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Italy’s PM Meloni: Jokes She'd ‘Kill Someone’ To Quit Smoking

Italy’s PM Meloni: Jokes She’d ‘Kill Someone’ To Quit Smoking

October 20, 2025 5:25 am

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni lightens the mood with a cigarette quip during chat with Turkey’s Erdogan, as leaders share laughter, at the Gaza Peace Summit.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni sparked laughter among fellow world leaders at the Gaza peace summit in Egypt after joking that she would “kill someone” if forced to give up smoking.

The 48-year-old leader made the offhand remark while chatting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has pledged to make Turkey smoke-free. Their light-hearted exchange was captured on camera by Turkey’s Ihlas News Agency.

“You look great. But I have to make you stop …

O’Donnell Applies For Irish Citizenship Amid Feud With Trump

O’Donnell Applies For Irish Citizenship Amid Feud With Trump

October 19, 2025 8:02 pm

Rosie O’Donnell, comedian, says she’s living in “self-imposed exile” in Ireland as President Trump mocks her plan, renewing threats to revoke her U.S. citizenship.

American comedian and actress Rosie O’Donnell has announced that she is applying for Irish citizenship, saying she has chosen to live in “self-imposed political exile” amid an escalating feud with U.S. President Donald Trump.

O’Donnell, 62, said that she moved to Ireland in January — five days before Trump’s second term began — and is close to securing Irish nationality through her grandparents’ heritage.

“I am applying and about to be approved for my Irish citizenship …

President Trump Pardons Convicted Bank Robber Jon Ponder

President Trump Pardons Convicted Bank Robber Jon Ponder

August 26, 2020 9:13 am

U.S. President Donald Trump has pardoned a convicted bank robber, Jon Ponder, who is now running a post-prison assistance programme.

A pre-recorded video of Trump signing an executive order for the pardon, with Ponder standing beside him, aired on Tuesday night.

Coming amid the Republican National Convention, the president’s move is seen by some as an attempt to draw attention to criminal justice.

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Criminal justice reform and the need to give repentant criminals a second chance are ideas promoted by Trump and his party.

According to reports, Ponder pleaded guilty to bank robbery …

President Trump Pardons Convicted Bank Robber Jon Ponder

Twitter Disables Trump’s Campaign Video On George Floyd

June 5, 2020 1:13 pm

Twitter gunned for U.S. President Donald Trump once again by disabling his campaign tribute video to George Floyd on its platform.

The social media platform cited a copyright complaint, as basis for its action, reports Daily Mail.

The clip, which is a collation of photos and videos of protest marches and instances of violence in the aftermath of Floyd’s death, has Trump speaking in the background.

Floyd’s death after a fatal encounter with a police officer on May 25 has led to nationwide, and even global protests.

In widely circulated video footage, a white officer Derek Chauvin was seen kneeling …

Trump Promises ‘Vicious Dogs, Most Ominous Guns’ To WH Protesters

Trump Promises ‘Vicious Dogs, Most Ominous Guns’ To WH Protesters

May 30, 2020 12:40 pm

In multiple tweets, U.S. President Donald Trump warned Black Lives Matter protesters that they face ‘the most vicious dogs’ and ‘the most ominous guns’ if they breach the White House fence.

He was reacting to the protest outside his official home on Friday night.

Demonstrators protesting yet another white police brutality, after the killing of Minneapolis resident, George Flyod, clashed with secret police outside White House.

Instead of Trump to sue for calm, he bragged about the counter-violence that awaited the protesters.

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That is, if they had breached White House fence.

“Great …

‘Trump Govt Is Cranky’ - China Blasts Back Over Accusation

‘Trump Govt Is Cranky’: China Blasts Back Over Accusation

May 14, 2020 1:22 pm

Global Times, the megaphone of the Chinese ruling party has lashed out at U.S. President Donald Trump administration, suggesting it has gone cranky.

The stinging rebuke followed new accusation by FBI and CISA that China is attempting to steal COVID-19 vaccine research data.

It came by way of an opinion piece by the journalist Li Qingqing.

On Tuesday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned company executives that Beijing was using “cyber actors and non-traditional collectors” to access intellectual property and health data related to coronavirus vaccines and treatments.

The security agencies …

Oil Prices Fall Amid Bleak Outlook Warnings

U.S. States To Cut Oil Production

April 25, 2020 7:23 am

U.S. President Donald Trump has disclosed that Texas, Oklahoma, and North Dakota will cut their oil production, without giving specifics on numbers, amid a glut in energy supplies and shortages of storage that led to massive drops in prices on the market.

“They gotta cut,” Trump said, speaking to reporters at the White House.

He also said Canada would make cuts.

“I want to help that industry,” Trump said, calling himself an “energy person.”

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He described the cuts as a “natural” evolution, responding to the market.

The benchmark U.S. …

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