The US aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush arrived at Thailand’s resort island of Phuket on Sunday with about 4,800 personnel aboard, beginning a five-day rest-and-recreation visit after six months supporting US operations
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is set to significantly expand its involvement in the U.S. government’s battle against Mexican drug cartels under President Donald Trump’s administration. As outlined in a detailed report
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In a significant step toward reducing the U.S. military presence in Okinawa, a contingent of 105 U.S. Marines that would have been deployed to the Japanese island before Christmas was instead redirected
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Both the Russian and the US side say that the high level diplomatic meeting held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on the morning of February 17th was successful. Steve Witkoff, who is Trump’s
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Phenix Lumber Co. in Phenix City, Alabama, earned the grim title of the deadliest workplace in America, with the highest rate of fatal workplace incidents per worker from 2019 to 2023, according
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The South is blamed for slavery. One encounters this false association, the product of decades of demonization of the South, everywhere, even in books about the assassination of President McKinley in 1901 in
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The global economy, already facing mounting challenges—ranging from geopolitical tensions to a slowdown in China and the complicated effects of climate change—was dealt another heavy blow this week. President Donald Trump announced
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo In an age where diplomacy is as much about optics as it is about policy, US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung, has taken ‘attachment’ to a
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The US Army has announced an immediate ban on the recruitment of transgender individuals and suspended all sex change-related medical procedures for current service members, following a new directive from the Pentagon.
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Elon Musk’s recent assault on the US government, particularly through his creation of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (Doge), has sparked a wave of intrigue and concern. As reported by Financial
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Conservative author and activist Ashley St. Clair has revealed that tech mogul Elon Musk is the father of her five-month-old child. The announcement, made via a post on X (formerly Twitter) on
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The United States’ gold reserves, famously stored at Fort Knox, have been an enigma for decades. The last official audit took place in 1974, yet much remains shrouded in secrecy. This lack
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Under Donald Trump’s leadership, the United States appears to have set its sights on exerting control over critical global trade routes, aiming to consolidate economic and strategic dominance. By seeking influence over
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s flight to Germany for the Munich Security Conference was abruptly turned around on Thursday night due to a mechanical issue. The Boeing C-32 aircraft, a converted
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The USS Harry S. Truman, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, collided with the merchant vessel Besiktas-M late Wednesday night in the Mediterranean Sea, according to US Navy officials. The incident occurred around 11:46
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by Our Correspondents in Colombo and in Washington DC The outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie J. Chung, is reportedly working behind the scenes to prevent the formation of a parliamentary
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