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US President Donald Trump criticised outgoing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday after the Labour leader announced he would resign, saying he had “really hurt himself” over energy, immigration and his handling of relations with Washington.
“I think he’s a lovely man,” Trump told reporters at an Oval Office event, before accusing Starmer of mishandling Britain’s energy policy by failing to exploit North Sea oil and allowing “windmills all over the place”.
“The UK buys much of its…

Japan seized the spotlight at last month’s Shangri-La Dialogue, stepping into a vacuum left by the Chinese defence chief – who skipped the forum for a second year – and using the stage to sharpen its warnings over Beijing’s military rise.
Speaking in Singapore on May 31, the final day of the security forum, Japan’s Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi pushed back against Beijing’s accusation that Japan is engaging in a “new militarism” and instead took aim at China’s growing military capabilities…

Ilhan Omar now claims erstwhile-millionaire hubby made as little as $200 last year Ilhan Omar is facing backlash over her household finances after fresh disclosure forms suggested a sharp drop in her husband’s earnings, with documents indicating he made as little as a few hundred dollars last year, reports the New York Post.According to reporting based on Omar’s 2025 financial disclosure, her husband Tim Mynett is listed as receiving no salary from his investment firm Rose Lake Capital during the period in question. The filing states that the only income tied to him came from a California wine business, eStCru, which earned between $200 and $1,000 before shutting down earlier this year.That marks a huge change from the previous year, when disclosures suggested the couple’s business interests could be worth between $5 million and $30 million. Those figures triggered a row about how the valuation had been calculated.An amended filing was later submitted, revising the value of those holdi..

Tulsi Gabbard Hit With Wild Secret Cult Allegations A controversy emerged around former US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard, with a major investigation claiming she maintained long-standing ties with a Hindu sect described by critics as a “cult”, as she stepped down from her senior national security role.A report by The Washington Post has detailed extensive communications between advisers linked to Gabbard and associates of Chris Butler, 78, the Hawaii-based founder of the 'Science of Identity Foundation' (SIF), a new religious movement formed in the 1970s after breaking away from the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. The group is based in US and teaches a blend of yoga and elements of Gaudiya Vaishnavism.The investigation claims that emails, internal documents and talking points show Butler’s close allies working with Gabbard’s advisers to shape her public messaging and political positioning over a number of years. According to the WP report, former SIF membe..

AdvertisementAdvertisementNEWSCMP Hong Kong SeriesWhere is Hong Kong 29 years after handover?As Hong Kong marks the 29th anniversary of its return to Chinese rule on July 1, the South China Morning Post talks to the city’s senior officials about the Lee administration’s achievements so far and what may lie ahead.
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As Hong Kong marks the 29th anniversary of its return to Chinese rule on July 1, the South China Morning Post talks to the city’s senior officials about the administration’s achievements so far and what may lie ahead.
Authorities are expected to roll out measures to strengthen Hong Kong’s role as an offshore Chinese yuan hub next month, the finance chief has revealed, with the government pushing to increase the number of listed firms trading stocks in renminbi.
Financial Secretary Paul Chan…

A Redditor asks whether Rs 28LPA in Bengaluru is better than $60K per year in the US. $60K per year is obviously more than Rs 28 LPA but salary conversion can be misleading and the dollar option may not be lucrative at all when the expenses of the US are taken into account. An F-1 student explained a confusing situation he is in as he has two job options in front of him: A Rs 28LPA job in Bengaluru, India, and a $60K per year job in the US which he had been doing for the last four months. The Redditor explained that he came to the US for his master's and got a job only four months ago after struggling for a year. But he got picked for H-1B this year and it is under process. So on one hand, he is lucky enough to get his H-1B but his pay is not very high in the US.The Redditor said he always wanted to go back to India and come back to the US at a later stage. He explained his present status as a STEM OPT and added that he is afraid of getting stuck in the H-1B loop.The post went vir..

Indian man on Green Card EAD asks if he can go back to India with Rs 6 crore fund and no job. There is no unanimous opinion on the exact amount of money in your bank account that may allow you to take a career break. An Indian man in the US recently took to Reddit asking if he could survive with Rs 6 crore in India without a job. The man explained his situation that he is on a Green Card EAD, which means he applied for his Green Card and has employment authorization.”Got hit by the recent tech layoffs. I'm on a GC EAD with about a 5-month financial runway. Given the current job market, I'm trying to plan for the worst-case scenario: moving back to India,” the Redditor said.He pointed out two major problems in shifting to India: one is his house which he does not want to sell in a loss, two, his kids do not know any Indian language and so they would be facing a huge problem if they are shifted to India.”Has anyone transitioned kids into middle school in India without language ..

AdvertisementBritainWorldEuropeReport says UK PM Starmer ready to quit, but source says he is still focused on the jobThe prime minister is discussing the matter with his wife, the report says, but top Labour figures expect a decision as early as Monday
1-MIN READ1-MIN ListenReutersPublished: 6:14am, 21 Jun 2026⁠Britain’s Observer newspaper said ⁠UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer was expected to resign on Monday and set out a timetable for his departure, though a government source ‌said the leader remained focused on getting on with the job of governing.
The threat to Starmer’s position, which has been building for months, increased sharply on Friday when his rival Andy Burnham won a ⁠seat in parliament that would allow him to launch a ‌formal leadership challenge.
The Observer report said Starmer was discussing the matter with his wife ‌at his Chequers country residence before making a final ⁠decision, ⁠but that senior Labour figures expected a clear statement on his future ‌as early as ..

In late April, China’s top intelligence agency claimed that foreign forces were weaponising the concept of “lying flat” to dispel young people’s “belief in striving” and undermine social values.
Once a niche subculture, “lying flat” has evolved into a mainstream phenomenon over the past five years.
“Lying flat” became a buzzword on Chinese social media around 2021 during the coronavirus pandemic. At the time, the phrase was usually applied to people who had completely dropped out of the rat…