White House press secretary Katie Zacharia has acknowledged that she failed the California bar exam after previously telling reporters she had passed one when she moved to China, prompting renewed scrutiny of
Lindsay Mills, the wife of former US National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden, has officially applied for Russian citizenship, as confirmed by her lawyer Anatoly Kucherena. Mills, who has lived in
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Upon taking office for his second term, President Donald Trump wasted no time in issuing a series of executive orders that could significantly alter the course of science and research in the
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On the first day of his second term, President Trump revoked U.S. Secret Service protection for John Bolton, his former national security adviser. Bolton had been granted security in 2021 by President
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In a sweeping move to reshape the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Trump administration has reassigned several top career officials in key divisions, signaling a sharp shift in focus toward immigration enforcement
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A new decree regulating polygamy among Jakarta’s male civil servants has ignited widespread criticism from human rights and gender equality advocates, who argue that it perpetuates discrimination and harms women. Issued on
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The Catholic Church has reaffirmed its long-standing position prohibiting homosexual men from joining the priesthood, with Archbishop Paolo Pezzi of the Archdiocese of the Mother of God in Moscow dismissing recent media
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Tech billionaire Elon Musk has sparked widespread condemnation after appearing to raise his right arm in what resembled a “Roman salute” during remarks at a rally celebrating President Donald Trump’s inauguration. The
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Tanzania has confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in the northwest Kagera region, President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced during a press conference in Dodoma on Monday. The announcement was made
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India’s government is taking proactive steps to address the concerns of the Trump administration regarding illegal immigration, signaling its willingness to cooperate and avert a potential trade conflict. As reported by Bloomberg,
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Donald Trump has signed an executive order to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO), accusing the agency of mishandling the Covid-19 pandemic and other international health crises. The
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Khalida Jarrar, a prominent Palestinian leader, has been freed after enduring years of persecution and detention in Israeli prisons. Her liberation, part of a significant prisoner exchange following Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, marks
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The Netherlands has secured a significant $175 million defense contract with Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems, despite growing domestic opposition and an ongoing court-imposed ban on the export of F-35 parts to
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Pope Francis has strongly criticized U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed plans for mass deportations, calling them a “disgrace” in an interview on the Italian talk show Che Tempo Che Fa on Sunday.
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A fresh dispute has erupted over the origins of the ancient bronze statue known as Victorious Youth, currently housed at the Getty Villa Museum in Los Angeles, with Italian cultural authorities now
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The iconic image of sheep-dotted hills across New Zealand is fading as the country’s sheep population plummets to its lowest levels in over 170 years. With just over four sheep per person—down
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