ANKARA: Turkish authorities on Saturday detained the mayor of an Istanbul district, along with 47 other officials, over allegations of corruption, as part of a widening crackdown on the country’s main opposition party. The state-run Anadolu Agency said the Istanbul chief prosecutor’s office ordered the detentions in connection with an investigation into alleged extortion, bribery,…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appears to have strengthened the profile of his daughter Kim Ju Ae as his likely successor, after she accompanied him on a recent visit to China, South Korean lawmakers said Thursday, citing intelligence briefings.Days earlier, Kim and his teenage daughter attended events in China including the SCO Summit, fuelling…
Salt trucks were not deployed to block Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Chicago’s administration said on Monday, countering viral social media videos suggesting otherwise.The city said the trucks were in place “to support public safety efforts related to a planned protest and the Taste of Chicago,” calling it a “routine practice,” as quoted by NBC….
VP Vance unloads on Senate critics after Kennedy clash Vice President JD Vance came to the defence of health and human services secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr after a tense Senate Finance Committee hearing on Thursday, blasting senators who clashed with him as “full of s—.“During the hearing, senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) accused Kennedy of…
James O’Keefe, the founder of Project Veritas and a prominent figure in conservative media, dropped a bombshell on Thursday with the release of a video clip that’s raising eyebrows across the political spectrum. The video features an off-the-record conversation with Joseph Schnitt, an acting deputy chief in the US Department of Justice, in which he…
A federal judge in the United States has temporarily blocked the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man previously removed from the country under the Trump administration, and has scheduled an evidentiary hearing for October 6.US district judge Paula Xinis on Wednesday ordered that Abrego Garcia remain in the US until she rules on the…
File photo: Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard (Picture credit: AP) The Trump administration has stripped security clearances from 37 current and former national security officials, escalating its campaign against intelligence professionals it accuses of undermining the president’s agenda.A memo issued by director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Tuesday alleged that those affected had…
Maryvale High school stabbing (Picture credit: X) A violent altercation between two students at Maryvale High School in Phoenix ended in tragedy on Tuesday, leaving one teenager dead and another injured, officials confirmed.Phoenix Police said officers were called to the campus, located near 59th Avenue and Osborn Road, shortly after 11:00 am (local time) following…
Ukraine officials said Zelenskyy won’t wear a suit today in his meeting with Trump but will wear the black jacket that he wore to Nato summit. After the disaster of a meeting that took place in February, and with the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s outfit contributing a lot to it, the White House checked with…
United States attorney general Pam Bondi directed her staff on Monday to proceed with the criminal referral from director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard concerning the alleged Russia-Trump conspiracy, Fox News Digital reported adding that the department of Justice is initiating a grand jury investigation into this matter.According to a letter reviewed by Fox News…
