California wildfire explodes, becomes largest in US

Thousands of firefighters were battling a rapidly growing wildfire in northern California on Saturday after the blaze more than doubled in size in a 24-hour span
28 July 2024, 02:27 AM

Trump tells Christians they won't have to vote after this election

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told Christians on Friday that if they vote for him this November, "in four years, you don't have to vote again. We'll have it fixed so good, you're not gonna have to vote"
28 July 2024, 02:23 AM

Harris says 'underdog' campaign will overcome Trump's 'wild lies'

US Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday acknowledged the uphill climb to defeating Donald Trump in November, but said her freshly minted presidential campaign would prevail over the "wild lies" of her Republican rival
28 July 2024, 02:15 AM

Hezbollah rocket kills 11 at Golan Heights football ground, Israel vows response

A rocket attack on a football ground in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights killed 11 people including children on Saturday, Israeli authorities said, blaming Hezbollah and vowing to respond against the Iran-backed Lebanese group
27 July 2024, 19:36 PM

Vacate southern Khan Younis areas

The Israeli military yesterday told Palestinians to temporarily evacuate southern neighbourhoods of Gaza’s Khan Younis region so it could “forcefully operate” there, telling them to relocate to a humanitarian area in Al-Mawasi.
27 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Australia bans uranium mining at Indigenous site

Australia yesterday moved to ban mining at one of the world’s largest high-grade uranium deposits, highlighting the site’s “enduring connection” to Indigenous Australians.
27 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Start peace process

Foreign ministers of the Southeast Asian regional bloc Asean yesterday condemned violence against civilians in the military-ruled Myanmar and urged all parties to end hostilities and follow an agreed peace plan.
27 July 2024, 18:00 PM

8 dead in China after vehicle crashes into pedestrians

A vehicle crashed into pedestrians in a major city in central China early yesterday, killing eight people and injuring five, authorities said, without specifying whether the act was intentional or not.
27 July 2024, 18:00 PM

China warns Philippines of ‘resolute’ response

China will “respond resolutely” to any violation by the Philippines of a recent deal to calm tensions between the two countries in the South China Sea, its top diplomat told his Filipino counterpart, Beijing said yesterday.
27 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Kyiv’s statements on peace talks contradictory

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said yesterday he “does not listen” to what he called Ukraine’s contradictory statements on peace talks.
27 July 2024, 18:00 PM

G20 pledges to work together to tax ultra-rich

G20 nations have agreed to work together to make the super-rich pay their taxes, but stopped short of a more substantial deal, according to a declaration adopted Friday after a meeting of finance ministers in Rio de Janeiro.
27 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Indian soldier, intruder killed in J&K

A gunfight in Kashmir killed the eleventh Indian soldier to die in the restive Himalayan territory this month, India’s military said yesterday.
27 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Tension in the Taiwan strait: Blinken raises concerns about Beijing’s ‘actions’

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken talked extensively with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi about Taiwan yesterday and raised concerns about Beijing’s recent “provocative actions”, a senior US State Department official said.
27 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Mamata walks out of key meeting in New Delhi

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today walked out of a crucial meeting of the Indian government's policy think-tank Niti Aayog in New Delhi saying she was stopped from speaking "after just five minutes"
27 July 2024, 09:19 AM

It's time to end the war in Gaza, Harris tells Netanyahu

Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday said she urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a cease-fire deal soon with Hamas so that dozens of hostages held by the group in Gaza since October 7 can return home
27 July 2024, 08:40 AM

G20 pledges to work together to tax ultra-rich

G20 nations have agreed to work together to make the super-rich pay their taxes, but stopped short of a more substantial deal, according to a declaration adopted Friday after a meeting of finance ministers in Rio de Janeiro
27 July 2024, 03:28 AM

'Massive attack' on French rail threatens more chaos

French rail officials warned of travel chaos for hundreds of thousands of people throughout the weekend after saboteurs following a meticulous plan paralysed much of the train network Friday as the Olympic Games started
27 July 2024, 02:23 AM

FBI confirms Trump hit by bullet in assassination attempt

Former US president Donald Trump was indeed hit by an assassin's bullet or a fragment of one, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said Friday, putting to rest questions over the nature of the Republican candidate's wounding at a campaign rally this month
27 July 2024, 02:22 AM

Bid for US president: Barack, Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris

Former US president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle endorsed Kamala Harris’ bid for president yesterday in a roughly one-minute long video that captured a private phone call between the couple and the current vice president.
26 July 2024, 18:00 PM

‘Sabotage’ hits French trains hours before Olympics

Saboteurs struck France’s TGV high-speed train network yesterday in a series of pre-dawn attacks across the country, causing travel chaos and exposing security gaps ahead of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony later in the day.
26 July 2024, 18:00 PM