WASHINGTON: Former US president Donald Trump claims that former prime minister Imran Khan was elated at the assassination of Qassem Soleimani. Mr Trump made this claim this week while addressing a campaign rally in Houston, Texas, a city with a large Pakistani diaspora population. Many Pak supporters in Houston are leaning towards Mr Trump because they perceive the Biden administration as being hostile towards Mr Khan. Mr Soleimani was a significant figure in Iran... the second most powerful man in Iran... leading the Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force and was instrumental in Iran's influence across the Middle East. read more
In a convenience store in Bahrain, 14-year-old Jana Abdullah carries a tablet as she shops, checking a list of Western brands to avoid as Israel continues its bombardment of Gaza. Jana and her 10-year-old brother, Ali, used to eat at McDonald's nearly daily but they are among many across the Middle East now boycotting products they believe support Israel. read more
Bye Bye
Yes, she is a "space tourist". But technically, she will be in space and she will be our very first. She will fly higher than the three American X-15 pilots who got astronaut-wings. read more
India has a long running problem with the Sikh people demanding freedom from India and making Punjab an independent.. non-Hindu-fundamentalist nation. Most of the leadership of this movement lives in Canada. And India just assassinated one of it's leaders on Canadian soil. Mr Nijjar was a prominent Sikh leader in BC and a vocal backer of a separate Khalistani state. Supporters of his have said that he was a target of threats in the past because of his activism. A murder investigation by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is ongoing. read more
As are most of the big blue cities in the US. Watch your step!
They cleaned up San Francisco to impress President Xi.
But now the poo is back.