Trump says: “He wanted to be there. As I understand it, I didn’t want it. I’ve not liked him for a long time.” ‘I think the mayor of London Khan is among the worst mayors in the world, and we have some bad ones. Trump said Khan had done a ‘terrible job’ and that crime in the capital was ‘through the roof’. ‘I just think, you know, I have a certain pride in London and the UK. ‘My mother was born in Scotland, and when I see Mayor Khan do a bad job – the stabbings, the dirt, and the...
Israel’s Culture Minister Cites “Spits” On Israeli Soldiers As An Excuse To Cuts Funding For Prestigious Film Awards, As Winner Feature The Story Of A 12-Year-Old Palestinian Boy
Miki Zohar, Israel’s culture minister has cut funding for the country’s most prestigious film awards ceremony, saying this year’s best feature winner “spits” on Israeli soldiers. Zohar said he was taking the step in response to Tuesday’s Ophir Award victory for “The Sea” – a story about a 12-year-old Palestinian boy who sneaks into Israel from the occupied West Bank in a quest to see the sea for the first time in his life. The film will now be Israel’s nominee for the Oscars. In a statement on X, Zohar, a member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party, said...
Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Deporting Guatemalan Migrant Children
A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from immediately deporting Guatemalan migrant children who came to the U.S. alone back to their home country, the latest step in a court struggle over one of the most sensitive issues in Trump’s hard-line immigration agenda. The decision by U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly comes after the Republican administration’s Labor Day weekend attempt to remove Guatemalan migrant children who were living in government shelters and foster care. Trump administration officials said they were seeking to reunify children with parents who wanted them returned home. “But that explanation crumbled like a house of cards...
First Migrant Flown Back To France In UK’s ‘One In, One Out’ Policy To Curb Unauthorized Migration
The U.K. returned the first migrant to France on Thursday under a new “ one in, one out” exchange policy for asylum-seekers who enter the country without authorization. A man who arrived by boat in August was flown back to France, the Home Office said. More deportations are scheduled through next week. “This is an important first step to securing our borders,” Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said. “It sends a message to people crossing in small boats: if you enter the U.K. illegally, we will seek to remove you.” The policy was put in place by Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government as...
Antibiotic Resistance: Silent And Escalating Crisis That Could Kill If Left Unchecked
Antibiotics is the wonder drugs that revolutionized medicine and they are under threat. Once powerful treatments for infections like pneumonia, sepsis, and tuberculosis, however, its effectiveness are now failing. Antibiotics resistance is a silent and escalating crisis that kills more than a million people each year, and could claim millions more if left unchecked. In 2024, the world health organization (WHO) warned that the world is heading toward a post-antibiotic era, where even routine infections could once again become fatal. Yet, the public awareness and political urgency remain dangerously low. What Is Antibiotic Resistance? Antibiotic resistance is a growing public...