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Last Updated:April 17, 2026, 04:33 IST Judge Richard Leon blocks above ground work on Trumps $400 million White House ballroom, allows limited underground security construction. The construction of U.S.President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom continues in Washington DC (Reuters) A federal judge in a revised order on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from above-ground construction…
Last Updated:April 17, 2026, 03:29 IST Taranjit Singh Sandhu was sworn in as the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Delhi on March 11. Trump Congratulates Sandhu. (Truthsocial) US President Donald Trump on Friday congratulated former Indian ambassador to the United States, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, on his appointment as the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, and highlighted his…
Last Updated:April 17, 2026, 02:03 IST Trump, who had dismissed the pope as “weak” and “wrong” in recent days, further denied that he was “fighting” with the pontiff and said he had “nothing against” him. Trump says he is responsible for Leo’s appointment, and has accused him of being “weak” on foreign policy. Trump vs…
Last Updated:April 17, 2026, 01:07 IST The strategic logic behind a 10-day window is rooted in the concept of a ‘stress test’ for diplomacy The greatest threat to the ‘Trump Truce’ is the lack of a formal buy-in from Hezbollah. File pic/Reuters The announcement of a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon on Thursday has…
Last Updated:April 17, 2026, 12:20 AM IST Trump stated that Tehran has committed to not pursuing nuclear weapons and to returning what he referred to as “nuclear dust.” US President Donald Trump addresses reporters. (X) US President Donald Trump has said that he might visit to Islamabad if an agreement in finalised with Iran. Speaking…
Last Updated:April 16, 2026, 11:27 pm IST Titanic survivor Laura Mabel Francatelli’s signed life jacket, the only such vest ever auctioned, is going up for sale in auction. Its price will baffle you. The vest was worn by Laura Mabel Francatelli, a first-class passenger aboard the doomed RMS Titanic during its ill-fated maiden voyage in…
US President Donald Trump announced a historic 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon and claimed it to be the 10th war that he has stopped. He said that he had “excellent” conversations with President Joseph Aoun of Lebanon and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and that the ceasefire will begin at 5 pm EST or…
Last Updated:April 16, 2026, 9:21 PM IST Trump mentioned that the two countries recently held talks in Washington, DC for the first time in over three decades. US President Donald Trump. (Reuters) US President Donald Trump on Thursday said that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to begin a 10-day ceasefire following high-level discussions aimed at…
Last Updated:April 16, 2026, 7:59 PM IST Speaking during a visit to Cameroon, the pontiff said some leaders had manipulated “the very name of God” for political and military gain. Pope Leo speaking to the media on the US-Israeli war on Iran. (Reuters) Pope Leo delivered one of his strongest condemnations of global conflict since…
Metula (Israel-Lebanon border): Just a few hundred meters from the Lebanon border, where the thud of Hezbollah rockets has become background noise, a small cafe refuses to close. This is Bela Cafe run by Mirya Menasche, who serves hope with every cup. For the handful of civilians and soldiers who remain in Metula, it is…