Trump is in rally mode as he celebrates 100 days in office
US President Donald Trump marked the 100th day of his second term with a rally in Michigan on Tuesday. He said that he has been able to do a lot in 100 days. “They say Trump only has a 44% approval rating,” he added. He also criticised former President Joe Biden, saying he caused high inflation by allowing illegal immigrants to enter the US.
Trump called Bezos after it was reported that Amazon might post import charges
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos called US President Donald Trump to discuss a report claiming Amazon was planning to increase prices due to tariffs. Trump told reporters that Bezos “did the right thing” after the president called him to discuss the reported plan for Amazon to show how tariff costs were increasing prices. Trump added that Bezos “did the right thing”.
A new lawsuit claims the Trump and DOGE’s government reorganization is unconstitutional
US President Donald Trump’s administration has filed a lawsuit against Tesla CEO Elon Musk for granting him unfettered access to the federal government’s most sensitive personal and financial systems, in exchange for Trump’s approval. The lawsuit said that Musk’s Office of Government Efficiency (GDE) is acting in accordance with Trump’s direction through OMB, OPM, and DOGE.
In Spain and Portugal the capitals are disabled by a major power outage
Power went down on Monday in parts of Spain and Portugal due to a problem with the European electricity grid. Spain’s electricity network operator said it’d be restoring electricity to the North and South of the peninsula over the next few hours. The company said that it had to cut power in certain areas to make sure the network was stable.
Crowds of mourners pay their respects to Pope Francis
Pope Francis, who died aged 80, was laid to rest as the second Pope in a basilica in his hometown of Buenos Aires. Argentina’s President Javier Milei and Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar were among the world leaders who attended the funeral. Pope Francis was laid to rest as the second Pope in a basilica in his hometown of Buenos Aires.
How to watch the funeral of Pope Francis
A Swiss Guards regiment has been formed to guard the coffin of Pope Francis who will be buried at the Basilica of St Mary Major in Rome. The regiment will have two guards and a deacon each. The coffin was brought to the basilica from the Vatican, where the late Pope had been laying in state for several days.
India reported a firefight with Pakistan after the Kashmir attack
Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Tehreek-e-Insaf (FIF) Sartaj Aziz said that India cannot divert or hold back river water that it wants to bring to Pakistan because of a treaty between the two countries. “India hasn’t said, we’re going to withdraw from the treaty,” he further said. India has blamed Pakistan for the Varshin-Salam terror attack that killed 26 people in J&K.
Many guests are attending the funeral of Pope Francis
Pope Francis’ funeral will be held at 10 am on Saturday at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome, the Vatican said. Presidents, prime ministers and royalty are preparing to travel to Rome for Pope Francis’ funeral, which will be the most prominent gathering of world leaders since US President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January.
Opinion from Pope Francis
In a recent interview with The New York Times, Cardinal Wilton Gregory, archbishop of Washington, DC, revealed that he once came across a priest who recognised me as a gay man. “He said, ‘I’m gay too’,” he added. Gregory, who has apologised for the mistreatment of LGBT people in the church, further said that the priests didn’t understand what was happening to them.
The Justice Department wants to fix a search engine monopoly
Google’s lawyers told a US court that the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) proposed remedies in the antitrust case against it are a “wishlist for competitors” and will allow them to “get resources that took Google decades to develop”. They argued Google’s search engine Gemini wasn’t the subject of the antitrust case and didn’t hold a monopoly on AI products.