Biden rejects Trump’s health conspiracy
Former US President Joe Biden has confirmed a recent diagnosis of advanced prostate cancer, denying claims by President Trump that the condition was concealed from the public.
Biden’s office said he had not been previously diagnosed and last received a PSA test in 2014. The cancer, now spread to his bones, was classified as highly aggressive with a Gleason score of 9, Al Jazeera reported.
Trump questioned the timing, suggesting the illness must have been known earlier. Biden’s team dismissed the claims, citing age-related screening norms and reaffirming the diagnosis was new.
US has deported Asian migrants to South Sudan, lawyers tell court
Immigration attorneys say the Trump administration illegally deported Asian migrants to South Sudan in violation of a federal court order.
A flight carrying about a dozen people, including individuals from Myanmar and Vietnam, reportedly landed in South Sudan on May 20, according to BBC.
The deportations violate Judge Brian Murphy's judgment, which prohibits sending migrants to third nations without a fair opportunity to oppose their removal. Lawyers are currently requesting an emergency halt to such transactions.
The Department of Homeland Security has not commented. South Sudan remains extremely unstable and deprived, BBC reported.
No aid has been distributed yet in Gaza, UN says
Two days after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the lifting of the Gaza siege, the United Nations says humanitarian aid is still not reaching those in need.
According to Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), only five aid trucks had entered Gaza by Tuesday afternoon, with no permission granted for distribution. He added that while Israel approved about 100 more trucks, they had yet to cross, and even if they did, the aid would cover only 20 percent of pre-war daily needs, as reported by BBC.
Israeli officials claimed 93 trucks entered Gaza on Tuesday but gave no details on whether the supplies were cleared for distribution.
Dr Bishwanath Poudel appointed as Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank
Dr Bishwanath Poudel has been appointed as the Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank.
The meeting of the Council of Ministers held at the Prime Minister's residence in Baluwatar this evening decided to appoint Poudel as the Governor, government spokesperson and Minister for Communications and Information Technology Prithvi Subba Gurung told the media.
"Based on the recommendation of the committee led by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Poudel, a decision was made to appoint Dr Bishwanath Poudel as the NRB Governor," he said.
