Bill Gates has denied the absolutely absurd and completely false claims made by deceased serial abuser Jeffrey Epstein that he may have caught sexually transmitted disease from russian girls.
The US federal government has partially shutdown instead of last ditch funding deal approved by senate.
The funding lapse start at midnight US eastern time on Saturday hours after senators agreed to fund most agencies until September.
The bill consist of two weeks funding for Department of Homeland Security which oversees immigration enforcement instead of shutting it down.
The bill has to approved by House of Representative which is out of session.
US President Donald Trump stuck deal with Democrats after they refuse to give more funding for immigration enforcement following fatal shooting two US citizens in Minneapolis by federal agency.
Both Democrats and Republican lawmakers have criticised tactics used by immigration agents in wake of fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis last weekend.
Pretti and intensive care nurse was shot by US Border Patrol agent after altercation in which agent tried to restrain him’
The Justice Department launched a civil rights investigation into shooting.
It is second such government shutdown in past year and comes just 11 weeks after end of past funding impasse that lasted 43 days the longest in USA history.
That shutdown in 2025 which spanned 1 October 14 November had widespread impact on essential government services inlcuidng air travel hundred of thousand of federal workers without pay for weeks.
Lawmakers plan to use fortnight in which DHS will continue to be funded to negotiate a deal Democrats desire that deal to consist of new policies for immigration enforcement agents.
We need to rein in ICE end the violence Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said referring to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The White House though has directed several agencies the department of education defence and transportation to execute shutdown plans.
Employees shout report to work for their next regular schedule tour of duty to undertake orderly shutdown activites.
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Donald Trump said it was very dangerous for the UK to do business with China as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer arrived in Shanghai on third day of his visit to country.
The US president was reacting to agreements aimed at increasing business and investment between UK and China announced after Sir Keir met Chinese President Xi Jinping.
UK business minister Sir Chris Byrant said Trump was wrong and it would be bonkers frankly for UK to ignore the presence of China on world Stage
Trump refer to Xi as friend of his and said he knew the Chinese president very well.
The US was UK mega single country trading partner in 2025.
China was fourth largest according to Department for Business and Trade.
The chair of British Chamber of Commerce in China Chris Torren praised Sir Keir visit to Beijing as successful.
Torrens told media it made sense for UK to be looking to China it is one mega trading partners.
He said other Western leaders had been to Beijing recently or would do so soon.
the USA are maybe sanctioning and reprimanding other economies and slapping tariffs on countries that are doing deals with China but the US itself may well do deal with China.
We expect this year Torrens told media.
Sir Keir arrived in Shanghai on Friday morning.
His last stop in china before leaving for Tokyo to meet Japanese counterpart.
Opposition MPs have criticized the PM over his trip to China the first by UK leader since 2018.
China has been accused of serious human rights violations by UN against the Uyghur population and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups.
Security Minister Dan Jarvis told Intelligence agencise had been integral to that decision making process and he was content any risks are being managed.
It has been criticised over treatment of Hong Kong Pro democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai who is facing life in prison.
Shadow home secretary Chris Philp said Sir Keir had gone to Beijing to Kowtow to President Xi and accused the government of trading national security for economic crumbs off chinese table.
Business Minister of UK said of course we enter into our relationship with China with our eyes wide open.
He refer that Trump is due to visit China himself in April.
In response to Trump remarks Downing Street refer that Washington had been aware of this trip and objectives in advance.
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The US appears poised to strike Iran within days
The potential targets are mega predictable the outcome is not.
if not last minute deal can be reached with Tehran and President Donald Trump decides to order US forces to attack then what are possible results.
USA tech giant Amazon has said it will reduce 16000 jobs hours after it told staff about latest round of worldwide redundancies in email sent in error.
The email which seen by media was sent late on Tuesday and refers to swathe of employees in US Canada and Costa Rica having been laid off part of attempt to strengthen the company.
The message was apparent shared by mistake as it was quick cancelled.
