Donald Trump has urged for free passage for American military and commercial ships through the Panama and Suez Canals, directing Secretary of State Marco Rubio to act immediately. He highlighted the US's historical involvement in these waterways. This comes amid disruptions to Suez Canal traffic due to Houthi rebel attacks and escalating US military actions against them.
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Palestinian student Mohsen Mahdawi, a Columbia University activist, was detained by immigration agents during his citizenship interview in Vermont. His arrest followed his vocal participation in anti-Israel protests, raising concerns about politically motivated targeting.
WhatsApp experienced a global outage, affecting users' ability to send messages or make calls on both the app and web version. The disruption began around 8:56 pm IST and peaked at 9:15 pm, with thousands reporting issues. Meta has yet to comment on the cause, while users flocked to X to confirm the problem.
Parliament is scheduled to discuss the Indian Constitution on its 75th anniversary, but political sparring is expected. The opposition, led by Rahul Gandhi, aims to raise issues like the Adani controversy and caste census, while the BJP plans to target Congress's alleged links to George Soros and past actions.
A 40-year-old man named Luke Walford was killed by a shark while fishing near Humpy Island, off Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Emergency services reported that the shark bit him on the neck, causing fatal injuries. This incident is part of the ongoing tally of shark incidents in Australia, with more than 250 fatalities recorded since 1791.
Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir demolished the house of Adil Thokar, a local terrorist implicated in the Pahalgam attack that resulted in 26 fatalities. Thokar, who received terror training in Pakistan, allegedly aided Pakistani terrorists in the recent assault.
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Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman criticized Tamil Nadu's CM MK Stalin for removing the rupee symbol from the state budget's logo, labeling it as an act of regional chauvinism. The Tamil Nadu government replaced the symbol to oppose the Centre's three-language policy under NEP, intensifying the ongoing language dispute.