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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued what he called a “last warning” to Hamas to release all remaining hostages held in Gaza, directing a sharply worded message after the White House confirmed that he had recently dispatched an envoy for unprecedented direct talks with the militant group. In a statement on his Truth Social platform soon after meeting at the White House with eight former hostages, Trump added that he was “sending Israel everything it needs to finish the job.”“Release all of the Hostages now, not later, and immediately return all of the dead bodies of the people…
Indian cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir© AFP There has been a lot of chatter over the ‘hybrid’ nature of Champions Trophy 2025 and whether that handed India “unfair advantage” in their campaign. India played all of their matches in Dubai after they refused to travel to Pakistan due to political tensions. However, head coach Gautam Gambhir had a sharp retort to the comments and even went on to call the critics “perpetual cribbers”. However, the South Africa media has taken aim at the former India opener and criticised his “cringeworthy arrogance” while stating that even if India…
‘Lavanado’ spotted spinning as Kilauea volcano erupts in HawaiiThe latest eruption of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii brought more than tall bursts of fiery red lava and billowing smoke: A so-called “lavanado” was spotted spinning inside the crater.March 6, 2025 Source link
Mangaluru: In the wake of the soaring temperature, the district health and family welfare department convened a meeting with representatives of educational institutions at the Govt Lady Goschen Hospital auditorium on Tuesday. The meeting was attended by representatives from medical colleges, nursing colleges, the department of public instruction, pre-university education department, degree colleges, technical engineering colleges, and the social welfare department.The meeting focused on the precautionary measures that educational institutions need to take during the summer season. Attendees were briefed on the risks of infectious diseases that spread through contaminated food and water, including Hepatitis A and B, diarrhoea, typhoid…
A yearslong legal battle over the right to an emergency abortion in Idaho has been abruptly upended now that President Donald Trump has moved to drop the high-profile case. Under the Biden administration, the Justice Department had argued that emergency-room doctors treating pregnant women had to provide terminations if it was needed to save their lives or to avoid serious health consequences. Yet a little more than a month after taking over the White House, Trump’s decision to abandon the legal fight signals how the Republican administration plans on interpreting federal law designed to protect urgent care when up against…
FIFA on Wednesday announced it will pay total prize money of one billion dollars to participants in the Club World Cup taking place in the United States this year. The figure is significantly more than the prize money offered for either the last men’s or women’s World Cups. World football’s governing body has given few details about the funding of the first edition of the 32-team tournament that will take place every four years but it has signed up a broadcaster and major sponsors in recent weeks. In a statement confirming the prize money on offer, FIFA said it expected to generate $2 billion in…
President Donald Trump is expected to take the extraordinary step this week of directing his secretary of education to dissolve the U.S. Department of Education by executive order, according to sources familiar with a draft.A draft of the executive order calls on Education Secretary Linda McMahon to facilitate a department closure by taking all necessary steps “permitted by law,” the sources said.Linda McMahon testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on her nomination to be Education Secretary at Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 13, 2025.Tierney L. Cross/ReutersHowever, such a move would require congressional approval; any proposed legislation…
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian has joined billionaire Frank McCourt’s bid to acquire TikTok as a strategic adviser. McCourt’s internet advocacy organization, Project Liberty, announced this week that the Ohanian, an investor married to tennis star Serena Williams, had joined a consortium called “The People’s Bid for TikTok”. “I’m officially now one of the people trying to buy TikTok US — and bring it on-chain,” Ohanian said in a series of posts made Tuesday on X, referencing a decentralized, blockchain-based platform that Project Liberty says it will leverage to provide users more control over their online data. If successful in its…
WASHINGTON — The House is expected to vote on censuring an unrepentant Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, on Thursday for his outburst during President Donald Trump’s address to Congress.House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., had Green removed from the chamber during the early moments of Trump’s speech Tuesday night. The Houston lawmaker stood and shouted at Trump after the president said the Nov. 5 election had delivered a mandate not seen for many decades.“You have no mandate,” Green said, refusing an order from Johnson to “take your seat, sir!”Republicans moved swiftly to rebuke Green with a censure resolution that officially registers the…
File image of Gianni Infantino© AFP The 2026 World Cup final in New Jersey will make history by having a Super Bowl-style half-time show, world football chief Gianni Infantino said Wednesday. Coldplay band members Chris Martin and Phil Harvey will determine the artists who will perform, FIFA president Infantino said. “I can confirm the first-ever half-time show at a FIFA World Cup final in New York/New Jersey,” Infantino wrote on Instagram. “This will be a historic moment for the FIFA World Cup and a show befitting the biggest sporting event in the world.” Infantino revealed the decision following…