China successfully launches new crew to space station
China on Wednesday successfully launched its spaceship sending three astronauts, including the country’s first female space engineer on a six months’ mission to fine tune its low orbiting space station. The Shenzhou-19 crewed spaceship was launched by a Long March-2F carrier rocket, early Wednesday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in...
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Biden calls Trump supporters garbage, sparks backlash
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Spanish authorities say 63 dead from devastating flash floods
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Israel must step in if it bans UNRWA, says UN
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China to launch its 4th manned mission for space station
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Democrats go after Jill Stein, Cornel West in digital ads aimed at young voters
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Philadelphia DA sues Elon Musk’s America PAC over its $1m giveaway
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Duterte’s jarring testimony into drug killings relives nightmare for many
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Trump, Harris trade bitter attacks as US Presidential election race enters last leg
As the US presidential race enters the last leg, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump traded bitter attacks while racing to woo the voters in key battleground states that could decide the outcome of the razor-tight contest. On Monday, Trump, the Republican nominee, addressed a rally at the...
Germany recalls envoy from Iran
Germany protested to Iran on Tuesday over the execution of Iranian German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who lived in the US and was kidnapped in Dubai in 2020 by Iranian security forces, and recalled its ambassador to Berlin for consultations. The Foreign Ministry wrote on the social network X that Iran’s charge...
After India, Brazil will also not join China’s BRI
In a major setback to China’s BRI, Brazil has decided against joining Beijing’s multi-billion-dollar initiative becoming the second country after India in the BRICS bloc not to endorse the mega project. Brazil, headed by President Lula da Silva, will not join the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and instead seek alternative...
Boat carrying migrants capsizes off Libyan coast
A boat carrying 13 Egyptian migrants to Europe has capsized off Libya’s coast, killing all on board except for one person, local authorities and a Libyan group said Tuesday. Al-Abreen, a group that provides humanitarian assistance to migrants in Libya, said on Facebook that the boat capsized 60 kilometers east...
Petition seeking ban on Awami League withdrawn
A writ petition filed in a high court in Bangladesh seeking a ban on ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League and several other parties was withdrawn on Tuesday. Leaders of the anti-discrimination students’ movement, which led to the ouster of Hasina’s 15-year regime on August 5, on Monday in a...
US President Biden hosts Diwali celebration at White House
US President Joe Biden on Monday hosted a Diwali celebration at the White House that was attended by more than 600 eminent Indian Americans, including Congressmen, officials, and corporate executives, from across the country. “As President, I’ve been honoured to host the biggest Diwali receptions ever at the White House. To...
Israeli strike in northern Gaza kills 60; Hezbollah announces new leader
An Israeli strike on a five-story building where displaced Palestinians were sheltering in the northern Gaza Strip killed at least 60 people early Tuesday, more than half of them women and children, Gaza’s Health Ministry said. In a separate development, Lebanon’s militant group Hezbollah said it has chosen Sheikh Naim Kassem...
