"Indian Ocean Must Remain Peace Zone": Lankan Opposition Leader To NDTV

03/08/26 12:17 AM

Speaking with NDTV, Sajith Premadasa, Leader of Opposition in Sri Lanka emphasised the critical need for the Indian Ocean region to remain peaceful and not become part of any conflict.

"They Have No Accuracy": Trump Blames Iran For Deadly School Strike

03/08/26 6:56 AM

A strike hit a girls' elementary school in Minab last Saturday, killing more than 150 people, mostly students.

"Very Sick People": Trump On Iran Leaders Killed In US-Israel Strikes

03/07/26 11:29 PM

US President Donald Trump said that the people who were killed in US-Israeli attacks were "sick people, very sick people". According to the Iranian authorities, Operation Epic Fury has resulted in the deaths of more than 1,330 people so far.

"Without Human Authorisation...": OpenAI Robotic Head Quits Over US Deal

03/08/26 10:10 AM

OpenAI struck its deal with the Pentagon in late February following the breakdown of talks between the Trump administration and Anthropic PBC.

'A deep embarrassment': White House sparks outrage with latest Iran 'propaganda' video

03/06/26 4:26 AM

Political analysts and observers were outraged on Thursday after the White House posted its most recent "propaganda" video about the Iran war. The White House published a montage of strikes against Iranian targets interspersed with clips from popular action movies and television shows. The video was captioned, "JUSTICE THE AMERICAN WAY," on X. It was posted at a time when the Trump administration is facing growing scrutiny for its actions in Iran. On Thursday, the New York Times published an investigation determining that the U.S. had bombed a girls's chool in Iran and killed 175 civilians in the process. A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers is also challenging the president's reasons for conducting the bombing campaign in the first place. Political analysts and observers shared their reactions on social media. "A deep embarrassment to us all," The Tennessee Holler posted on X. "The entire Trump Cabinet is made up of people play acting actual leaders and now they do videos confirming it," political commentator Neera Tanden posted on X. "Confirming all suspicions of propaganda," journalist Natali Morris posted on X. "This is a f------ disgrace," Ron Filipkowski, editor-in-chief of MeidasTouch, posted on X. "There is something in this that seems a poor reflection on people losing their children, sisters, and brothers. They should hire adults," physician David Bell posted on X. JUSTICE THE AMERICAN WAY. ???????????? pic.twitter.com/0502N6a3rL— The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 6, 2026

'Antichrist ideology': GOP lawmaker attacks 'demonic' Texas Dem in unhinged broadcast

03/06/26 5:38 PM

Rep. Riley Moore (R-WV) suggested that James Talarico, a Democrat running for U.S. Senate in Texas, was possessed by demons.The West Virginia Republican attacked the Texas hopeful during a Friday interview with MAGA influencer Benny Johnson."You're fighting for light," Johnson said while introducing Moore. "Christians throughout the world, quite frankly, under persecution. Christians always are the ones who get persecuted, beheaded, slaughtered.""They're always the ones who get trod under and nobody ever talks about them and it's evil," he continued. "You're a man of faith yourself that is actually talking about it."For his part, Moore claimed that protesters had demonstrated outside of his church in West Virginia, but did not allege they broke the law."I had people protesting me outside of my church. My family and I going on," he explained. "They showed up from wherever the hell they're from. And, you know, me and my family were just trying to go to Mass. And here they are. You know, I mean, no, no space is sacred to them.""Now we just got to make sure that James Talarico doesn't get into the Senate," Johnson said before ending the interview. "I mean, that guy saying that Jesus loves abortion and loves transing of the kids and that God is non-binary. I feel dirty, Congressman, just repeating his blasphemes and heresy on my show. I'm telling you what he says. It is antithetical to the Bible. It's actually anti-Christian. It's actually Antichrist's ideology.""I think he is demonic," Moore remarked. "And I think we need to keep an eye on that and watchful eye because there are other forces of work in my view."Johnson replied: "It's a defiling of God's order. It's a defiling of God's nature. Yeah. And it's pretty simple. It's nice. Even a even a, even a community college graduate like me can get it, Congressman."Talarico, a 36-year-old part-time Presbyterian seminarian and former middle school teacher, has built a political platform rooted in Christian theology and social justice. Talarico uses scripture to champion the poor and vulnerable, relying on Christ's teachings to challenge corporate interests and political divisions. He has gained national attention for using his theological background to criticize Christian nationalism, condemning it as a "betrayal of Jesus of Nazareth" that "worships power in the name of Christ." On his campaign website, Talarico references "a barefoot rabbi" who issued two overriding commandments: love God and love your neighbor, "because there is no love of God without love of neighbor." He writes that "every single person bears the image of the sacred; every single person is holy — not just the neighbors who look like me or pray like me or vote like me," and calls for followers to adopt the spirit of that rabbi who "walked into the seat of power and flipped over the tables of injustice," arguing it is time to "start flipping tables." His opposition to a Ten Commandments bill went viral when he declared: "Maybe they should try following the Ten Commandments before mandating them," demonstrating his conviction that genuine faith should guide political action rather than serve as political theater.

'Lazarus' species previously thought extinct confirmed to be alive in Indonesia

03/07/26 4:48 PM

Two species of marsupials previously believed to be extinct were confirmed alive in the Indonesian half of New Guinea by researchers.

'No One Will Be Left To Say 'We Surrender'": Trump Attacks Iran President

03/08/26 9:11 AM

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian had dismissed Donald Trump's demand for the Islamic Republic's unconditional surrender as "a dream".

'Reckless' Trump hid Iran invasion plans from Kristi Noem's DHS: former official

03/06/26 5:48 PM

Prior to Donald Trump's attack on Iran, which has grown into a war with no end in sight, there is no indication that the White House alerted the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which, since its founding, has been tasked with preventing retaliatory attacks in the US.Appearing on MS NOW with host Anna Cabrera, former DHS chief of staff Miles Taylor claimed that, from what he has heard from staffers at the agency under now-fired DHS head Kristi Noem, they all were kept in the dark.Brought on to talk about Noem’s ouster and the selection of Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Ok) to replace her, Taylor instead warned that the county is now at risk after the way Noem, with Trump’s blessing, has changed the emphasis at DHS from national security to immigration enforcement.According to Taylor, the failure to bring all stakeholders in and explain what was about to transpire in Iran was, and is, dangerous.“When we are in a war that's a really, really big deal,” he told the host. “And you don't have to play the violin for Kristi Noem to say that’s a reckless and irresponsible thing to do.”“There's a bigger question here, too,” he emphasized, “which is, did the Department of Homeland Security even know strikes were going to happen against Iran? Was Kristi Noem or her team even brought in to conversations to prepare for this? I have seen no indication; no one at DHS has told me that has happened.”“That, in and of itself, is reckless,” he warned. “So Markwayne Mullin, if he does get confirmed, is coming into a department unlike any other secretary of Homeland Security ever before. We've never had a new secretary confirmed in the middle of a war where the possibility of imminent attack is happening. That's very, very serious.” - YouTube youtu.be

'Take Pressure Off': Trump On Easing Oil Prices After Russian Waiver To India

03/08/26 8:29 AM

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday said the US was issuing a temporary 30-day waiver to allow Indian refiners to purchase Russian oil.