Sunak apologises for skipping D-Day ceremony
(): British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak apologised on Friday for leaving D-Day commemorations in France early to return to the election campaign trail — a decision slammed as disgraceful by his political rivals. Sunak, who is fighting to keep his job in Britain’s July 4 election, said that, “on reflection”...
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‘Houthi rebels detain 9 UN staff in sudden crackdown’
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Italian premier Giorgia Meloni visits Albania
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In France, D-Day evokes joys of liberation
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Russian cyber gang thought to be behind ransomware attack that hit London hospitals
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UAE leader meets ‘wanted’ Taliban official
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Court halts execution of five ex-navy officers in Dockyard attack case
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Sharif guarantees fool-proof security of Chinese personnel from terror attacks
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Sunak and Starmer clash over tax, health in televised debate
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer sparred Tuesday over tax, the cost of living and the country’s creaking health system in an inconclusive televised debate ahead of a July 4 election expected to make one of them the country’s next leader. Sunak tried to boost...
Will Biden’s new border measures be enough to change voters’ minds?
President Joe Biden tried to address a major liability for his reelection campaign by taking executive action to significantly restrict asylum at the US-Mexico border. But it’s unclear whether his efforts will be enough to change the minds of voters who have increasingly voiced alarm over the record influx of migrants...
S Africa's ANC in early coalition talks with five other parties
Top officials in South Africa’s African National Congress have had initial talks with representatives of five other parties over a coalition or other agreement to form a government, but no decision has been made and the talks are at an early stage, the ANC said Wednesday. South Africa faced an election...
US conducts first B-1B precision bombing drill in 7 years amid North Korea tensions
The United States flew a long-range B-1B bomber over the Korean Peninsula on Wednesday for its first precision-guided bombing drill with South Korea in seven years, the South said Wednesday. The drill — seen as a show of force against North Korea — comes as tensions are rising over the...
Hunter’s ex-wife is expected to take stand in his gun trial, as First Lady again attends
Federal prosecutors in Hunter Biden’s gun trial have spent hours showing jurors evidence of his drug problem, seeking to reveal through his own words and writing the depth of his addiction to show it was still going on when, they say, he lied on a form to buy a firearm....
Biden and Trump win key 2024 primary contests
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump won Democratic and Republican primaries in a handful of states on Tuesday, among some of the last contests on the 2024 primary calendar. Trump, appearing on the ballot for the first time since his historic conviction for felony crimes, won primaries in...
Israeli nationalist march through Palestinian area despite tensions
Thousands of mostly ultranationalist Israelis were expected to take part in an annual march through a dense Palestinian neighbourhood in Jerusalem’s Old City on Wednesday in an event that often sees racist chants and brawls. Jerusalem, the epicentre of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has been mostly calm throughout the Israel-Hamas war,...
