Donald Trump is proposing a $1.5 trillion defense budget as part of the White House’s fiscal 2027 request, marking roughly a 40% increase over 2026 levels. The plan, released on Friday, March 3, allocates a base $1.1 trillion to the Department of Defense, with an additional $350 billion to be sought through Congress’s budget reconciliation…
US President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will escalate its military campaign against Iran over the next two to three weeks, even as the conflict approaches its final phase. In his first national address since the war began on February 28, Trump told Americans that the US-Israeli offensive is close to achieving…
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has warned it may target American university campuses in the Middle East following recent U.S.-Israeli strikes that it claims damaged Iranian academic institutions. According to Iranian media, the Guard said U.S.-affiliated universities in the region could face retaliation if Washington does not respond to the incident. “If the U.S. government…
French police have thwarted a suspected bomb attack outside a Bank of America branch in Paris, arresting a man believed to have been preparing to detonate a homemade explosive device. The incident occurred around 3:30 a.m. local time in the city’s 8th arrondissement, close to the Champs-Élysées. Sources familiar with the investigation said officers moved…
US President Donald Trump has falsely claimed he won “the g@y vote” during the 2024 presidential election, despite only picking up 12 percent of support from the LGBT+ community. During a lengthy phone interview on Fox News’ The Five on Thursday (March 25), the president, 79, was asked to comment on rumors that Mojtaba Khamenei, the son…
A jury on Monday ordered Bill Cosby to pay nearly $19 million in damages after finding him liable for sexually assaulting a woman who worked as a waitress in 1972. The plaintiff, Donna Motsinger, claimed in her lawsuit that Cosby drugged and raped her after picking her up in a limousine and taking her to…
Global markets moved sharply after Donald Trump announced a pause in strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure, pointing to progress in negotiations with Iran. Oil prices tumbled on the news, wiping out earlier gains. Brent crude fell 6.7 per cent to $104.70 per barrel after initially rising, while West Texas Intermediate dropped 6.9 per cent to…
President Bola Tinubu has declared that Nigeria’s economy is recovering from a period of uncertainty, telling Nigerians both at home and abroad that the country has “come out of the dark tunnel.” Speaking at an exhibition in the United Kingdom as part of his ongoing state visit, Tinubu reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to rebuilding confidence…
U.S. President Donald Trump has revealed that he cautioned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against launching strikes on Iran’s gas infrastructure, as tensions escalate over attacks on energy facilities. Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump said he personally advised Netanyahu to avoid targeting Iran’s gas fields. “I did. I told him, don’t do that, and…
U.S. civil rights leader Cesar Chavez, widely known for championing farm workers’ rights, has been accused of sexual abuse. Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers alongside Chavez, alleged that in the 1960s he “manipulated and pressured” her into a sexual relationship and, on another occasion, forced her. In a statement published online, Huerta…
