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"It will sell like crazy," Trump on Gold Card plan

"Maybe it will sell like crazy. I happen to think it's going to sell like crazy. It's a bargain," he said.

2025-02-26T23:39:53.321962+00:00 IST

Trump says drop in illegal border crossing no bar from tariffs

"We've lost millions of people due to fentanyl. It comes mostly from China, but it comes through Mexico, and it comes through Canada. I have to tell you that on April 2nd, the tariffs go on...and I think you're going to see something that's going to be amazing," he said.

2025-02-26T23:24:32.523208+00:00 IST

"I never comment on that," Trump on China, Taiwan issue

He told reporters during his first Cabinet meeting, "I never comment on that -- I don't comment on anything, because I don't want to ever put myself in that position," as per CNN.

2025-02-26T22:30:44.410532+00:00 IST

Zelenskyy to meet Trump, sign "a very big agreement"

"It's now confirmed, and we're going to be signing an agreement," Trump said on Wednesday morning (local time) at the outset of his first Cabinet meeting at the White House, as per Politico.

2025-02-26T22:04:27.226768+00:00 IST

Success of US-Ukraine resource framework depends on Donald Trump

The US and Ukraine agreed on terms for the deal, and Zelensky is expected to travel to Washington, DC, in the coming days, according to a Ukrainian official, as per CNN.

2025-02-26T18:11:46.406748+00:00 IST

US President Trump gets teary-eyed over Gulf of America map

"I'm just looking at it--it's beautiful, really beautiful. I'm getting teary-eyed, but don't you dare say, 'Trump broke down and cried,'" he humorously remarked, pointing to the map. This was posted on X by Margo Martin, Special Assistant to the President and Communications Advisor.

2025-02-26T16:17:49.094044+00:00 IST

US Congressman drafts Pakistan democracy act

United States (US) Congressman Joe Wilson on Wednesday announced that he has finished drafting the Pakistan Democracy Act bill, which mandates a 30-day determination of sanctions on Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir.

2025-02-26T15:51:47.275828+00:00 IST

"Change coming": Jeff Bezos on Washington Post opinion pages

The Washington Post is undergoing a significant transformation in its opinion pages. In a note shared with the team, Jeff Bezos, owner of The Washington Post announced that the newspaper will focus on supporting and defending two core pillars: personal liberties and free markets.

2025-02-26T15:46:43.291099+00:00 IST

Elon Musk's aggressive efforts starting to generate backlash

According to a report by CNN, "Elon Musk's chainsaw is not only slashing away at the bureaucracy but is generating the first warning signs that it could eventually cut deep into the political standing of President Donald Trump and his MAGA allies."

2025-02-26T13:16:59.907010+00:00 IST

LoP Rahul Gandhi met with a delegation from the Board of Director

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi today met with a delegation from the Board of Directors of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, led by Ambassador Ivo H. Daalder, CEO of the Council and former U.S. Ambassador to NATO.

2025-02-26T08:49:17.844309+00:00 IST

Trump shares AI-video of Gaza transformation

Recently, the United States President, Donald Trump, took to his social media handle and posted a video created through Artificial Intelligence, representing 'Trump's Gaza'. The video showed a transformed AI-generated reality of the Gaza Strip, and a song can be heard featuring the lyrics, "Donald Trump will set you free, bringing the life for all to see, no more tunnels, no more fear, Trump's Gaza is finally here."

2025-02-26T08:44:52.213636+00:00 IST

Zelenskyy to travel US for deal on rare earth mineral: Report

After the United States and Ukraine agreed to terms on a deal over natural resources and reconstruction, Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to travel to Washington, DC in the coming days, according to CNN. Negotiations have been ongoing for days over a deal that could grant the US access to Ukraine's rare earth minerals as part of wider negotiations to end Russia's invasion, as well as US involvement in a reconstruction fund for Ukraine.

2025-02-26T07:21:41.587962+00:00 IST

Southwest plane saved a near collision with a private jet at Chicago Midway Airport

A Southwest plane and a private jet nearly collided at Chicago Midway Airport Tuesday morning, according to reports by the New York Post.

2025-02-26T06:55:15.774819+00:00 IST

Trump announces ‘Gold Card’ program for wealthy foreigners

US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday (local time) that the United States will introduce a "gold card" for wealthy foreigners, granting them the right to live and work in the country, with a pathway to citizenship, in exchange for a USD five million fee, CNN reported.

2025-02-26T02:36:03.113704+00:00 IST

White House Press Secy backs federal judge's decision to deny AP

Leavitt further explained that moving forward, the White House will have the authority to determine which journalists will cover its events.

2025-02-26T01:51:01.820180+00:00 IST

"Under Trump, illegal border crossings at 15-year low

Leavitt further said that there were only 220 border crossings reported from across the border, which is a 15-year low.

2025-02-26T01:33:10.631056+00:00 IST

White House will now decide who will participate in press pool

During her briefing, Leavitt announced that the journalists who were earlier 'chosen' to cover the White House by the White House Correspondents' Association, will now be chosen by the White House Press Team.

2025-02-26T01:03:22.323166+00:00 IST

White House briefing room TV screens display “Gulf of Ameria"

US District Judge Trevor McFadden, a Trump appointee, denied the Associated Press' request for an immediate injunction to stop the Trump administration from barring its reporters from events. The judge also scheduled another hearing for the case for March 20.

2025-02-25T20:58:41.008421+00:00 IST

Fake AI video of Donald Trump kissing Elon Musk's feet plays out at US Govt building

A fake video produced using artificial intelligence (AI) graphically showing President Trump rubbing and kissing Elon Musk's feet played on television screens in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) building Monday in an apparent mocking of the two men's relationship, as reported by The Hill.

2025-02-25T12:21:54.362891+00:00 IST

Uyghur activist condemns China's Tarim Basin drilling

Rushan Abbas, Executive Director of Campaign for Uyghurs, has condemned China's recent announcement about completing the deepest vertical well in Asia, located in the Tarim Basin in Xinjiang.

2025-02-25T09:33:42.074583+00:00 IST

White House says Prez coverage is ‘privilege’, not ‘legal right’

As the legal row between the Associate Press and the White House continues, the latter issued a statement on Monday regarding the access of journalists to the Oval Office and Air Force One, calling it to be a 'privilege' and not a 'legal right'.

2025-02-25T07:16:27.653323+00:00 IST