing to eradicate “anti-state” and “pro-North Korean forces” in the country. However, hours later, the South Korean Parliament, also known as the National Assembly, Speaker declared the martial law invalid after lawmakers voted to reject it. The resolution was…
The head of Hezbollah, Naim Qassem, pledged on Friday to coordinate closely with the Lebanese army to implement a ceasefire deal with Israel, which he said his group had agreed to “with heads held high”. It was his first address since a ceasefire came into effect on Wednesday after more than a year of hostilities…
US: President-elect Donald Trump has confirmed plans to declare a national emergency on border security, initiating a military-led mass deportation program targeting undocumented migrants. Immigration hardliners like former ICE chief Tom Homan are central to Trump’s cabinet, with around 20 million families potentially affected by his controversial plans. Critics argue the use of the 1798…