Biden pokes fun at Trump’s age, critiques ahead of election
US President Joe Biden roasted his predecessor and political rival, Donald Trump and poked fun at his age at the annual dinner for Washington’s political and media elites, saying “I am a grown man running against a six-year-old”. The White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner on Saturday night provided the platform...
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Elon Musk makes surprise visit to Beijing; meets Premier Li Qiang
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Funeral held for 20 soldiers killed in arms depot blast
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French diplomat mediates Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire
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Sunak declines to rule out July election amid MP defection
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Top Qatari official calls for Israel, Hamas to step up efforts for truce
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UK cancer patient joins trial for world’s first skin cancer vaccine
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Claims of double standards in Sydney stabbing incidents
(): Muslim groups in Australia on Friday criticized the disparity in the police response to two stabbing attacks in Sydney this month, saying it had created a perception of a double standard and further alienated the country’s minority Muslim community. The Australian National Imams Council said an attack at a...
Trump’s lawyers to grill ex-tabloid publisher
After prosecutors’ lead witness painted a tawdry portrait of “catch-and-kill” tabloid schemes, defence lawyers in Donald Trump’s hush money trial are poised on Friday to dig into an account of the former publisher of the National Enquirer and his efforts to protect Trump from negative stories during the 2016 election. David...
London resident arrested by NIA in Indian mission attack case
(): A man who was arrested for unlawful activities by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) as part of its investigations into the attack on the High Commission of India here in March 2023 had previously been detained at the Attari border while entering India from Pakistan last year.Inderpal Singh Gaba,...
Tate’s trial on charges of rape, human trafficking might start
(): A court in Romania’s capital on Friday ruled that a trial can start in the case of influencer Andrew Tate, who is charged with human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. The Bucharest Tribunal ruled that prosecutors’ case file against Tate met the legal criteria...
‘United Team Pak could defeat negative forces’
Pakistan’s Army chief General Syed Asim Munir said on Friday that a “united team Pakistan” could defeat “negative forces”, as he asserted that negative propaganda and social media trolls could not distract the nation from marching towards its development and prosperity. Addressing the Green Pakistan Initiative conference, Gen. Munir said that...
Scottish leader cancels major speech as confidence vote in his govt looms
Scotland’s leader cancelled a speech on Friday as he fights for his political life in the wake of his decision to pull the plug on a three-year power-sharing agreement, a move that has exposed the government to peril. First Minister Humza Yousaf of the Scottish National Party was due to deliver...
US effort to bring aid to Gaza by sea moving forward but concerns remain
The construction of a new port in Gaza and an accompanying US military-built pier offshore are underway, but the complex plan to bring more desperately-needed food to Palestinian civilians is still mired in fears over security and how the humanitarian aid will be delivered. The Israeli-developed port, for example, has already...
