Usha Vance will be the next Second Lady of the United States, making the Yale-educated lawyer the first Vice Presidential wife of South Asian descent. VOA White House correspondent Anita Powell takes a look at her life story — and how it intersects with her husband’s political career and interests — as she prepares to … Read more
Police have launched a criminal investigation after nearly 30,000 fake “deportation” plane tickets were distributed in the southwestern city of Karlsruhe by a local branch of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. These posters, designed to resemble classic airplane boarding passes, advertise a one-way flight from “Germany” to a “safe country of origin” on … Read more
For Germany’s Green Party, the issue is clear: Another aid package for Ukraine could be passed before parliamentary elections on February 23 – even if the 2025 budget has not yet been approved. The package will include €3 billion ($3.1 billion) worth of weapons, primarily for Ukraine’s air defense. In fact, Germany’s current minority government, … Read more
Boston – The cost of college continues to rise, right? not necessarily. New research indicates that students are paying significantly less to attend public universities than they did a decade ago. And tuition growth at private colleges has finally slowed after years of massive growth. Data compiled by the nonprofit College Board shows the average … Read more
Last Updated:January 15, 2025, 18:51 IST Science News: Elon Musk’s space company SpaceX has today launched two moon landers into space and placed them in their orbit. This has great potential to open new avenues in research related to the Moon. Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched 2 moon landers simultaneously. (Image:X) highlights SpaceX launches 2 moon … Read more
As wildfires spread across the Hollywood Hills and star-studded coastline, Los Angeles’s vast film industry began to grind to a halt. Celebrities such as Sir Anthony Hopkins, Adam Brody, Paris Hilton, Jeff Bridges and Billy Crystal are among those who have lost their homes, as more than 12,000 buildings and structures have already been destroyed … Read more
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Armed conflicts and wars are the biggest threat to global economies in 2025, according to an influential report released ahead of the annual gathering of government and business leaders in Davos next week. The World Economic Forum (WEF)’s annual Global Risks Survey, which polled more than 900 experts, policymakers and industry leaders, revealed that 52% … Read more
Washington— Florida Senator Marco Rubio is promising to implement President-elect Donald Trump’s “America First” approach as secretary of state, promising at his confirmation hearing on Wednesday that the incoming administration will put American interests “above everything else.” “Will create a new path by keeping it. “Putting our core national interests above everything else is not … Read more
