Category: World

During a recent event in Miami, former US President Donald Trump warned that World War III could be near. He expressed confidence that his leadership could help avoid such a war. “No one gains from World War III, and it’s closer than you think,” Trump said. He added that if President Biden had another year in office, the US might have been involved in a major conflict.

Trump mentioned that while the US would stay out of ongoing wars around the world, he would work to stop them. “We won’t get involved in these pointless wars, but we’ll be stronger than anyone else. If war comes, no one can compete with us, but I don’t think it will happen,” he asserted.

He also referenced Elon Musk, who agreed with Trump about the situation in Ukraine, saying that it’s sad how many families have been impacted by the war.

Recently, Trump criticized Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, calling him a “dictator” and claimed that Zelenskyy convinced the US to spend a lot of money on a war that shouldn’t have started. Trump believes that Russia wants to end the fighting and that he plans to meet with Russian President Putin soon to discuss the issue.

Chime is having trouble in the United States, and many people are saying their app isn’t working. As of 10 p.m. EDT, more than 2,500 people reported issues on DownDetector. Most users are having problems with mobile banking and sending money.

Users shared their thoughts on DownDetector, saying things like, “It’s been down for over 30 minutes. I can’t get to my money!” Another user mentioned, “I’ve been waiting on hold forever. My balance is right, but I can’t use my money.” Someone else asked if their money transfers weren’t updating correctly. Another person expressed, “The Chime app is not working. This is what it feels like when all my money is digital.

Let’s look at how Donald Trump is thinking about the war in Ukraine. Instead of trying to help Ukraine first, he seems more interested in making friends with Russia. This is a big meeting where Trump talks to Russian leaders but doesn’t include Ukraine, meaning they aren’t really the priority.

Trump even tries to blame Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for the problems, which seems unfair. It’s strange that Trump started his campaign by making calls to Putin and already offering to give in to many of Russia’s demands about Ukraine before even having real discussions.

For example, Trump suggests that Ukraine should not join NATO and should not get back the land taken by Russia. He even wants Ukraine to have elections during wartime to change leaders, which fits with Russia’s goals. This would make it easier for Russia to control Ukraine.

A man named Kirill Dmitriev, an important Russian businessman, was also present at a meeting in Saudi Arabia. He suggested that Trump is good at fixing problems, but the main problem he wants to fix is how much money the U.S. lost from dealing with Russia because of the war.

When Trump talks about getting $500 billion from Ukraine for resources, it’s not about the exact number. It’s more about making a big claim. In fact, many American companies used to do business in Russia, but a lot have left since the war began.

While Trump negotiates, he talks about lifting economic sanctions on Russia, which he won’t do until there’s a final deal. But this focus seems to benefit Russia more than Ukraine, as he talks about reconnecting economically with Russia first.

While Trump is in Saudi Arabia, he’s pressuring Ukraine to give away a large part of its resources for U.S. military aid, which is something normally forced on defeated countries.

During a press conference, Trump even mocked Zelenskiy saying he should have elections, accusing him of causing the war, even though that’s just not true.

Trump and his supporters seem to see Russia as allies against liberal ideas, while Ukraine is seen as part of a bigger fight for democracy.

In the end, Trump may have a plan to help Ukraine, but right now, it looks like he is more focused on making deals that might hurt Ukraine. His actions make it seem like he sees strong nations as those worth negotiating with, while weaker ones can be taken advantage of.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy recently said that former US President Donald Trump is believing in false information. This happened after Trump suggested that Ukraine should hold elections while still in the middle of a war. Zelenskyy seems to think this idea is not practical right now. This story is still developing, and more updates may come soon.

On February 14, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) and the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) shared a letter about the investigation into the death of Suchir Balaji, a whistleblower from OpenAI. They concluded that Balaji died by suicide from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The police stated they found no evidence of foul play.

The letter explained that Balaji was alone when he died, and there were no other injuries on his body. The gun he used was registered to him, and it was found at the scene. Search history on his computer showed he had been researching brain anatomy. His mother reported that he was feeling stressed after quitting his job.

The police said they found Balaji’s DNA on the gun and gunshot residue on his hands, but his parents do not believe it was a suicide. They are convinced there was foul play involved, especially since Balaji had spoken out about OpenAI’s alleged copyright violations.

