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Laura Loomer, a far-right political commentator and ally of Donald Trump, has demanded that Xi Mingze, the daughter of Chinese President Xi Jinping, be deported from the US.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Ms Loomer said, “Let’s go! Deport Xi Jinping’s daughter!”

She added that Xi Mingze “lives in Massachusetts and went to Harvard!” Ms Loomer also claimed, “Sources tell me PLA guards from the CCP provide her with private security on US soil in Massachusetts!”

Laura Loomer, though, didn’t provide any evidence to support her claims or identify her sources. She tagged US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in her post.Laura Loomer, though, didn’t provide any evidence to support her claims or identify her sources. She tagged US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in her post.

There is no publicly available evidence confirming that Xi Mingze lives in the US. A 2015 report by The New Yorker indicated that she returned to China after completing her studies at Harvard, noting that Xi “prepared to depart from campus as quietly as she had arrived.”

Ms Loomer’s comments come at a time when tensions over Chinese influence in American academia and policy are at a peak. The Donald Trump administration is locked in a legal standoff with Harvard University over immigration rules and the rights of educational institutions to admit international students.Harvard has been accused by the Donald Trump administration of supporting antisemitism and working with the Chinese Communist Party. Trump revoked the university’s ability to enrol foreign students – only for a federal judge to block the decision with a temporary restraining order.

Meanwhile, Marco Rubio recently announced new visa restrictions for Chinese nationals. “The U.S. will begin revoking visas of Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields,” he wrote on X.

Thapar strongly lobbied for tougher anti-poaching rules and efforts to protect tiger habitats.Valmik Thapar, one of India’s most eminent wildlife conservationists and authors, died at his residence Saturday morning. He was 73.Born in New Delhi in 1952, Thapar dedicated his life to the study and conservation of wild tigers, especially in Rajasthan’s Ranthambore National Park.He co-founded the Ranthambhore Foundation in 1988, a non-governmental organisation focused on community-based conservation efforts.Congress leader Jairam Ramesh termed his death a great loss.

“Today’s Ranthambore, particularly, is a testimony to his deep commitment and indefatigable zeal. He was uncommonly knowledgeable on a variety of issues relating to biodiversity, and not a day passed during my Ministerial tenure without our talking to each other, with me almost always at the receiving end,” Ramesh posted on X.He said that during his tenure as chairman of the Standing Committee, Thapar was a constant source of valuable suggestions and advice.Thapar’s father, Romesh Thapar, was a well-known journalist. His aunt is historian Romila Thapar, and his cousin, journalist Karan Thapar.He studied at The Doon School and later graduated with a gold medal in sociology from St Stephen’s College, Delhi University.Thapar married theatre artist Sanjana Kapoor, daughter of actor Shashi Kapoor, and they have a son.Thapar was mentored by Fateh Singh Rathore, a legendary figure in Indian conservation and a key member of the original Project Tiger team.Over his five-decade-long career, Thapar strongly lobbied for tougher anti-poaching rules and efforts to protect tiger habitats.

He was part of more than 150 government panels and task forces, including the National Board for Wildlife, which is led by the prime minister.In 2005, Thapar was appointed a member of the Tiger Task Force, set up by the UPA government to review the management of tiger reserves following the disappearance of tigers from Sariska Tiger Reserve.When the task force, chaired by environmentalist Sunita Narain, concluded its report, Thapar submitted a dissent note.He expressed concern that the report was overly optimistic about the coexistence of tigers and humans.

Billionaire Elon Musk sparked fevered speculation when he turned up with a black eye for his Oval Office farewell with US President Donald Trump on Friday.

But the South African-born tech magnate said he had a simple explanation: his son had punched him in the face.

“I was just horsing around with lil’ X, and I said, ‘go ahead punch me in the face,’” 53-year-old Musk told reporters when asked how he got the shiner.

“And he did. Turns out even a five-year-old punching you in the face actually is…” he added, before tailing off.

“I didn’t really feel much at the time but I guess it bruises up.”

Trump hosted the press conference with Musk to mark the Tesla boss’s last day at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Musk had expressed increasing disillusionment with the job but said he would remain a “friend and advisor.”

Musk’s appearance was overshadowed by allegations in the New York Times that he had engaged in heavy drug use while on the campaign trail for Trump in 2024.

Trump said he “didn’t notice” the purple bruise next to Musk’s right eye, but added: “X could do it, if you knew X.”Musk’s son X — full name X Æ A-Xii — made frequent appearances in the White House when his father was running DOGE’s cost-cutting rampage through the federal government.

He even sat on Musk’s shoulders during the SpaceX magnate’s first Oval appearance back in February, and was seen picking his nose next to Trump’s “Resolute” Desk.

Musk took the chance to joke at French President Emmanuel Macron’s expense when it came to his black eye.

After Trump was asked for his reaction to a video of Macron’s wife apparently shoving the French leader’s face, Musk laughed and said: “I’ve got a little shiner here.”After Trump was asked for his reaction to a video of Macron’s wife apparently shoving the French leader’s face, Musk laughed and said: “I’ve got a little shiner here.”

Colombia is scheduled to issue a statement in strong support of India’s position on terror, in a pivot from the South American country’s condolences for the deaths in Pakistan after India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7.

