Biden prioritises US voting rights law
Washington: President Joe Biden used the 100th anniversary of Tulsa''s race massacre to make a plea for sweeping legislation in Congress to protect the right to vote as Republican-led governments in Texas and other states pass new restrictions making it tougher to cast ballots.
Biden, marking the centennial in Oklahoma on Tuesday, called out lawmakers in Congress — including two senators in his own party — for holding up action on voting bills. Invoking the words of the late Rep. John Lewis, Biden said the right to vote is “precious” and must be protected.
Iran's largest warship catches fire, sinks
Tehran: The largest warship in the Iranian navy caught fire and later sank Wednesday in the Gulf of Oman under unclear ircumstances, the latest calamity to strike one of the country's vessels in recent years amid tensions with the West.
2 Russian crew do spacewalk at Int’l Space
Moscow: 2 Russian cosmonauts ventured for more than 7 hours outside the International Space Station to prepare for the arrival of a new Russian module.It was the first spacewalk for both Oleg Novitsky and Pyotr Dubrov, who arrived at the space station in April, and it lasted 7 hours and 19 minutes. It was broadcast live by NASA.The two focused on getting the space station ready for the undocking and disposal of the Pirs docking compartment, which is set to be replaced next month by the new Nauka (Science) multipurpose laboratory module.