Balaji’s mother, Poornima Ramarao, is asking the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to investigate further. She argues that there’s evidence suggesting he could not have committed suicide because of a drug that affected his muscle control. They are now waiting for details from a forensic expert and toxicologist to support their claims.

Poornima insists they won’t stop until they prove that Balaji was murdered, and she plans to examine the letters from OSCE and SFPD further.

Kaya Walker, who was the president of the College Republicans at NYU, stepped down after making some comments about Barron Trump, the president’s son. In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, she described Barron, who’s 18 and attends NYU, as “sort of like an oddity on campus.”

Walker later said she regrets her decision to resign. “I’ve worked really hard to support conservative ideas at NYU. Being a Republican here can be tough,” she explained. “I put so much effort into building up my club, and we’ve seen a lot more students joining and having fun this past year.”

In the Vanity Fair article, Walker said Barron’s classmates told her he didn’t interact much on campus. “He goes to class, and then he goes home,” she added.

Walker mentioned that her comments were taken out of context. She told the NY Post, “They made it seem like I was saying Barron was strange for commuting to school, which is not what I meant at all. I commute too!”

Barron lives with his family in a different part of New York City and travels to school from their home instead of living on campus.

After the comments, the College Republicans of America criticized Walker, saying her words didn’t match their values and that they were inappropriate. Will Donahue, the CRA president, said chapter leaders should be careful when talking to “left-wing journalists” like Vanity Fair, warning that they often twist what people say.

He confirmed that the CRA advised Walker to resign, but he also said she made the choice herself. The College Republicans group has over 200 chapters across the country, including one at NYU.

A new map shows that if a nuclear attack happened, 75% of people in the United States—up to 250 million—could be killed instantly. The team at Halcyon Maps created this scary map using information from FEMA, which helps with emergency situations. They looked at how far the blast would go, how radiation spreads, and where people live.

The map reveals that the most crowded spots in the U.S., like big cities on the East Coast, Midwest, West Coast, and the South, would be the main targets. States like California and much of the East Coast would face dangerous radioactive fallout. Survivors might have to stay in shelters for over three weeks to avoid the harmful effects of radiation.

Very few areas, like parts of western Texas, Nevada, Michigan, and Wisconsin, would initially survive the attack. But those places wouldn’t be safe for long because of something called nuclear winter. People exposed to high radiation could experience serious health problems like nausea, fatigue, skin burns, and in some cases, it could be deadly.

The map also points out over 100 military sites, especially missile silos in states like Montana, Colorado, Wyoming, and North Dakota, which are likely first targets in an attack. Missiles from Russia and China can reach the U.S. in just 30 minutes, and if launched from a submarine close to U.S. borders, they could hit in as little as 15 minutes.

Right now, Russia has 5,580 nuclear warheads, more than the U.S.’s 5,044, while China has between 500 and 600. Experts say the chances of nuclear war have gone up a lot in recent years because the U.S. and Russia have stopped following important agreements to control nuclear weapons.

Dr. John Schuessler from Texas A&M University said that Americans are right to be worried about the U.S. getting involved in international conflicts, but luckily, the U.S. has mostly avoided wars in Europe and the Middle East so far.

On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump said he will fire all the remaining US attorneys who were appointed during Joe Biden’s presidency. He believes that the Department of Justice has become too political over the last four years. Trump said it’s time to “clean house” and get people to trust the justice system again. He thinks a fair justice system is important for America to succeed.

Trump shared his plans on social media and mentioned that this is the start of a new, fair era in the US legal system. He wrote, “The Department of Justice has been more politicized than ever. Therefore, I have instructed the termination of all remaining ‘Biden Era’ US Attorneys. We must clean house immediately, and restore confidence.”

Meanwhile, Denise Cheung, the main criminal prosecutor in Washington, DC, resigned after refusing to start a new grand jury investigation that she thought was too early. Cheung is a long-time official at the Department of Justice. She was asked to look into a funding decision made by the Environmental Protection Agency while Biden was president. The goal was to use the Department of Justice’s power to stop that funding.

In her resignation letter, Cheung explained that she was asked to check if a contract was wrongly awarded by an executive agency before Biden took office and to issue grand jury subpoenas for the investigation.