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‘Quiet, piggy’: Why Donald Trump shushed a woman reporter

View in browser The News Explained 19, Nov 2025 Good evening, readers. It's that time of the day when you catch up on the news. If you were wondering why the phrase "quiet, piggy" was trending, it's courtesy of Donald Trump. It is how he silenced a woman reporter who questioned him about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The US president also called another journalist a "terrible reporter". When it comes to targeting women in the press, Trump seems like a habitual offender. We look back at past instances. This edition of the Firstpost newsletter, "The News E...

Why Trump’s decision to sell F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia has raised eyebrows

View in browser The News Explained 18, Nov 2025 Hello, readers. We are back with your much-needed daily dose of news. All eyes are on Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman today. He will be meeting US President Donald Trump at the White House. This will be MBS's first trip to the US since the killing of Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. So what can we expect from this visit? We explain this and more in today's edition of the Firstpost newsletter, "The News Explained". Here are the other stories you must not miss: India's dilemma on Sheikh Hasina's extraditio...