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Progressive United States Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has hit back against Donald Trump after the president criticised her and renewed his attacks on the Somali community in Minnesota.During a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Trump embarked on a racist tirade, describing Omar and other Somali immigrants as “garbage” and calling for them to leave the US.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“His obsession with me is creepy,” Omar wrote on social media in response. “I hope he gets the…

Hernandez, who was serving a 45-year sentence for drug conspiracy, received ‘full and unconditional pardon’, lawyer says.Authorities in the United States have released former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was serving a lengthy prison sentence for drug trafficking, after US President Donald Trump pardoned him.Hernandez’s lawyer, Renato Stabile, confirmed that the former Honduran president was freed on Tuesday, a day after being pardoned.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“President Trump has issued a full and unconditional…

Capping off symbolic three-day visit, the Pontiff urged Lebanese unity and the pursuit of peace and justice.Pope Leo XIV has offered prayers at the site of the 2020 Beirut port blast, one of the final stops in his three-day visit to Lebanon.The Catholic leader prayed silently and lit a lamp on Tuesday morning at a monument to the more than 220 people that were killed and 6,500 injured in the explosion. The United States-born pontiff has urged peaceful coexistence…

Experts say dip likely a return to more typical levels after unusual spike in preceding years, warn gun violence remains a major issue.Published On 2 Dec 20252 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareThe United States has witnessed the lowest number of mass killings in 2025 in two decades, according to a database tracking such incidents.A recent shooting at a family gathering in Stockton, California, that left four people dead, was the 17th mass killing this year,…