Amazon announced job reduction as part of plan to remove bureaucracy at firm.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos stood down as it chief executive four years before his successor Andy Jassy has led company through several round of cuts jassy has attempted to bring strict work culture of firm.
The stars and movies in running for next month Bafta Movie Awards which celebrate the best on mega screen from past 12 months have been revealed.
Stunning One Battle After Other leads the pack followed by vampire horror Sinners and Hamnet which dramatise Shakespeare family life along with table tennis drama Marty Supreme.
Here are full list of nomination before ceremony which will take place at London Royal Festival Hall on Sunday 22 February.
The USA immigration agency whose officers have been involve in two fatal shootings in Minneapolis has said it is sending agents to assist American security operations during the Winter Olympics which start in Italy on 6 February.
An ICE media person stress that all security operations remain under Italian authority.
Confirmation of agency role came from Immigration and Custom Enforcement ICE after reports prompted alarm and danger in Italy.
This is militia that kills of course they are not welcome in Milan the city mayor.
US embassy sources in Rome had explained to media that federal agencies had worked at past Games in past it was not clear if the customs and enforcement agency had itself taken part.
The Trump administration has rapidly abandoned its familiar deny and attack playbook after starting using it when federal agents shot
dead Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday morning.
Within 24 hours as multiple videos of shooting circulated online it became visible that White House was out of step with public choice and what Americans could see with their own eyes.
The administration and president himself have changed tack blaming Democrats for what happened and stressing less on actions of American nurse who was murdered.
France is on course to follow Australia in banning social media to younger teenagers as debate on new law opens in National Assembly.
The law would block reach for under 15 year old to networks like TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat.
President Emmanuel Macron has said he desire the ban in place by start of school year in September.
US President Donald Trump has threatened to enforce a 100% tariff on Canadian goods if the country strikes a trade deal with China.
If Canada makes deal with China it will be hit with 100% tariff against all Canada goods and products coming into USA Trump said on Truth social.
American climber Alex Honnold has scaled a Taiwan skyscraper without a rope harness.
The building named Taipei 101 for number of its floors stands at 508m of steel glass and concretes and designed to resemble in stick of bamboo.
The Bluff, Cheekaltilo, Tere Ishq Mein recently released OTT releases to watch this weekend.
Heresi famous list of lates OTT release available on Amazon Prime Video, JioHotstar,Netflix, Zees5 and other platforms.
Priyanka Chopra and Kari Ubran adventure.
The Bluff to crime thriller Chaeektatilo starring Sopbhita Dhulpata and Tere Ishq Mein featuring Kriti Sanon and Dhanush we have compiled the best release of week to keep you entertained .
New OTT releases to watch this weekend 10 latest movies and shows on Amazon Prime Video, JioHotstar and Netflix.
Space Gen Chandrayaan JioHotstar
Starring Shriya Saran and Nakuul Mehta five latest episode dramatise series chronicles this real life journey of ISRO it covers transition for failure of Chandrayaan 2 mission to success of Chandrayaan 3.
The Bluff Amazon Prime Video
Priyanaka Chopra stars alongside Karl Urban in action packed swashbucking drama titile The Bluff.
The plot follows Ercell Bloody Mary Bodden a foremr feare pirate whose peaceful life is shattered by her ex captain, Conno who harbours deep seated grudge against her.
Forced to use her deadly skills,Â
Ercell embarks on mission to save her family from her old pirate crew.
Tere Ishq Mein Netflix
Tere Ishq Mein tells story of hot tempered flight Lieutenant Shankar and psychologist Mukti who are force to fight turbulent romantic past when they run into each other dramatic situations.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Jio Hotstar
From the world of George RR Martin fantasy book series comes other spin off drama Titled A Knight of The Seven Kingdoms .
Ste in timeline between Game of Throunes and House of the Dragon.
The story shows Ser Duncan The Tall a young knight and his short bald squire.
Egg Together they show adventure across Westeros to participate in tournament at Ashford Meadow in Reach.
