Category: World

A mass shooting at a mall in Waterbury, Connecticut on Tuesday, May 27, led to at least five people being shot. The gunman is at large, authorities said, according to the New York Post. The shooting took place after an argument escalated into a violent outburst from the shooter.  Connecticut mall shooting leaves several injured: What we know so […]

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Canada could join his proposed “Golden Dome” missile defense system for free — but only if it becomes part of the United States. Donald Trump had earlier also said that Canada was interested in joining the Golden Dome missile defense system. (Reuters) Otherwise it would cost Canada $61 billion to […]

Emmanuel Macron will seek to deepen trade and defence ties on a visit to Indonesia Wednesday, the second leg of a three-country Southeast Asia tour promoting France as a balancing power between the US and China. Macron in Indonesia seeks to deepen trade, defence ties The French president will be received by Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto […]

Harvard students protested Tuesday after the US government said it intends to cancel all remaining financial contracts with the university, President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to force the prestigious institution to submit to unprecedented oversight. Harvard students march after Trump seeks to cut remaining contracts Hundreds of students gathered to oppose Trump’s widening offensive, including Tuesday’s […]

NEW YORK — A New York City drug dealer who admitted providing the fentanyl-laced heroin that killed a prominent transgender activist was sentenced Tuesday to 19 years in federal prison, prosecutors said. Dealer gets 19 years in prison for providing drugs that killed prominent NYC transgender activist Michael Kuilan, 45, of Brooklyn, was also ordered to […]

A new, highly infectious strain of Covid-19 has been detected in the United States, including in New York City, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed. The new NB.1.81 variant led to a spike in hospitalizations in China before being detected in the US. NB.1.81 Covid variant spreads to US: What are the symptoms and should […]

UNITED NATIONS — The world’s nations are gathering in France next month to tackle what the United Nations calls a global emergency facing the world’s oceans as they confront rising temperatures, plastic pollution choking marine life, and relentless overexploitation of fish and other resources. World’s nations to gather in France to tackle what UN says is […]

First Lady Melania Trump on Tuesday dismissed growing online speculation that her son Barron had applied to Harvard University and was rejected. First Lady Melania Trump refuted claims on social media that her son Barron applied to Harvard and was rejected.(REUTERS) The rumour had gained traction on social media, fueled in part by ongoing tensions between […]

May 28, 2025 03:39 AM IST The bill drew fire from app store operators such as Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Apple, which have argued that the legislation threatens the privacy of all users. Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed an online child safety bill, bucking a lobbying push from big tech companies that included a personal phone […]

By Joe Skipper and Joey Roulette SpaceX hoping for clean Starship test flight after two explosive failures STARBASE, Texas – Starship, the futuristic SpaceX rocket vehicle on which Elon Musk’s ambitions for multiplanetary travel are riding, stood poised for a ninth uncrewed test launch on Tuesday, aiming for a clean flight after the last two attempts […]