A federal judge has just thrown a wrench into the Trump administration’s plan. The plan was to lay off thousands of government workers during the ongoing shutdown. Unions say it is a politically driven downsizing spree. US District Judge Susan Illston sided with two major unions, temporarily blocking layoffs across more than 30 federal agencies.
In Nepal, what began as days of heavy rain has turned into a national tragedy. At least 44 people have been killed and five others are missing after torrential downpours triggered landslides, lightning strikes, and flash floods across the country, officials said. The eastern mountain district of Illam—famous for its tea gardens—was hit hardest. “Whole
After nine months in Taliban custody, an American has finally been freed. But how did it happen — and why was he there in the first place? U.S. officials confirmed on Sunday that Amir Amiry, a U.S. citizen detained in Afghanistan since late last year, was released. This came after delicate negotiations spearheaded by Qatar.
How does a British couple devoted to Afghanistan end up spending eight months in a Taliban prison? That’s the ordeal Peter Reynolds, 80, and his wife Barbie, 76, have just emerged from — thin, frail, but finally free. Married in Kabul in 1970, the couple ran a charitable training programme for nearly two decades in
Gun salutes. Horses. Bagpipes. Britain rolled out the kind of pageantry that could make even a jaded world leader pause. On Wednesday, it was Donald Trump soaking it in at Windsor Castle. Meeting King Charles III for a rare second state visit, the U.S. president was treated to one of the largest military welcomes in
What started as an attempted arrest outside Chicago ended with gunfire, a death, and big questions about immigration enforcement. On Friday, ICE agents tried to detain Silverio Villegas-Gonzales in Franklin Park, a suburb near O’Hare Airport. But officials say the driver suddenly lurched his car toward the arrest team, hitting one officer and dragging him.
Russia has unleashed its heaviest bombardment on Ukraine since the war began — more than 800 drones and missiles pounding cities. The strikes killed four people, including a young mother and her baby, and for the first time, struck Kyiv’s main government building. The devastation has reignited calls for the West to hit Moscow harder.
What starts as a harmless prank shouldn’t end in tragedy. Yet in Houston, an 11-year-old boy’s game of “ding dong ditch” cost him his life. Police say Julian Guzman was ringing doorbells and sprinting away late Saturday night when shots rang out. A bullet struck him in the back. He was rushed to hospital but
Elon Musk has finally made good on his threat — two of his companies, X and xAI, are taking Apple and OpenAI to court. The claim? That the tech giants have teamed up in a way that locks out competitors and tilts the playing field. At the heart of the lawsuit is Apple’s decision to
Donald Trump just dodged what could have been a half-billion-dollar financial hit. A New York appeals court on Thursday threw out the massive $515m civil fraud penalty against him. It called it “excessive” and a violation of the U.S. Constitution’s ban on excessive fines. Remember that staggering judgment from last year? What Was The Case?
Canada’s biggest airline is hitting turbulence — and it’s not in the sky. Air Canada began grounding flights Thursday after its flight attendants’ union dropped a 72-hour strike notice. Translation? If you don’t have a confirmed booking, don’t even bother heading to the airport. The Canadian Union of Public Employees, representing 10,000 attendants, says it
What happens when a country loses more than twice as many people as it gains each year? Japan is finding out. In 2024, the nation saw nearly 1.6 million deaths but only 686,061 births—the lowest since records began in 1899. That’s a net drop of over 900,000 people, the steepest annual decline since 1968. Prime
