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United States: US presidential candidate Donald Trump has responded to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s statement, calling it a “great compliment.” Putin recently stated in an interview that, he prefers President Joe Biden over Trump because Biden is “more experienced” and “more predictable.”  At a campaign rally in North Charleston, South Carolina, Trump has said that, “President Putin of Russia has just given me a great compliment, actually. He just said that he would much rather have Joe Biden as president than Trump.”   The former President also responded to them who reacted to Putin’s comments that, “Now that’s a compliment. A…

United States: The victory parade of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl Championship 2024, has taken the form of a chaotic scenario after a shooting broke out in Kansas City, Missouri. The reports were saying one person died and at least 21 others were injured by the gunfire that took place at the end of the event. Radio station KKFI in Kansas City reported that the host of “Taste of Tejano,” DJ Lisa Lopez-Galvan, was killed during the shooting at the Chiefs’ Super Bowl Parade. This radio station has confirmed the host’s passing on its Facebook page, noting that the…

United Kingdom: Since Hamas’s attack on Israel, it has been revealed the scale of a surge in antisemitic abuses in UK. According to the data coming out, it shows a 589-percentage increase in the number of cases compared with the same period in 2022. Based on the results after monitoring anti-Jewish abuse and attacks and providing security for UK communities, the Community Security Trust (CST), has said that, the unprecedented increase was a “watershed moment for antisemitism in the UK.” In 2023, 4103 antisemitic incidents were recorded in UK, which is the highest total in a calendar year reported to…

United Kingdom: The man behind the iconic toaster pastry Pop-Tarts, William ‘Bill’ Post has died at 96. Pop was a plant manager for the Michigan-based Hekman Biscuit Company, later known as Keebler Company, when Kellogg’s asked the company to create a unique breakfast product. The creator of Pop-Tarts started his career as a part-time worker washing trucks at Heckman while he was still in high school. After serving in the Army Air Corps during World War II in occupied Japan, Post returned to the company and worked his way up the corporate ladder. When Kellogg’s executives approached Pop, he was…

Australia: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s return to Australia has been strongly recommended to the UK and US by Federal MPs, including the prime minister and cabinet members. With 86 members of the Australian Parliament voting in favour of the resolution and 42 against, Independent MP Andrew Wilkie hailed the motion’s passage as “an unprecedented show of political support for Mr. Assange by the Australian parliament.” Although Tasmanian MP Bridget Archer supported the motion in favour of Assange, opposition leader Peter Dutton has opposed the motion. The UK high court due to hold a two-day hearing next week will examine whether…

Abu Dhabi: India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi will inaugurate the BAPS Mandir, that represents a socio-spiritual Hindu faith rooted in the Vedas, pioneered by Bhagwan Swaminarayan in the late 18th century and formally established in 1907 by Shastriji Maharaj. The construction of BAPS Mandir, which reportedly called as Middle East’s first traditional Hindu stone temple, has been a long and arduous journey filled with many noteworthy achievements. In a short period following the inauguration of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, this event assumes a great deal of significance. The Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha, or BAPS, consecrated the…

United States: Joe Biden has rebuked Donald Trump’s words that the United States will withdraw from the NATO military alliance as “dumb”, “shameful” and “dangerous”. In a blistering speech, Biden attacked Republican opposition to legislation partly aimed at supporting Ukraine against a Russian invasion. Trump’s comments about encouraging Russia to attack NATO allies that don’t contribute what he called their fair share of NATO funding, set off alarm bells across Europe among leaders who view the prospect of a second Trump presidency with growing unease. In a speech after the Senate passed a foreign aid bill that encloses support to Israel…

Netherlands: A Dutch court has ordered the Netherlands government to stop supplying parts for the F-35 fighter jet used by Israel to bomb Gaza. In its judgment, an appeals court stated that there is a “clear risk” that parts exported by the Netherlands will be used in “serious violations of international humanitarian law”. According to the court, Israel may have used its F-35 to attack Gaza, leading to unacceptable civilian casualties. It rejected the Dutch government’s argument that the export permit did not require a fresh inspection. Amnesty International, an international NGO focusing on human rights, and Oxfam, an NGO…

Las Vegas: The Kansas City Chiefs have won over the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 to become back-to-back Super Bowl championship. At Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman scored the game-winning touchdown on a 3-yard pass from quarterback Patrick Mahomes. The Kansas City Chiefs are the first team in two decades to win back-to-back in Super Bowl. Despite Kansas City’s 10-3 lead, it appeared as though San Francisco would receive the glory. After the game, Patrick Mahomes said that, “With all the adversity we’ve been through this season to come through tonight. I’m proud of…

United Kingdom: UK government’s controversial Rwanda bill violates international law and is incompatible with Britain’s human rights obligations, according to a parliamentary report. The cross-party joint committee MPs and peers on human rights have conducted a critical examination of the security of the Rwanda bill, which is fast-tracking through Parliament. The bill aims to question the declaration of the Supreme Court, which came out last November that Rwanda is not a safe country from which UK asylum seekers can be forcibly removed. In accordance with the bill, Rwanda is considered a safe country, and the UK government will not forcibly…