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Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has said that a “genocide” is taking place in Gaza, making her the first Republican in the US Congress to use the term to describe the humanitarian crisis unfolding there. In a social media post on Monday evening, Greene wrote: “It’s the most truthful and easiest thing to say that October. 7 in Israel was horrific and all hostages must be returned but so is the genocide, humanitarian crisis, and starvation happening in Gaza,”. Her comments reflect a growing shift in tone among some Republicans, and stand in contrast to the position of most of…

In an aerial view, cars travel along Interstate 80 in Berkeley, Calif., on January 16, 2024. The regulations that require automakers to build more efficient, cleaner vehicles are being loosened under the Trump administration. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images North America For years the Environmental Protection Agency has pushed carmakers to reduce how much vehicles contribute to climate change. Today the EPA laid out plans to not just weaken those rules, but end them entirely. In 2009, the agency determined that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are a form of air pollution…

Alassane Ouattara, 83, announced the plan after changing the constitution to remove presidential term limits.Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has announced he will seek a fourth term leading the West African nation, as tensions rise over the exclusion of many heavyweight opposition candidates.Earlier, he had been officially nominated by his ruling Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace (RHDP) party as its candidate, but had not yet said if he would contest the October 25 election.With the country’s most high-profile opposition politicians ruled ineligible, Ouattara is the clear frontrunner.The 83-year-old president, who has led the country since 2011, declared his…

There is a growing resentment among teacher unions in the state against what they call “pressure being mounted on them to register as ‘mentors’ or “guides” under the ‘P4” (Public-Private-People-Participation) initiative.” In view of this, Secretary, School Education, Kona Sashidhar has issued a circular strictly instructing district Collectors not to involve principals, headmasters or teachers of government schools and colleges in any activity not related to the School Education Department.Mr. Sasidhar pointed out that it was brought to the notice of the government that Collectors and certain departments in a few districts were asking principals, headmasters and teachers of government…

“The summons will also be used to remind Israel to comply with its obligations under international humanitarian law,” Netherlands’ Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp said. File | Photo Credit: AP The Netherlands has declared Israel’s Finance and National Security Ministers persona non grata for inciting violence and urging ethnic cleansing in Gaza.In June, the Netherlands backed a failed Swedish proposal to impose EU sanctions on Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.”They repeatedly incited settler violence against Palestinians, promoted illegal settlement expansion, and called for ethnic cleansing in Gaza,” Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp told parliament in a…

A general view of Supreme Court in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 29, 2025) fixed July 31 for hearing pleas seeking a review of a May 2 verdict that set aside a resolution plan submitted by JSW Steel Limited for Bhushan Steel and Power Limited (BSPL), holding it illegal and in violation of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).A Bench of Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma allowed an application for open-court hearing and fixed July 31 for hearing a batch of pleas seeking a review of the…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who oversees the US Department of Health and Human Services, has supported the debunked ideas that vaccines cause autism and that organizations like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have helped cover up the link. He’s skeptical of the chemicals in our foods and skies, and worries that we’ve veered too far from all that is good and natural. Yet for all this, he admits to taking testosterone regularly as part of his “anti-aging protocol from my doctor.” In April, in an interview with Fox News’ Jesse Watters, the septuagenarian began to lament the testosterone…

The life of Ali Shariati, an Iranian revolutionary scholar, an inspiration behind the 1979 Islamic revolution.This is the untold story of Ali Shariati, an influential Iranian scholar whose revolutionary ideas helped shape the ideological basis of the 1979 Islamic revolution. This documentary explores how Shariati’s radical interpretation of religious thought in the Shah’s Iran recast Islam as a revolutionary force against authoritarianism and repression – and inspired a generation that increasingly demanded change.Shariati studied in Paris in the 1960s, where he was exposed to new ideas – Marxism, existentialism and anticolonial movements, including Algeria’s fight for independence from France. He…

French sporting goods giant Decathlon plans to significantly ramp up sourcing from India, aiming to nearly double the country’s share in its global production to 15 per cent by 2030, it said on Tuesday. The retailer, which operates over 130 stores across 55 Indian cities, also expects to spend $3 billion on sourcing from Indian suppliers over the next five years for both the domestic market and exports. Already, Indian suppliers account for a large share of Decathlon’s global production in select products like rugby balls (60 per cent), umbrellas (35 per cent), and textiles (20 per cent). Overall, India’s…

Actor Shivarajkumar. | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K Kannada star Shivarajkumar came in support of actor-politician Ramya, who had lodged a complaint with the Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru, against fans of actor Darshan. Ramya had slammed these fans for sending her offensive messages online.A couple of days before her complaint, Ramya had shared news reports regarding Supreme Court proceedings in the murder case of Renukaswamy, in which Darshan is one of the accused persons. She slammed the fans for sending “obnoxious” messages on social media.Veteran actor Shivarajkumar backed Ramya, saying “no woman should face this kind of a situation.” Shivarajkumar took…