Mastiii 4 Zee5
Vivek Oberori, Aftab Shivdasani and Ritiesh Deshmuk repeat their role as Amar Prem and meet in Maastti 4.
The fourth tournmament of adult comedy franchise.
This time the trio manages to convince their spouses to grant them one week love visa to indulge in fantasies.
Drops of God Season 2 Apple TV
Apple TV has launched season of Drops of God a gripping drama center around formar rivals Camille Leger and Issei Tomine.
They coem to terms with identites as half siblings and embark on journey to solve challenge left by later father.
Steal Amazon Prime Video
Steal is crime drama that follows two employees of investment firm whose lives are unpended when gang of violent thieves break in and force them to assist in stealing billion.
The story moves into high stakes heitst led by detective decided to unravel the truth and discover the truth and discovers who intends to rob pension of ordinary people.
Finding Her Edge Netflix
Findling Her Edge follows 17 year old elice ice danger Adriana Russo who enters into fake relationship with Bayden Ellito to compete in tournament to save her family owned rink.
Adriana is taken by surprise when she discovers that she must face her first love and former companion.
Gustaakh Ishq JioHotstar
Gustaakh Ishq is romantic film that depicts story of Nawabudding Saifudding Rahman.
In effort to revive her father printing press he travels to Punjab in search of famous poet.
Aziz Beg hoping to publish his unpublished works.
Things become compicated when he falls in love with Aziz daughter.
Cheekatilo Amazon Prime Video
Cheekatilo is intense Telugu language crime thriler that show life of Sandhya true cirme podcaster.
She enters dark world of crime to investigate doubtful death of her best mates.
The nominations for 98th Academy Awards were announced on Thursday Jan 22.
There were surprises and snubs consisting Kate Hudson scoring her second nomination for Song Sung Blue and Ariana Grande failing to score her second nod for Wicked For Good.
Conan O Brien is coming back to host the Oscars live on Sunday March 15 at 7 pm ET on ABC and streaming on Hulu.
Sinners broke the Oscars record for nominations ever with whopping 16.
Surprise Delroy Lindo
Sinners star Delroy Lindo get his first Oscar nomination on Thursday morning as his film made history.
The actor inclusion in the Best Supporting Actor race was welcome surprise as Hamnel Paul Mescal was favored to safe nomination in that category over Lindo who excluded from Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards.
The nominations for 96th Academy Awards are out and this year list has lots of snubs and surprises.
Sinners Broke an Oscar record after landing whopping 16 nominations.Â
Wicked for Good was left out of race.
Snub Ariana Grace and Cynthia Erivo
Wicked for good costars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo were not consist in 2026 Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress.
Both actresses were nominated past year for their performances in Wicked.
Grande Snub was stunning considering she was nominated for precedent awards this season.
The sequel was shut out of race despite the wicked earning 10 nomination in 2025.
Snub Chase Infiniti
This awards season mega breakout story may be chase infinit the 25 year old leading lady of Paul Thomas Anderson One Battle After another.
The movie dominated the 2026 Oscar nomination infinite was left out of Best Actress race after earning nods at The Actor Awards and Golden Globes.
Surprise Delroy Lindo
Sinner star Delroy Lindo get his first Oscar nomination on Thursday morning as his film made history.
The actor in Best Supporting Actor race was surprise as Hamnel Paul Mescal was favored to safe nominated in category over Lindo who was exclude from the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards.
Surprise Kate Hudson
For her work as half of real life Neil Diamond tribute band in Song Sung Blue Kate Hudson is a two time Oscar nominee after earning her first Best Actress nomination.
Hudson scored her first ever nomination in the Best Supporting Actress category 25 years ago for Famous.
Snub George Clooney and Adam Sandler
Noah Baumback Hollywood tale Jay Kelly has failed to register with Academy voters contenders leading actor George Clooney and help Adam Sandler came away among.
