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Tensions exploded during a fiery House Oversight hearing as Rep. Pat Fallon demanded an apology from Minnesota Governor Tim Walz for previously comparing ICE agents to the 'Gestapo.' The hearing, originally scheduled to address sanctuary city policies, came just days after violent clashes erupted in downtown Los Angeles. Governors Tim Walz (MN), Kathy Hochul (NY), and JB Pritzker (IL) were all called to testify, facing intense scrutiny from Republican lawmakers over their immigration stances and sanctuary policies.

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• New Indian Express

'Won't get a Nobel Peace Prize, no matter what I do,' laments Trump; repeats India-Pakistan mediation claim

"No, I won't get a Nobel Peace Prize no matter what I do, including Russia/Ukraine, and Israel/Iran, whatever those outcomes may be, but the people know, and that's all that matters to me," he said. Meanwhile, the Pakistan government said in a statement that it has decided to "formally recommend" Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, in "recognition of his decisive diplomatic intervention and pivotal leadership during the recent India-Pakistan crisis." At a moment of "heightened regional turbulence, President Trump demonstrated great strategic foresight and stellar statesmanship through robust diplomatic engagement with both Islamabad and New Delhi which de-escalated a rapidly deteriorating situation, ultimately securing a ceasefire and averting a broader conflict between the two nuclear states that would have had catastrophic consequences for millions of people in the region and beyond," the statement claimed. It said this "intervention" stands as a testament to his role as a “genuine peacemaker and his commitment to conflict resolution through dialogue”. It also noted Trump's "offers" to resolve the Kashmir issue. "President Trump's leadership during the 2025 Pakistan India crisis manifestly showcases the continuation of his legacy of pragmatic diplomacy and effective peace-building. Pakistan remains hopeful that his earnest efforts will continue to contribute towards regional and global stability, particularly in the context of ongoing crises in the Middle East, including the humanitarian tragedy unfolding in Gaza and the deteriorating escalation involving Iran," the Pakistani government said. In a post on X, John Bolton, who was National Security Advisor during Trump's first term as President, said the Republican leader wants a Nobel Peace Prize, because former US president Barack Obama received one. "He won't get it for solving the Russian-Ukraine war. He tried unsuccessfully to claim credit for the recent India-Pakistan ceasefire. He's now failing to reach an agreement with Iran, and is being asked by Israel to help destroy Tehran's nuclear-weapons programme. And he still hasn't made up his mind," Bolton said. Obama had been US President for less than eight months when he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009. On May 10, Trump claimed on social media that India and Pakistan had agreed to a "full and immediate" ceasefire after a "long night" of talks mediated by Washington. He has repeated the claim over a dozen times that he "helped settle" the tensions between India and Pakistan. Trump said that he told the nuclear-armed South Asian neighbours that America will do a “lot of trade” with them if they stopped the conflict. Modi and Trump were scheduled to meet on the sidelines of the G7 Leaders' Summit held in Kananaskis, Canada earlier this week. But Trump returned to Washington early. Before wrapping up his first visit to Canada in a decade, Modi had a 35-minute phone conversation with Trump in Washington. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said in a video message from Kananaskis that Modi clearly conveyed to Trump that at "no point" during the days following Operation Sindoor was there any discussion, at any level, on an India-US trade deal, or any proposal for a mediation by the US between India and Pakistan. The discussion to cease military action took place directly between India and Pakistan through the existing channels of communication between the two armed forces, and it was initiated at Pakistan's request. Prime Minister Modi firmly stated that India does not and will never accept mediation, Misri had said. On Wednesday, Trump hosted Pakistan Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir for lunch at the White House. Later speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump said, "Reason I had him here, I want to thank him for not going into the the war. And I want to thank, as you know, Prime Minister Modi just left, just a little while ago, just left, and we're working a trade deal with India. We're working on a trade deal with Pakistan."

