A New York grand jury indicted Donald Trump on Thursday over hush money payments made to a porn star during his 2016 presidential campaign, making him the first former US president to face criminal charges. Trump is expected to appear in court on Tuesday for arraignment, according to CNN. He …
Read More »Porn Star Stormy Daniels’ Lawyer on Trump Indictment
Last Updated: March 31, 2023, 06:21 IST A New York grand jury has reportedly voted to indict the former president over hush money payments covering up his affair with Daniels. (Image: Clark Brewster Twitter) A New York grand jury has reportedly voted to indict the former president over hush money …
Read More »Here’s What Republicans Have Said About Trump’s Hush-Money Indictment
Last Updated: March 31, 2023, 05:30 IST Top Republican Kevin McCarthy (Image: Reuters) and Ron DeSantis (Image: Reuters) denounced the indictment of US president Donald Trump (Image: AP). Donald Trump Jr, the 76-year-old president’s eldest son, called the indictment “weaponized justice at its absolute worst” Top Republican allies and rivals …
Read More »Trump Terms Indictment as ‘Political Persecution,’ ‘Election Interference’
Last Updated: March 31, 2023, 04:31 IST The indictment of the 76-year-old Republican — who denies all wrongdoing in connection with the payments made ahead of the 2016 election — is set to upend the current White House race in which Trump hopes to regain office. (Image: AP File) Trump …
Read More »Pakistan Central Bank’s Forex Reserves Decrease by $354 Million; Now Stand at $4.2 Billion
Last Updated: March 31, 2023, 02:53 IST This is the first decline in central bank-held reserves on a weekly basis after six successive increases. (Image: Reuters) Total liquid foreign reserves held by the country stood at $9.8 billion. Net foreign reserves held by commercial banks clocked in at $5.6 billion …
Read More »Jair Bolsonaro Returns to Brazil after Self-Imposed Exile in US; Vows Lula’s Days are Numbered
Ex-president Jair Bolsonaro returned home to Brazil Thursday from three months of self-imposed exile in the United States, vowing to be a fierce opponent to his successor, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The far-right ex-army captain, who skipped town in the final hours of his term after losing a divisive …
Read More »Another Hindu Doctor Falls Prey to ‘Target Killing’ in Pakistan
Last Updated: March 31, 2023, 01:05 IST Dr. Genani was the former Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) senior director of health in the Pakistan port city. (Image: Naimat Khan/Twitter) Dr Birbal Genani, the former Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) senior director of health in the Pakistan port city, was a renowned eye …
Read More »Russia Seeks Arms-for-food Deal with North Korea
Published By: Sanstuti Nath Last Updated: March 30, 2023, 23:15 IST “As part of this proposed deal, Russia would receive over two dozen kinds of weapons and munitions from Pyongyang,” White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said (Image: Reuters File) The publicizing of Russia’s efforts to get weapons …
Read More »Nine Dead in Crash of Two US Army Helicopters
Last Updated: March 30, 2023, 22:42 IST Five soldiers were on one helicopter and four on another, Lubas said, noting that the military is still working to notify all the families of those killed. (Representative image/News18) The helicopters — variants of the Black Hawk designed for medical evacuation — were …
Read More »Sri Lanka’s Ethnic Conflict Must Be Resolved to Achieve Prosperity: Prez Wickremesinghe
The Indian Ocean nation of around 22 million people ran out of cash to finance even the most essential imports, causing massive social unrest. (File Photo: Reuters) The Sri Lankan President said the country’s progress was hindered by ethnic issues, and added that if the country is to prosper, this …
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