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June 17, 2025 12:19 PM

Trump says his G7 summit departure not linked to any Israel-Iran ceasefire offer

Donald Trump said late on Monday his early departure from the Group of Seven nations summit has "nothing to do with" working on a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, refuting comments by French President Emmanuel Macron who said the U.S. president made a ceasefire proposal. Macron "mistakenly said that I left the G7 Summit, in Canada, to go back to D.C. to work on a 'cease fire' between Israel and Iran," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform as he left the G7 summit in Canada to return to Was...

June 15, 2025 12:28 PM

Iran would face US might ‘at levels never seen before’ if it attacks US: Trump

President Donald Trump said early on Sunday that if Iran attacks the United States in any way, it would face the might of the U.S. military "at levels never seen before." Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform that the U.S. had nothing to do with an attack on Iran overnight and that "we can easily get a deal done between Iran and Israel, and end this bloody conflict!!!" More to follow. (Reuters)...

June 16, 2025 8:21 AM

International Yoga Day set to rekindle the true spirit of yoga in New York

In a world increasingly obsessed with external forms of wellness, a profound initiative is set to remind us of yoga’s inner essence in the US, as cities globally prepare to celebrate the International Day of Yoga (IDY) on June 21. ‘The Spirit of Yoga’, a special International Day of Yoga celebration, is being co-hosted by the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual Organization at the serene Global Harmony House in Great Neck on Long Island on June 22, the organisers said in a statement on Sunday....

June 16, 2025 8:22 AM

U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks Cancelled Amid Escalating Tensions, Says Oman

The sixth round of nuclear negotiations between the United States and Iran, scheduled for Sunday in Muscat, has been cancelled, Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi confirmed on Saturday. Oman, which has been acting as a mediator, announced the cancellation following Israel’s sweeping air offensive against Iran on Friday that targeted nuclear facilities and killed several senior commanders and scientists. The talks, aimed at resolving longstanding concerns over Iran’s nuclear programme, we...

June 15, 2025 9:51 AM

After day of nationwide protests, Trump’s military parade rolls through D.C.

President Donald Trump's long-sought military parade rolled though the streets of downtown Washington on Saturday, but the celebration of the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary was marred by a day of violence and discord. In the hours before the parade began, hundreds of thousands of Americans marched and rallied in streets in cities from New York to Chicago to Los Angeles, protesting Trump's actions while in office, in the largest such actions since his return to power in January. Earlier in the d...

June 13, 2025 9:17 AM

Trump can keep National Guard deployed to Los Angeles for now, appeals court rules

A U.S. appeals court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump to maintain his deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles amid protests over stepped-up immigration enforcement, temporarily pausing a lower court's ruling blocking the mobilization. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' decision does not mean that the court will ultimately agree with Trump, but it means he will maintain command of the guard for now. Earlier on Thursday, San Francisco-based U.S. District Judge Charles Br...

June 12, 2025 2:19 PM

US Begins Evacuating Staff from Middle East Amid Escalating Tensions with Iran

The United States has begun evacuating non-essential personnel from its diplomatic missions and military bases in the Middle East amid rising tensions with Iran and stalled nuclear negotiations, the State Department and the Department of Defense confirmed on Wednesday. The US Embassy in Baghdad is at the center of the drawdown, with the State Department authorizing the departure of staff not deemed critical to ongoing operations. In parallel, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has permitted t...

June 12, 2025 10:35 AM

UN to vote on resolution demanding immediate Gaza ceasefire

The United Nations General Assembly will vote on Thursday on a draft resolution that demands an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in the war in Gaza after the United States vetoed a similar effort in the Security Council last week. The 193-member General Assembly is likely to adopt the text with overwhelming support, diplomats say, despite Israel lobbying countries this week against taking part in what it called a "politically-motivated, counter-productive charade." General Asse...

June 10, 2025 9:30 AM

15 states sue over Trump move to return seized rapid-fire devices for guns

Fifteen Democratic-led U.S. states filed a lawsuit on Monday seeking to block Republican President Donald Trump's administration from returning thousands of previously seized devices that can be used to convert semiautomatic rifles into weapons that can shoot as quickly as machine guns. The states filed the lawsuit in federal court in Baltimore in the wake of the administration's May 16 settlement that resolved litigation involving a ban on certain "forced-reset triggers" imposed by the governm...

June 9, 2025 10:27 AM

Political divide widens as Trump deploys National Guard to Los Angeles

Republicans and Democrats traded barbs on Sunday after President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard to Los Angeles amid massive protests against increasing and divisive immigration raids. "Important to remember that Trump isn't trying to heal or keep the peace. He is looking to inflame and divide," Democratic Senator Chris Murphy said in one of the most direct rebukes. "His movement doesn't believe in democracy or protest - and if they get a chance to end the rule of law they will take i...