The actor award nominees and repeated that defeat with this year Oscar nominations.
Snub Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt
Benny Safdle The Smashing Machine was expected to smash into awards season.
Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt MMA fighting biopic has followed a box office performance with lack of nomination.
Actors performances were nominated at this year Golden Globe Awards neither were recognized by Academy.
Snub Paul Mescal
Paul Mescal had been cleaning up nominations all season long for performances as grieving William Shakespeare in Hamnet.
Border 2 review: Audience Praise Sunny Deol in early response
A 5 year old boy arriving home from preschool in Minnesota was taken by federal agents along with his father to detention facility in Texas school officials and the family lawyers added making him latest child caught up in immigration enforcement rise that has riled the Twin Cities in latest weeks.
Federal agency took Liam Conejo Ramos from runnign car while it was in family driveaway on Tuesday afternoon.
Columbia Heights Public Schools Superintendent Zena Stenvik added during news conference Wednesday.
The officers then told him to knock on door to his suburban Minneapolis home to view if other people were inside using 5 year old as bait.
Department of Homeland Security media person Tricia McLaughlin added in statement that ICE did not target child.
She said immigration and Customs Enforcement was conducting operation to arrest kid father Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias who McLaughlin added is from Ecuador and US illegally.
He fled on foot without the boy she added.
For the child safety one of our ICE officers remained with child while the other officers apprehended Conejo Arias.
Mclaughlin added parents are given the option to removed with their kids or have them placed with person of their choosing.
Stanvik added other adult who lives at home was outside when the father and son were taken.
Agents would not leave Liam with that person.
DHS did not reply an email.
Thursday asking it Conejo Arias had asked to keep his son with him.
Liam and his father were being held in family holding cell in Texas, Marc Prokosch the family lawyer added during news conference.
Every step of their immigration process has been doing what they have been asked to do Prokosch said family asylum calim.
So this is cruelty.
Minnesota has become main stress of immigration sweeps by DHS led agencies a US Customs and Border Patrol official who has face of crackdown in Minneapolis and other cities said 3000 of some of dangerous offender have been arrested in Minnesota in past six weeks.
Julia Decker policy director at the immigrant law center of miinesota said advocates have no way of knowing whether government arrest numbers and description of people in custody are accurate.
Liam is fourth student from Columbia Heights Public Schools who has been detained by ICE in latest weeks said Stenvik.
A 17 year old student was taken Tuesday while heading to school and 10 year old and 17 year old have been taken.
The district consist of five school and about 3400 students from pre k to 12th grade.
Border 2 is currently the mega 2026 film everyone waiting for and it looks like numbers are in favour of Sunny Deol led sequel.
The booking have been good and the movie has screens all eyes are on box office numbers for Border 2 and how it works in comparison to Dhurandhar.
Border 2 box office collection prediction
High hopes do ride on Border 2 but there have mixed review about movie teaserd and trailers that have been out so far.
With such cast and the movie being a sequel to what is an iconic film it its like to find audience which means opening day numbers do look positive.
Trade analyst Girish johar tell media Border 2 is getting lot of traction.
The teaser and earlier units did produce decent curiosity but i think the music track and promos showcasing the sentimental aspect of soldiers along with Sunny Deol have been appreciated a lot.
The good part is that advances are there and they are not only coming to mega cities or metros but tier 2 towns so the movie spread is happening in terms of audience connect.
Sunny past movie Gadar 2Â manage to have opening day collection of whopping Rs 40.1 crore.
The film became one of mega movies and has worldwide total of Rs. 686 crore.
Friday is non holiday but i am expecting a good ish start at box office assuming the reports are good and strong as per audience expectations.
It could have long haul at box office given extended weekend and it could be first big success of 2026.
I will be happy if the movie opens at Rs 25 crore and it could touch or go beyond Rs 30 crore since box office is dynamic.
But anything beyond Rs 25 crore is good start.
Sunny past move Gadar 2 manage to have opening day collection of Rs 40.1 crore.
