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A federal Judge sided with Facebook parent Meta Platforms in dismissing a copyright infringement lawsuit from a group of authors who accused the company of stealing their works to train its artificial intelligence technology. The Wednesday (June 25, 2025) ruling from U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria was the second in a week from San Francisco’s…

Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu (File photo) Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu’s corruption trial should be cancelled, US President Donald Trump demanded on Wednesday, citing the Israeli prime minister’s leadership during the recent conflict with Iran.In a long post on his Truth Social platform, Trump condemned the “witch-hunt” against Netanyahu, Israel’s “great war time prime minister.”“Bibi and…

BJP spokesperson calls West Asia crisis Muslim world’s ‘internal fight for supremacy’ The crisis in West Asia, including the Israel-Iran conflict, is the fallout of the Muslim world’s “internal fight for supremacy”, the BJP said on Wednesday, expressing hope that the issue would soon be resolved peacefully. “The West Asia crisis is nothing but a…

Zohran Mamdani (AP) and Vivek Ramaswamy (ANI) The recent election of Zohran Kwame Mamdani, a New York City mayoral candidate of Indian origin, has ignited reactions on social media.Railey Gaines, a former University of Kentucky swimmer turned conservative political activist and vocal advocate for women’s sports not allowing transgenders, stirred controversy by posting a blunt…

US President Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani (AP) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday called Indian-American politician Zohran Mamdani “a 100% communist lunatic” while reacting to a major political upset in New York City, his former hometown.The remark marks Trump’s first public statement since Mamdani’s apparent win over former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in…

Vital chemotherapy drugs used around the world have failed quality tests, leaving cancer patients in more than 100 countries at risk of ineffective treatments and potentially fatal side effects, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) can reveal. The drugs in question form the backbone of treatment plans for numerous common cancers – including breast, ovarian…

Tulsi Gabbard (left) and John Ratclif (AP) Top US intelligence officials on Wednesday issued a strong rebuttal to leaked media reports suggesting limited damage from recent US airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear sites, asserting that the targeted facilities were in fact severely hit and would take years to rebuild.Director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard accused what…

Israel and Iran seemed to honour the fragile ceasefire between them for a second day Wednesday (June 25, 2025) and U.S. President Donald Trump asserted that American and Iranian officials will talk next week, giving rise to cautious hope for longer-term peace. Also read: Israel-Iran war highlights on June 25, 2025 Mr. Trump, who helped…

Geert Wilders has made no secret of his admiration for the U.S. President donald Trump. Photo: X/@geertwilderspvv Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders revealed Wednesday (June 25, 2025) he had held an “excellent” meeting with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the NATO summit. “Thank you so much Mr President… for the excellent meeting we…

US secretary of state Marco Rubio (AP) US secretary of state Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that Iran is “much further away from a nuclear weapon.”In an interview with news portal Politico on the sidelines of the Nato summit in The Hague, Rubio offered a more nuanced assessment of US airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities…

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi. File. | Photo Credit: AFP Iran’s Parliament (Majles) passed a resolution on Wednesday (June 25, 2025) to suspend the country’s cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The development was shared on social media by the Embassy of Iran. The announcement came soon…