French President Emmanuel Macron said any peace deal in Ukraine must come with security guarantees, as he met US President Donald Trump at the White House for talks on the war. “This peace must not be a surrender of Ukraine, it must not mean a ceasefire without guarantees,” he said as the two leaders held […]
Elon Musk’s demand that fed employees list their accomplishments roils workforce: ‘Mass civil disobedience’
Department of Government Efficiency chair Elon Musk announced that federal employees must report their accomplishments from the last week or face losing their jobs, which has roiled the federal workforce as some Democratic lawmakers and unions call on employees to flout the directive. “This is a good opportunity for mass civil disobedience. Musk has no authority […]
China’s Xi and Thailand’s leader vow to crack down on scam networks that plague Southeast Asia
China’s leader Xi Jinping and visiting Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra have vowed to crack down on the scam networks that plague Southeast Asia as the two met in Beijing China‘s leader Xi Jinping and visiting Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra vowed to crack down on the scam networks that plague Southeast Asia as the two leaders met on […]
Trump and Elon Musk are floating ‘DOGE dividends.’ Low-income Americans might not get the benefits.
The president recently touted the idea, which came to a 30-year-old investor in a dream and caught the attention of Elon Musk on X. James Fishback said the whole idea came to him in a recent dream: Send American taxpayers dividend checks with whatever money Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency saves as it dismantles parts of […]
Germany’s conservatives celebrate, but far right enjoy record result
Friedrich Merz’s conservatives have won Germany’s election, well ahead of rival parties but short of the 30% vote-share they had expected. “Let’s celebrate tonight and in the morning we’ll get to work,” he told cheering supporters. He said he was “aware of the responsibility that now lies ahead” of him. The other winner was the […]
SAG Awards 2025 winners: Demi Moore, Timothée Chalamet, ‘Conclave’ take top honors
The Screen Actors Guild could have finally given us clear frontrunners in a wild Oscar season. Instead the thespians choose chaos. Papal thriller “Conclave” won best ensemble Sunday at the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards, beating “Anora” and derailing its best picture momentum after directors’ and producers’ guild wins. Being that the actors are the largest voting body for […]
USAID to lay off 2,000 employees and put most remaining staff on administrative leave
Approximately 2,000 employees at the US Agency for International Development will be laid off Sunday and a majority of the remaining full-time staff will be put on administrative leave overnight, workers were informed in an email. “All USAID direct hire personnel, with the exception of designated personnel responsible for mission-critical functions, core leadership and/or specially […]
Trump fires top US general CQ Brown in major Pentagon…..
The US president fires CQ Brown without providing a reason and also announced replacement of five top officers. Published On 22 Feb 202522 Feb 2025 US President Donald Trump has fired Force General CQ Brown as chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff as part of a wider shake-up of top military leadership. “I […]
Pope remains in ‘critical’ condition after ‘respiratory crisis’
Pope Francis’s condition continues to be “critical” after suffering a “prolonged asthma-like respiratory crisis” earlier on Saturday, the Vatican has said. The pontiff is “more unwell than yesterday” and had received blood transfusions, the statement said. The Vatican said the 88-year-old was alert and in his armchair, but required a “high flow” of oxygen and […]
Elon Musk says federal workers must justify their work — or resign
In a sign that not every Trump official is on the same page, FBI Director Kash Patel has instructed employees to “pause any responses” to the email from OPM. Billionaire Elon Musk issued an ultimatum to federal employees Saturday, saying in a post on his social media platform X that employees must respond to an […]