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An Israeli air raid has struck the southern coastal city of Tyre, several Lebanese media outlets have reported. The attack Saturday would represent a major escalation by Israel. Tyre is one of the largest cities in south Lebanon. Another strike was also reported in Zibqin, southeast of Tyre. Earlier, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam says his country is at risk of being drawn into a “new war” as dozens of new air strikes, Israel says were targeting Hezbollah, have killed at least two people. Salam issued the warning on Saturday, saying Israel’s “renewed military operations on the southern border” would bring…
A sign for the U.S. Social Security Administration is seen outside its headquarters in Woodlawn, Md., on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesA federal judge reprimanded Social Security Administration acting commissioner Lee Dudek on Friday for “making threats about shutting down operations” at the agency.Judge Ellen Lipton Hollander responded in two letters to counsel, hours apart, to claims that Dudek made in various media interviews that a temporary restraining order barring Department of Government Efficiency affiliates from accessing certain data “applies to almost all SSA employees.” Hollander called that assertion “inaccurate,” and later, “patently…
Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans could face deportation from April 24.United States President Donald Trump’s administration will revoke the temporary legal status of 530,000 people including Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans in the United States, according to a Federal Register notice. The move, the latest expansion of Trump’s crackdown on immigration, is effective from April 24, and cuts short a two-year “parole” granted to the immigrants under former President Joe Biden that allowed them to enter the country by air if they had US sponsors. A group of American citizens and immigrants sued the Trump administration for ending humanitarian parole…
Investors may want to get back to the basics when it comes to navigating the stock market volatility.According to F/m Investments CEO Alex Morris, they should consider increasing their exposure to bonds.”Particularly on the short end of the curve … there’s a lot of safe haven to be had there,” Morris said on CNBC’s “ETF Edge” this week. “If you look at where the equity market is going, you didn’t like the wipeout of a couple of weeks ago — there’s some more banana skins ahead of us.”His comments came from the site of Miami’s Future Proof conference, where financial…
When Elon Musk met Narendra Modi in Washington DC in February, the SpaceX and Tesla chief presented India’s prime minister with a gift and introduced him to his family. Modi described the meeting as “very good”. Modi was in the United States to see President Donald Trump. In Modi’s meeting with Musk, the two talked about collaborating in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI), space exploration, innovation and sustainable development, according to India’s Ministry of External Affairs. But almost a month later, Musk’s social media platform X has filed a lawsuit against the Indian government, alleging that New Delhi is…
Listen to article QUETTA: The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has accused police of using excessive force against demonstrators in the provincial capital, claiming that they opened fire on peaceful protesters, killing three people and injuring dozens, including seven in critical condition. However, Balochistan government spokesman Shahid Rind refuted the allegations, stating that the protesters resorted to stone-pelting and unprovoked violence, injuring several police officers, including a female constable. The government maintained that law enforcement acted in accordance with the law to clear a blocked national highway, while BYC insisted that security forces used unnecessary force to suppress a peaceful demonstration. The authorities…
Talks approach as Russia launches a drone attack on the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing three people.With the United States set to meet delegations from Russia Ukraine separately in Saudi Arabia on Monday in an ongoing bid to halt the three-year war, Russia has launched a drone attack on Friday night on the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing three people and wounding 12, Ukrainian officials said. The city was hit by 12 drones, police said. Regional Governor Ivan Fedorov said residential buildings, cars and communal buildings were set on fire. Photos from the scene showed emergency services scouring the rubble…
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi has summoned a meeting of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP)on April 8to appoint two new Supreme Court judges from among five nominations received from the Lahore High Court (LHC). According to the agenda of the meeting, two new SC judges will be picked from among the five senior most LHC judges. The JCP will also consider the request of the LHC senior puisne judgeShujaat Ali Khanfor expunction of remarks/observations contained in the minutes of meeting of the JCP held on July 2, 2024. During that meeting, the JCP had unanimously…
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Energy (Petroleum Division), Ali Pervaiz Malik, on Friday briefed foreign ambassadors on the upcoming Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum 2025 (PMIF25) and invited delegates from their respective countries to explore Pakistan’s vast mineral resources and investment opportunities. According to a press statement, Malik encouraged foreign countries to participate in this transformative dialogue shaping the future of Pakistan’s minerals sector. Scheduled for April 8-9, 2025, at the Jinnah Convention Centre, Islamabad, the forum will bring together global ministers, leading corporations, investors, policymakers, and industry experts to explore Pakistan’s mineral potential, the statement said. Addressing an event…
Foreman took on Muhammad Ali in 1974 in one of boxing’s most famous match-ups, the Rumble in the Jungle.Former world heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman has died at age 76 after a decorated career as an athlete, a pastor and a businessman. In a statement on Saturday morning, Foreman’s family wrote on Instagram that the boxing legend had died “surrounded by his loved ones” the night before. “A devout preacher, a devoted husband, a loving father and a proud grand- and great-grandfather, he lived a life marked by unwavering faith, humility and purpose,” his family wrote. “A humanitarian, an Olympian…