In the days after President Trump took office, as Elon Musk’s team began pressing for access to the Treasury Department’s payments system, officials repeatedly said that their goal was to undertake a general review of the system. They said they would observe, but not stop money from going out the door. But emails reviewed by…
A teacher in South Africa allegedly cut off a religious thread from the wrist of a Hindu student, triggering condemnation from the community members for the “insensitive and irresponsible” action. The incident took place last week at Drakensburg Secondary School in KwaZulu-Natal province. The South African Hindu Maha Sabha (SAHMS) has called for action by…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice to lead the nation’s health agencies, formally asked the Food and Drug Administration to revoke the authorization of all Covid vaccines during a deadly phase of the pandemic when thousands of Americans were still dying every week. Mr. Kennedy filed a petition with the F.D.A. in…
Italy’s justice minister has requested the revocation of the arrest of an Iranian man sought by the United States for allegedly providing material used in a drone attack that killed three American soldiers, the Italian government announced on Sunday. Mohammad Abedini Najafabadi, 38, was arrested last month in Milan and the U.S. Justice Department had…
NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha on Friday witnessed an interesting role switch with opposition members pressing for normal functioning of the House as BJP MPs vociferously demanded an investigation into the recovery of a wad of Rs 500 notes from the seat of senior Congress MP and leading lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi.As opposition MPs argued that…