Driver dies after crashing into WH security barrier
A driver died after a vehicle crashed into an outer perimeter gate of the White House complex, and the incident late on Saturday was being investigated as a traffic crash, police said. President Joe Biden was spending the weekend in Delaware, and the Secret Service said there was no threat...
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Protesters at USC comply with school order to leave their encampment
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Israel orders closure of Al Jazeera offices as Qatar mediates Hamas talks
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Hamas in Cairo as Egyptian media report progress in ceasefire talks
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Damaged in war, vibrant church in Ukraine rises as symbol of faith, culture
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Pakistan’s debut lunar orbiter lifts off from China
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Cyberattack: Germany warns Russia of consequences
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Kremlin says comments on Ukraine by Macron, Cameron ‘dangerous’
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Kremlin critics say Russia targeting foes abroad
The military defector was killed in a hail of gunfire and then run over by a car in Spain. The opposition figure was struck repeatedly with a hammer in Lithuania. The journalist fell ill from a suspected poisoning in Germany. Since President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine, attacks and...
SL PM says direct pvt investment from China welcome
(): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena has welcomed direct private investments from China and greater Chinese participation in sectors like agriculture, renewable energy, IT and education. The issue of direct private investment came during a meeting of Prime Minister Gunawardena and Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong on...
20 die in NW Pak bus mishap
At least 20 people were killed and 21 others injured when a passenger bus skidded off a mountainous terrain and plunged into a ravine in northwest Pakistan’s Gilgit Baltistan region on Friday, authorities said. The incident occurred around 5:30 am on the Karakoram Highway in Diamer district when the bus was...
All that is left for Pak Army is to ‘murder me’, Imran Khan writes from prison
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has lamented the sorry state of affairs in the country where political leaders like him languish in jail and said all that is left for the powerful military leadership was to “murder” him. In a column for the UK’s ‘Daily Telegraph’ newspaper, penned from the...
Ukraine, trade likely to top agenda as Xi visits Europe
Ukraine, trade and investment are expected to dominate Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s first trip to Europe in five years, as the Asian giant rebuilds its foreign relations after a prolonged absence during the Covid-19 pandemic. Xi will start the tour in Paris on Monday, meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, who...
Maryland officials release cost estimate for rebuilding bridge
Maryland plans to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge in just over four years at an estimated cost between USD 1.7 billion and USD 1.9 billion, a state transportation official said Thursday. The state plans to build a new span by fall of 2028, said David Broughton, a spokesperson for...
China launches probe mission to Moon's far side
China on Friday successfully launched a 53-day-long lunar probe mission to collect samples for the first time from the far side of the Moon and bring them for scientific studies. The Chang’e-6 mission is tasked with collecting and then returning samples from the moon’s far side to Earth — the...
