When President Donald Trump hosted the board of the Kennedy Center at the White House on Monday night, the adviser he selected to lead the institution, Ric Grenell, spoke briefly of what he characterized as a “fraud” in the way that the finances of the institution were previously handled. But the person who Grenell replaced,…
Cassie Ventura’s mother wasn’t on the stand long Tuesday in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex-trafficking trial, but she certainly offered a damning glimpse of the violent and manipulative, self-described “toxic relationship” her daughter had with Combs for more than a decade – and how costly it was literally and figuratively. Coming into court after the conclusion…
US President Donald Trump has once again claimed that his intervention prevented a potential nuclear clash between India and Pakistan, insisting that his efforts to de-escalate the situation were a “bigger success” than he would ever be credited for. In an interview with a news channel on Friday, Trump reportedly said, “A bigger success than…
In a dramatic shift in Middle East diplomacy, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday met Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh, alongside Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, which marked the first meeting between the two nations’ leaders in 25 years. The high-stakes meeting comes just months after al-Sharaa—once known globally by his jihadi…
China on Tuesday slammed the United States for linking punitive tariffs to the fentanyl crisis, calling it an unjust move that undermines bilateral cooperation and unfairly targets Chinese imports.The Chinese Foreign Ministry stated that the opioid crisis is an internal issue for the US to resolve and urged Washington to engage in constructive dialogue rather than…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed reviving direct peace talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on May 15 “without preconditions,” responding to growing international calls for an immediate, unconditional ceasefire. The offer came shortly after Ukraine and its allies demanded that Moscow agree to a 30-day ceasefire or face intensified sanctions. In comments to reporters early…