US President Donald Trump has issued a strong warning to Russian President Vladimir Putin, threatening “severe consequences” if Moscow blocks progress toward peace in Ukraine. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Trump indicated that punitive measures, possibly including new economic sanctions, could follow if Friday’s scheduled meeting in Alaska fails to achieve results. However, he stopped...
Updated: Aug 13th, 2025 Grok, the AI chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s company xAI, was briefly taken offline from X on Monday after it claimed that Israel and USA were committing ‘genocide’ in Gaza. Upon being reinstated, the bot turned its criticism towards Musk, accusing him of censorship. The suspension led to conflicting explanations. Grok...
Updated: Aug 13th, 2025 Greece is battling dozens of wildfires across the country, forcing mass evacuations and damaging homes, farmland, and industrial facilities as extreme winds and heat hamper firefighting efforts. 82 wildfires in the past 24 hours, with 23 still active by nightfall Tuesday. Gale-force winds of up to nine on the Beaufort scale...
Amid a growing wave of layoffs in the US tech sector, a viral post on professional networking platform TeamBlind has reignited a contentious debate over the role of H-1B visa holders in the American job market. The US tech industry has already witnessed more than 130,000 layoffs in 2025 alone, with major firms like Amazon,...
A bizarre case of fitness fraud has emerged from eastern China, where a man spent over ₹1 crore (871,000 yuan) on a 300-year gym membership and coaching packages, only to find the gym owner had vanished with his money. The man, identified as Jin, was a long-time customer at Ranyan Gym in Hangzhou’s Binjiang District....
Updated: Aug 13th, 2025 The White House’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs has approved a proposed rule that could change how H-1B visas for specialty occupations are allocated, according to a Bloomberg Law report. The decision suggests the regulation could be released soon for public review. The measure is expected to revive a Trump-era...
Following his declaration of a criminal emergency in Washington, DC, President Donald Trump has ordered the deployment of approximately 800 National Guard personnel to the nation’s capital, according to reports. The move, announced Tuesday, also places the city’s police department under federal control for an initial period of up to 30 days, as permitted by...
In a significant policy expansion, the United Kingdom has added India to its controversial ‘Deport Now, Appeal Later’ programme, which allows foreign nationals convicted of crimes to be deported before completing the appeals process. India is among 15 new countries added to the list, increasing the total from 8 to 23. Under the revised rules,...
Plane crash at Montana airport Four people escaped with minor injuries after a small aircraft crashed at Montana’s Kalispell City Airport on Monday afternoon (local time). According to the Kalispell city government, the incident occurred at around 2.08 pm when the plane, carrying four out-of-state occupants, lost control while attempting to land. The aircraft struck...
US President Donald Trump has extended the trade ceasefire with China for another 90 days, postponing what could have been another escalation in tensions between the world’s largest economies. Announcing the move on his Truth Social account on Monday, Trump said he had signed an executive order for the extension and confirmed that “I have...