The film became one of mega movies and has worldwide total of Rs 686 crore.
Liberal Senator Ed Markey D Mass who faces Democratic primary challenger this year is calling President Trump to be removed from power under 25th Amendment after Trump acknowledge he would be less likely to pressure Denmark to give up Greenland had won 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.
The Times reported that Sore get a text message from Trump on Sunday informing him bluntly not winning the Peace Price has emboldened him to make aggressive play for Greenland which is territory of Denmark.
The amendment requires congress to ratify any decision to remove Trump from office within 21 days of getting notification from vice president and the cabinet.
Two thirds of both senate and House would need to affirm decision otherwise the president would regain power.
Invoke the 25th Amendment Markey posted on social media along with photo of New York Time article said trump linked his push for Greenland to not winning the Nobel Prize in text message to Norwegian leader jonas Gahr Store.
Considering your Country decided not to give me Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars Plus I no longer feel obligation to think pure of Peace it will always be predominant but can think about what is good and proper for USA. Trump wrote.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee is private entity not government body but its members are appointed by the Norway Parliament.
Markey call to remove Trump from office under 25th Amendment is not like to have any traction.
President Trump has called UK decision to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius a deal his admin in past supported an act of great stupidity that further justified his want for US to acquire Greenland.
One of islands Diego Garcia is site of key UK US army base in Indian Ocean.
In a statement given to USA media by UK government spokesperson said Britain will never compromise on our national security noting that agreement with Mauritius was struck because the base on Diego Garcia was under danger after court decision undermined our position and would have prevented it operating as intended in future.
This deal safes the operations of the joint US UK base on Diego Garcia for generations with robust provision to keeping its unique capabilities intact and our adversaries out. the British government added.
It had previously been publicly welcome by US Australia and all five eyes allies key international partners including India japan and South Korea.
The Five Eyes link to close defense and intelligence cooperation between US, New Zealand, Canada, Australia and Britain.
Mr. Trump issued his statement as Speaker of US House of Representatives Mike Johnson a Republican was in Uk to address the British parliament where he said Lawmakers the US and UK had always been able to work through our differences calmly as mates.
We will continue to do that i desire to assure you this morning that that is still case.
Shockingly our brilliant Nato Ally the UK is currently planning to give away the island of Diego Garcia the site of US Army Base to Mauritius and to do so For No Reason Whatsoever Mr Trump said Tuesday on his own Truth Social platform.
There is no doubt that China and Russia have noticed this act of total weakness.
These are international powers who recognize strength which is why the USA under my leadership is now after one year respected like never before.
The UK giving away extreme important land is act of Great Stupidity and in very long line of National Security reason why Greenland has to be acquired.
Denmark and Europe allies have to do the right thing.
Thank you for your attention to this matter President Donald J Trump.
The Chagos Islands were separated from Mauritius which was then British Colony in 1965.
The UK bought the islands for around $4 million US media said.
Mauritius had long comments that it was forced to give the Islands away in order to gain its independence in 1968.
The UK invited the USA to build army base on island of Diego Garcia and it has become cornerstone of American defense infrastructure in vast indian ocean region.
In 2019 the ICJ issued a non binding ruling that called on the UK to give up control of Chagos Islands adding it had wrongfully forced out the people living on Diego Garcia to make method for army base.
Rubio said the time that Mr Trump has showed his help for this monumental achievement during his meeting with PM Starmer at the White House calling the base a asset for regional and global safety.
That ruling in part prompted the deal reached in 2024 for UK to hand over sovereignty of Chagos Island to Mauritius.
As part of agreement Britiain got to maintain control of the army based on Diego Garcia through 99 year lease at cost to UK almost $136 million per annum.
The Trump admin in past helped the Chagos Islands deal with Secretary of State Marco Rubio issuing statement in May past year adding following comprehensive interagency review.
The Trump admin decided that this agreement secure long term stable effective operation of joint US UK army facility at Diego Garcia.
