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Donald Trump & Energy Secretary Chris Wright (File photos) US President Donald Trump has ordered fresh tests of the American nuclear weapons system, sparking questions on whether the United States is preparing to resume nuclear explosions after more than three decades. The announcement was made on social media last week and followed by remarks ahead…

It is an open secret that countries spy on each other. That’s probably why world leaders almost never talk about espionage in public. But over the weekend, it was the punchline of a joke between China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, and President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea.The joke revolved around two cellphones Xi gave…

US President Donald Trump on Sunday said that Chinese President Xi Jinping and the people in China knew the “consequences” if they attacked Taiwan. Trump returned to the CBS ’60 Minutes’ interview, revealing some explosive details from his latest Asia visit, specifically about his meeting with Xi. While dodging the question whether US military will…

Under-construction Murugan temple in Carolina became the new target of Hindu hate on social media. After Texas’ Hanuman Statue, Ganesh Chaturthi procession drew anti-Hindu hatred on social media, now a planned Murugan temple in Carolina is at the center of a fresh Hinduphobic attack. According to the website of the temple, the project, conceived in…

Kash Patel called Alexis Wilkins a true patriot shutting down trolls. FBI director Kash Patel put out a statement amid the new allegations against him that he went to attend his girlfriend’s performance in Pennsylvania on a $60 million FBI jet. FBI directors are not allowed to travel on any commercial plane and are supposed…

Canada ministers condemned the SFJ protest in which a placard had minister Anita Anand’s face merging with that of Indira Gandhi and two turbaned individuals pointing their guns at her. Canadian foreign minister Anita Anand’s photo was merged into a photo of former Indian PM Indira Gandhi and two turbaned individuals — part of the…

Usha Vance made it clear earlier that though they have decided to raise their children as Christians, she did not intend to convert. The Hindu-Christian row triggered by Vice President JD Vance refuses to die down as commentators unravel several aspects of what he said about his religion and his wife’s religion, and then what…

It was a typical Saturday Night Live moment until it wasn’t. During this week’s Weekend Update, Colin Jost shocked viewers with a controversial joke about Donald Trump’s Halloween video, turning light political satire into one of the edgiest moments of the season. The segment featured a clip of President Trump and First Lady Melania walking…

In most parts of the world, red is the colour of revolution — socialism, labour movements, and left-wing politics. From the Bolshevik flag to Britain’s Labour rose, red has long been the hue of the Left. Yet in the United States, it’s the conservative Republican Party that’s bathed in crimson. How did that happen? The…

Kash Patel fired a senior FBI official amid row over his flying to his girlfriend’s performance on a $60m FBI jet. FBI director Kash Patel apparently grew angry over the official whose one of the jobs was to supervise FBI’s aviation units — after his latest visit to his girlfriend Alexis Wilkins’ performance in Pennsylvania…