Mint

2 hours ago

• Mint

Ex-Columbia Grad Student Khalil Released From ICE Custody

(Bloomberg) -- A former Columbia University graduate student detained for more than three months over his role in pro-Palestinian protests was released Friday from immigration detention, allowing him to continue a legal fight to avoid deportation while out on bail. Mahmoud Khalil, 29, was set free from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Louisiana after a judge ordered his release, Khalil's lawyers said in a court filing. Khalil claimed he'd been unlawfully held in retaliation for his activities to oppose Israel's war in Gaza with Hamas. Khalil, who was born in Syria and is Palestinian, has become a symbol of the Trump administration's crackdown on campus protests over the war. A lawful permanent resident, he was arrested March 8 at off-campus housing and eventually sent to the ICE facility in Louisiana. 'After more than three months we can finally breathe a sigh of relief and know that Mahmoud is on his way home to me and Deen, who never should have been separated from his father,' Khalil's wife, Noor Abdalla, said in a statement released by the American Civil Liberties Union. US District Judge Michael Farbiarz in Newark on Friday ordered Khalil be released. The judge previously ruled that the US couldn't detain or deport him based solely on a determination by Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Khalil's participation in the campus protests compromised US foreign policy. The US had also argued that Khalil, whose wife and infant son are US citizens, should remain in custody because of alleged errors in his 2024 green card application. But Farbiarz ruled Friday that those claims didn't justify his detention. The government later appealed the judge's order. Farbiarz is presiding over the case because Khalil was being held at a New Jersey federal facility when his lawyers filed a petition challenging his detention. He was taken from New York to New Jersey and finally to an ICE center in Louisiana. The terms of Khalil's release were set later Friday by US Magistrate Judge Michael Hammer. He ordered Khalil to surrender his passport and agreed to allow Khalil to fly home to New York from Louisiana rather than travel by train. The case is Khalil v. Joyce, 25-cv-1963, US District Court, District of New Jersey (Newark). (Updates with court filing, comment from Khalil's wife.) More stories like this are available on

Hindustan Times

2 hours ago

• Hindustan Times

Nobel Peace Prize to 'peacemaker' Trump: Behind Pakistan's big shoutout

US President Donald Trump has found an unusual backing by Pakistan with a Nobel Peace Prize nomination. The development comes over a month after India and Pakistan reached an understanding on cessation of hostilities, a move Islamabad has credited Trump for as it pushed him for a Nobel Peace Prize 2026. President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown.(AP) Pakistan believes the Republican leader should get the acclaimed award 'in recognition of his decisive diplomatic intervention and pivotal leadership" during the conflict. Trump has time and again claimed credit for brokering peace between India and Pakistan, but New Delhi has denied any US intervention, clarifying that the May 10 truce was the result of direct negotiations between the two countries. Why Pak nominated Trump While India has repeatedly denied any US role in cessation of hostilities, Pakistan has acknowledged Trump's "robust" diplomatic engagement with New Delhi and Islamabad, Dawn has reported. Donald Trump "demonstrated great strategic foresight and stellar statesmanship through robust diplomatic engagement with both Islamabad and New Delhi," the Pakistani newspaper quoted an X post by the government as saying. Pakistan also reportedly blamed India for an "unprovoked" aggression, and directly labelled Trump the peacemaker for securing a ceasefire with India. "This intervention stands as a testament to his [Trump's] role as a genuine peacemaker and his commitment to conflict resolution through dialogue," the government reportedly said, as quoted by Dawn. The Pak government reportedly also stated that Trump's leadership during the conflict clearly reflected his legacy of "pragmatic diplomacy and effective peace-building". The timing of Pakistan's shoutout to Trump for a Nobel Prize is also worth noting. It came a day after Trump endorsed himself for the honour, listing "his work" on India and Pakistan as one of the reasons. Notably, India has always maintained that the original escalation of a conflict was the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, to which India gave a befitting response a fortnight later with Operation Sindoor on May 7. Trump's claims and India's stance At the height of the India-Pakistan conflict after Op Sindoor launch, Donald Trump took to social media to announce a ceasefire brokered by the US. In the following days, he repeated his claim many times, even as New Delhi denied any US intervention. Trump also linked the ceasefire to trade, claiming a "big deal" with both India and Pakistan. "We settled that whole thing, and I think I settled it through trade. We're doing a big deal with India. We're doing a big deal with had to be the last one to shoot," said Trump on May 22, days after the cessation of hostilities. However, India has strictly maintained that the truce was reached bilaterally, with no third-party involvement. As for trade, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has clarified to Donald Trump that there were no India-US trade talks through the entirety of the India-Pakistan conflict. "PM Modi made it clear to President Trump that during this entire episode, at no time, at any level, were issues such as India-US trade deal or mediation by the US between India and Pakistan discussed," Misri said on Wednesday.