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The protester was waving an upside-down American flag when she was hit, video shows. A protest outside a US immigration detention centre turned chaotic on Sunday after a demonstrator was struck by a car while waving an upside-down American flag, reports the New York Post.The incident happened outside Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey where dozens of protesters had gathered on Father’s Day calling for detainees to be released and for the facility to be shut down.Footage from the scene shows a woman holding an upside-down US flag as she stood in front of the building’s entrance and blocked access.Moments later, a red Dodge Challenger drove towards the group and hit the protester before continuing forward. She fell to the ground but was later seen moving, with fellow demonstrators shouting nearby.The protester had travelled from Minnesota and was not seriously injured, according to Visible Brigade, a New Jersey-based activist group that spoke to Pix 11. The group said she “is not yet bel..

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.
Updated: 22 Jun, 2026Advertisement[1]Hong Kong to roll out measures boosting offshore yuan trading in JulyGovernment wants more listed firms trading stocks in renminbi and will use city’s hub status to help mainland Chinese firms expand overseas.
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