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21-year-old Nasire Best identified as White House shooter, believed he was Jesus

By Odisha News Online May 24, 2026 35

NEW DELHI, MAY 24 : The gunman who opened fire at the Secret Service checkpoint outside the White House has been identified as Nasire Best, a report by the New York Post said. While the gunman’s exact motive remains unclear, reports indicate he was mentally disturbed and frequently flagged by Secret Service officials for loitering […]Continue Reading

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‘Not going to deter me from winning Iran war’: Trump after White House dinner shooting

By Odisha News Online Apr 26, 2026 59

WASHINGTON, APR 27 :  US President Donald Trump said Saturday the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner would not deter him from the Iran war, although he believed the incident was unlikely linked to the conflict. “It’s not going to deter me from winning the war in Iran. I don’t know if that […]Continue Reading

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US strikes Iran’s Kharg Island oil hub again ahead of Trump’s ultimatum

By Odisha News Online Apr 7, 2026 63

TEHRAN, APR 7 : The U.S. again struck the Iranian oil hub of Kharg Island, according to a White House official who was not authorised to speak publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. The U.S. hit military targets on the island, the official said Tuesday. The strikes came hours ahead of a deadline President […]Continue Reading

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Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Trump’s war, says Iran posed ‘no imminent threat’

By Odisha News Online Mar 17, 2026 105

AMERICA,MAR 17 :  Joe Kent, the director of the United States’ National Counterterrorism Center, announced his resignation on Tuesday, saying he “cannot in good conscience” back the Trump administration’s war in Iran. Kent is the first senior US official to resign from the Trump administration to protest the war against Iran. Announcing his Continue Reading

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Trump tariffs struck down: The $133 billion refund problem now facing US

By Odisha News Online Feb 21, 2026 164

WASHINGTON, FEB 21 : The US Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Donald Trump’s biggest and boldest tariffs. But the justices left a $133 billion question unanswered: What’s going to happen to the money the government has already collected in import taxes now declared unlawful? Companies have been lining up for refunds. But the […]Continue Reading

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State of emergency declared in Venezuela after US military strikes; Maduro captured, flown out of country, says Trump

By Odisha News Online Jan 3, 2026 387

VENEZUELA, JAN 3 : US President Donald Trump said that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been captured and flown from the country after launching a “large scale strike” on the South American country. Earlier, Venezuela accused the United States of an “extremely serious military aggression” after explosions rocked the capital Caracas in the Continue Reading

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Trump says US struck Islamic State targets in Nigeria after group targeted Christians

By Odisha News Online Dec 26, 2025 253

NEW DELHI, DEC 26 : President Donald Trump said Thursday that he’d launched a “powerful and deadly” U.S. strike against Islamic State forces in Nigeria, after spending weeks accusing the West African country’s government of failing to rein in the persecution of Christians. In a Christmas night post on his social media site, Trump did […]Continue Reading

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Trump meets ‘tough negotiator’ Xi in South Korea amid US-China trade tensions

By Odisha News Online Oct 30, 2025 226

NEW DELHI, OCT 30 : Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday told US counterpart Donald Trump that while the two countries did not always see eye to eye, they should strive to be “partners and friends”. “China and the US can jointly shoulder our responsibility as major countries and work together to accomplish more great […]Continue Reading

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Trump praises ‘good friend’ Modi in Egypt, gestures to Shehbaz Sharif behind him

By Odisha News Online Oct 14, 2025 213

NEW DELHI, OCT 14 : US President Donald Trump on Monday said he believed India and Pakistan would “live very nicely together”, turning to Shehbaz Sharif for a nod as the Pakistani Prime Minister stood behind him at the Gaza Peace Summit in Egypt. The remark drew laughter from the visiting leader. “India is a […]Continue Reading

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Trump announces 100% tariffs on pharmaceutical drugs, 50% on kitchen cabinets, furniture and 25% on heavy trucks

By Odisha News Online Sep 26, 2025 404

WASHINGTON, SEP 26 : President Donald Trump has said that he will put import taxes of 100 per cent on pharmaceutical drugs, 50 per cent on kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities, 30 per cent on upholstered furniture and 25 per cent on heavy trucks starting on October 1. The posts on his social media site […]Continue Reading