Quotable Trump’s freeze on international aid causes “massive shocks” Dave Harden, managing director of Georgetown Strategy Group, talks about the far-reaching consequences for global stability of the Trump administration’s decision to pause international aid. Published On 30 Jan 202530 Jan 2025
Meta has agreed to pay United States President Donald Trump $25m to settle a lawsuit he filed against the company for suspending his accounts after the US Capitol attack in January 2021. A Meta spokesman confirmed the settlement, with reports stating that $22m would fund Trump’s presidential library and the remainder going to legal fees…
Key appointees of United States President Donald Trump to major positions in government, including Tulsi Gabbard and Kashyap Patel, face Senate hearings on Thursday to approve their appointments. On Wednesday, Robert F Kennedy Jr faced a barrage of questions during a contentious Senate hearing on his nomination to be Trump’s health secretary. Recommended Stories list…
The recent arrest and consequent indictment of prominent Texas imam, Quran teacher, and AlMaghrib Institute instructor Wisam Sharieff on multiple child sexual exploitation charges have ignited a firestorm within the Muslim American community and kick-started an important discussion relating to religious teachings, ethics and community accountability. Many, including leading scholars and representatives of prominent institutions,…
Trump nominees RFK, Patel, and Gabbard face Senate questions
During the first round of his Senate confirmation hearings on Wednesday, Robert F Kennedy Jr, President Donald Trump’s pick for US Department of Health and Human Services secretary, appeared to be at odds with his past self. Legislators on the Senate Finance Committee grilled Kennedy on his past positions and comments on topics ranging from…
NewsFeed Video: What we know about American Airlines plane and Black Hawk crash Rescue teams have been searching the Potomac River in Washington DC after a collision between an American Airlines passenger plane carrying 64 people and a Black Hawk military helicopter. This is what we know so far. Published On 30 Jan 202530 Jan…
More than 60 people are believed to have been killed after an American Airlines plane collided with an army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport near Washington, DC. American Airlines said on Thursday that 60 passengers and four crew members were on board the jet travelling from Wichita, Kansas, to the United…
NewsFeed No survivors likely in US midair collision, officials say Emergency officials said there are likely no survivors from a midair collision between a commercial passenger jet and a military helicopter in the Washington, DC area. The plane had 64 people on board while three soldiers were in the helicopter. Published On 30 Jan 202530…
United States President Donald Trump has pledged to deport foreign university students involved in pro-Palestinian protests as part of a crackdown on alleged anti-Semitism, prompting an outcry from free speech and Muslim advocacy organisations. In an executive order signed on Wednesday, Trump said the federal government would use “all available and appropriate legal tools” to…
