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Jiggly Caliente, a beloved drag queen who competed on “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and transgender rights activist, has died at the age of 44, her family said in a statement posted on social media Sunday.Bianca Castro-Arabejo, known by her stage name Jiggly Caliente, was going through what her family said was a “serious health setback” over the last month.”Due to a severe infection, she was hospitalized and, as a result, has undergone the loss of most of her right leg,” the family’s statement said three days before they announced she had died.Her family said Castro-Arabejo “passed away peacefully” on Sunday morning and…

North Korea says Kim Jong-un made the decision to deploy troops to Russia under the strategic partnership treaty he signed with Vladimir Putin in 2024.

NEGOTIATING WITH WASHINGTON The Trump tariffs give Indonesia impetus to adjust its economic strategy through diversification of cooperation and partnerships. Such moves help to bolster the country’s “free and active” foreign policy as well, through which Indonesia stays impartial to major powers while exerting its influence in regional affairs.   First, the tariffs are an opportunity to strengthen the US-Indonesia relationship. Although the leaders have not met to date, Mr Prabowo called Mr Trump to congratulate him on his election victory, and both men exchanged warm words. The US remains one of Indonesia’s key security and economic partners. In 2023,…

Alphabet, the parent company of Google and YouTube, reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter growth on Thursday after the bell. Shares rose more than 5% in after-hours trading.Here’s how the company did, compared with estimates from analysts polled by LSEG:Revenue: $90.23 billion vs. $89.12 billion expectedEarnings per share: $2.81 vs. $2.01 expectedWall Street is also watching several other numbers in the report:YouTube advertising revenue: $8.93 billion vs. $8.97 billion, according to StreetAccountGoogle Cloud revenue: $12.26 billion vs. $12.27 billion, according to StreetAccountTraffic acquisition costs (TAC): $13.75 billion vs. $13.66 billion, according to StreetAccountAlphabet’s search and advertising units are still showing strong growth despite artificial intelligence competition heating up,…

In Canada’s election, the U.S. is front of mindCanadians are holding parliamentary elections today to determine who will lead their government: the Liberal Party under Prime Minister Mark Carney, a former banker, or the Conservatives, led by Pierre Poilievre, a career politician on the party’s right. Here’s what to know.One issue has consumed voters: President Trump. His tariff attack on Canada and his repeated calls for the annexation of the country as the 51st state have dominated the race. To learn about what’s at stake, I reached out to Matina Stevis-Gridneff, our Canada bureau chief. What are the biggest issues…

President Donald Trump’s 15th week in office will include his 100th day back in the White House, which he will celebrate by hosting a rally in Michigan – the last state he campaigned in before polls opened on Election Day of last year. “President Trump is excited to return to the great state of Michigan next Tuesday, where he will rally in Macomb County to celebrate the FIRST 100 DAYS!” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in an X post announcing the rally. Trump’s presidential campaigns in 2016, 2020 and 2024 all ended with rallies in the battleground state of Michigan.…

Federal agents raided an underground nightclub in Colorado early Sunday morning and detained more than 100 people who they said were undocumented immigrants, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration.The raid occurred at a club in Colorado Springs, about 70 miles south of Denver. Federal officials said there were more than 200 people inside the club at the time, including 114 who were in the country illegally. More than a dozen active-duty members of the U.S. military were detained as well, they said.Officials said agents found weapons and illicit drugs inside the nightclub, including cocaine, methamphetamine and a mixture of powdered…

A man has died shortly after an incident with security staff at a venue in a nightlife hotspot, with police now investigating.

The United States president says a deal is ‘very close ‘as he criticises Russia’s leader.Donald Trump promised to end the Ukraine war on day one of his US presidency. Then his special envoy promised to end it within the first 100 days. The second self-imposed deadline is days away, with no deal in sight. But Trump’s first face-to-face meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy since an Oval Office blow-up in February seems to have brought Washington and Kyiv a step closer. So, how close is peace in Ukraine? Presenter: Elizabeth Puranam Guests: Oleksiy Goncharenko – Ukrainian member of parliament and…

Is 100 days enough time to evaluate this president? His supporters generally don’t think so, but others do — perhaps because most Americans think President Trump is already making major changes to how the government — and the U.S. economy — work. Those opening days, in public opinion terms, have been marked by Mr. Trump’s continued support from a loyal base of supporters, but also a widespread and growing belief among others that the administration is focused too much on tariffs and not enough on lowering prices. That’s weighing on his approval ratings on the economy and inflation, which have gone…