WASHINGTON: Republican leaders are warning party members against using blatantly racist and sexist attacks against Vice President Kamala Harris as they and former President Donald Trump's campaign struggle to adjust to the reality of a new Democratic rival less than four months before Election Day.At a closed-door meeting of House Republicans on Tuesday, National Republican … Read more
Australia's share market fell slightly on Wednesday as investors opted for caution after days of political chaos.
DHAKA: Bangladesh partially restored telecommunications services on Wednesday, although internet connections were slow and social media remained suspended, days after deadly protests against government job reservations killed nearly 150 people. The country has been mostly calm since Sunday, when the Supreme Court reduced reservations for various categories to 7 percent, overturning a high court verdict … Read more
REASI: A newly completed bridge towering high over a gorge in the rugged Himalayas will soon help India consolidate control over disputed Kashmir and counter a growing strategic threat from China. The Chenab Railway Bridge, the tallest of its kind in the world, has been hailed as an engineering feat that connects the troubled Kashmir … Read more
PARIS: There will be no flags or fanfare for Daniil Medvedev at the Paris Olympics, but the most high-profile Russian athlete in the French capital is unlikely to be far from the headlines. The tennis star, along with other Russians and Belarusians, must compete as neutrals at the Games following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. After … Read more
Scientists have made a stunning discovery at the bottom of the ocean, 4,000 meters below the surface, that could change our understanding of the origin of life.
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden will deliver his final speech in the Oval Office on Wednesday to explain why he has given up on the November election, denying he will spend six months as a lame duck. With the world already watching the looming showdown between Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, Biden will … Read more
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that Israeli athletes were “welcome” at the Paris Olympics, rejecting calls for a boycott by some left-wing French lawmakers and the Palestinian Olympic Committee. “Israeli athletes are welcome in our country. They must be able to compete under their colors because the Olympic movement decided that,” he … Read more
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that Israeli athletes were “welcome” at the Paris Olympics, rejecting calls for a boycott by some left-wing French lawmakers and the Palestinian Olympic Committee. “Israeli athletes are welcome in our country. They must be able to compete under their colors because the Olympic movement decided that,” he … Read more
N'DJAMENA: Chad repatriated 157 of its citizens who were detained in neighboring Libya on Tuesday in cooperation with the UN's International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Libyan state, its foreign ministry said in a statement. Chadian citizens were flown back to the Sahel country on a special flight, the statement said.
