Islamabad, May 14 (IANS) Pakistan’s role as a mediator between Iran and the US has faced renewed scrutiny after reports claimed that an Iranian aircraft was parked at a military base outside Rawalpindi, sparking questions regarding Islamabad’s balancing act in the West Asia conflict, a report has stated. Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry termed the news report “misleading and sensationalised”. However, the ministry did not deny the presence of the Iranian aircraft at Nur Khan Air Base in Pakistan.”The…
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Washington, April 27 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has called for the White House Correspondents’ Dinner to be held again within 30 days, insisting that a “crazy person” should not be allowed to disrupt a long-standing event tied to press freedom.Speaking in an interview with CBS’s 60 Minutes after a gunman breached security and opened fire near the venue, Trump said he wanted the annual gathering rescheduled quickly with stronger safeguards.“I want them… to do it again. We can’…
Washington, April 27 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on said that he “wasn’t worried” as gunfire erupted during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, even as federal investigators probed the motive of a 31-year-old suspect who allegedly targeted members of his administration.The incident unfolded late Saturday at a Washington hotel where more than 2,500 guests, including the president, first lady, vice president and senior officials, had gathered. The gunman breached the security peri…
Washington, April 27 (IANS) A gunman who breached security at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner had declared members of the Trump administration as “targets” in a manifesto sent minutes before the attack, raising fresh concerns over political violence in the United States.The suspect, identified as a 31-year-old teacher from Torrance, California, emailed the document to family members shortly before storming the venue where more than 2,500 guests — including US President Donald Trum…
Los Angeles, April 14 (IANS) Pop icon Taylor Swift is leading the pack at the American Music Awards with 8 nominations. The singer-songwriter has plenty of chances to extend her historic lead even further this year. She leads the race for the 2026 AMAs. 4 artistes are tied for second place in the nominations tally, with seven nods each including Olivia Dean, Sombr and Morgan Wallen, reports ‘Variety’.Lady Gaga and Alex Warren run close behind that group with six nominations each. Earning fiv…
Washington, April 5 (IANS) Political and religious leaders in the United States on Sunday raised concerns over the conflict with Iran, questioning its justification, strategy and economic impact as tensions intensify.Archbishop Timothy Broglio, who oversees Catholic chaplains serving U.S. forces, said the conflict does not meet the threshold of a “just war”, warning that it appears to be addressing a threat “before the threat is actually realised”.Speaking on CBS’ Face the Nation, Brog…
Los Angeles, March 9 (IANS) Hollywood actor Judd Apatow is of the opinion that political comedy is becoming increasingly difficult. The actor thinks it’s hard to write political comedy now because Donald Trump’s administration is so “ridiculous”. The 40-year-old Virgin filmmaker believes the current climate in the US is hard to write about because the president and his officials are already behaving in a way that is hard to exaggerate for laughs, reports ‘Female First UK’.He told the Sunda…
Washington, March 9 (IANS) The United States has said it will ensure the security of the Strait of Hormuz and maintain the free flow of global energy supplies as the conflict with Iran escalates, while warning that Tehran is miscalculating American military resolve.In an interview with CBS’s 60 Minutes, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said American forces were already degrading Iran’s naval capabilities and were prepared to take further action to safeguard critical shipping routes.“What w…
Washington, March 8 (IANS) A week after the US and Israel attacked Iran, decimating its military and top leadership, Iran’s exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi has said the country may be nearing a political turning point, telling CBS’s 60 Minutes that “this is our chance now” as he outlined a plan for democratic transition after decades of clerical rule.In separate interviews with CBS’s 60 Minutes and the All-In Podcast, Pahlavi described what he sees as a rare opportunity for Iranians t…
Washington, Feb 9 (IANS) US Senator Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, raised fresh alarms Sunday over what he described as an effort by President Donald Trump to undermine confidence in US elections, calling the FBI’s seizure of 2020 voting records in Fulton County, Georgia “almost… Nixonian.”“We have not been informed of any foreign nexus,” Warner told CBS’ Face the Nation, questioning why Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard appeared a…