Leading an all-party delegation visit to Colombia, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said, “They have withdrawn their statement that disappointed us earlier and will issue a statement of strong support for our position.” This comes a day after he raised concern over Colombia’s stance and said New Delhi was disappointed by it.Former Indian Ambassador to the United States and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Taranjit Singh Sandhu said that the delegation’s detailed explanation helped reverse the Colombian stance. “This morning we had a detailed interaction with the acting Foreign Minister and our leader and the entire team made specific points to them explaining to them the timeline which perhaps to an extent they might have missed out. The importance of Colombia, apart from other reasons, is also that it will be a member of the Security Council soon,” Mr Sandhu told ANI.Colombia’s Vice Foreign Minister Rosa Yolanda Villavicencio said, “We are very confident that with the explanation that we received today and the detailed information that we now have regarding the real situation, the conflict, and what happened in Kashmir, we can also continue the dialogue.”

Responding to Colombia’s statement on Friday, Mr Tharoor had emphasised that there can no equivalence between those who dispatch terrorists and those who defend themselves.The Thiruvananthapuram MP reiterated that New Delhi has concrete proof that Pakistan-sponsored terror was behind the April 22 Pahalgam attack in which 26 civilians were massacred. “We are only exercising our right of self-defence. Just as Colombia has endured many terror attacks, so have we in India. We have endured a very large number of attacks for almost four decades, ” he said.

The delegation led by Mr Tharoor arrived in Colombia on Thursday after visiting Panama and Guyana. During the course of their stay in Bogota, the delegation will be interacting with the Members of Congress, Ministers and other key interlocutors in think tanks and media. The delegation includes Sarfraz Ahmad (Jharkhand Mukti Morcha), G M Harish Balayogi (Telugu Desam Party), Shashank Mani Tripathi (BJP), Bhubaneswar Kalita (BJP), Milind Deora (Shiv Sena), Tejasvi Surya (BJP), and former ambassador of India to US Taranjit Singh Sandhu.

The group is one of the seven multi-party delegations India has tasked to visit 33 global capitals to reach out to the international community after the Pahalgam terror attack.

Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated after the Pahalgam attack, which claimed 26 lives. India carried out precision strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in the early hours of May 7, following which Pakistan attempted to attack Indian military bases on May 8, 9, and 10. The Indian side responded strongly to the Pakistani actions.

The on-ground hostilities ended with an understanding of stopping the military actions following talks between the directors general of military operations of both sides.

US President Donald Trump has intensified his war with Harvard recently, with social media users claiming that his hatred for the Ivy League university comes from his son, Barron Trump, not being accepted. But, the President’s biographer, Michael Wolff, has suggested something else. According to him, it was Trump, not Barron, who was rejected by Harvard.

Wolff, the author of ‘Fire and Fury’, ‘Siege: Trump under fire’, and this year’s ‘All or nothing’, presented his theory about the US President during a podcast with the.While the host, Joanna Coles, suggested that many people linked to Trump studied at Harvard, Wolff said, “It’s important not to lend too much calculation and planning to anything he does.””But the other thing is that, by the way, he didn’t get into Harvard. So one of the Trump things is always holding a grudge against the Ivy League,” he added.

Trump studied at Fordham University in 1964 after four years of attending the New York Military Academy. Two years later, he transferred to the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce at the University of Pennsylvania – where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in economics. However, there is no official data available on whether the US President applied to Harvard, let alone he was rejected. No published biographies have also mentioned this claim.A White House spokesperson hit out at Wolff and The Daily Beast for “peddling fake news”, adding that Trump did not need to apply to an “overrated and corrupt” university like Harvard.

“They both peddle fake news for clickbait in a hopeless attempt to amount to something more than lying losers. The President didn’t need to apply to an overrated, corrupt institution like Harvard to become a successful businessman and the most transformative President in history,” Taylor Rogers said.Wolff, additionally, suggested that apart from “holding the grudge”, Trump’s “TV star instincts as a producer” play a key role in his legal battle against Ivy League Universities – especially Harvard. According to the author, Trump needs an enemy.Donald Trump’s crackdown on Harvard has taken a more aggressive stance within a few months of the Republican leader taking office for the second term – saying that he is seeking to eliminate antisemitism on campuses. He had even accused his predecessor, Joe Biden, of letting some of the Ivy League universities off the hook. Harvard had first fallen prey to the crackdown last month when the White House put a $2.2 billion freeze on federal funding. Trump had put forth a few conditions to revoke the ban on federal funding, but refused to bend the knee.

Last week, the administration sent a letter to the university banning the Ivy League’s ability to enroll international students amid an ongoing investigation into the university. It also mentioned said that Harvard could still reverse the government’s ban and enroll foreign students – if they fulfill Trump’s conditions within 72 hours. However, the university refused again.That’s what makes the show great, the Trump show. He picks fantastic enemies. And Harvard, for all it represents, fits right into the Trump show. The president loves the drama. He’s done what he set out to do – dominate the headline. What do you do? You go after Harvard in a way that is draconian, dramatic, and existential. It’s threatening Harvard on that level,” he told The Daily Beast.Shortly after receiving the letter, Harvard slammed the Trump administration and called the move “unlawful”.

Earlier this week, the Trump administration reportedly ordered all its consular missions overseas to begin additional vetting of visa applicants looking to travel to Harvard University for any purpose.

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