Republicans rally behind Trump to his defence after felony verdict
(): Republicans rallied behind former US president Donald Trump who on Thursday was convicted of a felony as a grand jury in New York found him guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records. This made him the first former president to be convicted of a felony. The jury found that the...
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Trump first ex-prez convicted of felony
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Capital needs to remain high for corporates: Moody's
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Rupee rebounds to settle 9 paise higher at 83.31 against US dollar
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Ship carrying grain to Iran attacked by Houthi rebels
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Iran opens registration for June presidential election
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Jurors in Trump hush money trial end day 1 of deliberations
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Catalonia’s separatists to get Spain amnesty
31 May 2024 | AP
Pak does not adhere to ‘no first use’ of N-weapons policy: ex-Army official
Pakistan does not follow the “no first use” policy on nuclear weapons and the country’s deterrence capabilities can respond to all threats from the enemy, a former senior military officer has said, as he clarified Islamabad’s stance on the use of atomic weapons. Lt Gen (retd) Khalid Ahmed Kidwai, Adviser to...
Verdict criticised by govts, activists
The conviction of 14 pro-democracy activists Thursday in Hong Kong drew condemnation from human rights groups and expressions of concern from foreign governments. China, which authored the 2020 national security law that activists were prosecuted under, backed Hong Kong authorities. The former British colony is part of China but has its...
HK court convicts 14 pro-democracy activists in the city’s biggest national security case
A Hong Kong court on Thursday convicted 14 pro-democracy activists in the city’s biggest national security case under a law imposed by Beijing that has all but wiped out public dissent. Those who were found guilty included former lawmakers Leung Kwok-hung, Lam Cheuk-ting, Helena Wong and Raymond Chan. But the three...
‘India to get another five years of stability after PM Modi’s re-election’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his 10 years of rule has focused on development, an influential Indian-American author has said, hoping that a third term for him would give India another five years of stability and provide him an opportunity to address some of the major challenges facing the country. “India...
North Korea fires missile barrage toward its eastern waters
North Korea on Thursday fired a barrage of suspected ballistic missiles toward its eastern sea, according to South Korea’s military, days after its attempt to launch a military reconnaissance satellite ended in failure but still drew strong condemnation from its rivals. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected the...
Trends in SA polls show ANC losing ground
The ruling African National Congress received around 43 per cent of the ballots cast in the general election while the opposition Democratic Alliance garnered 26 per cent, according to the latest trends as counting progressed at 23,000 voting stations across South Africa on Thursday. However, the final result of Wednesday’s election...
Massive op takes down ransomware networks, arrests 4 suspects
Police coordinated by the European Union’s justice agency have taken down computer networks responsible for spreading ransomware via infected emails, in what they called the biggest ever international operation against the lucrative form of cybercrime. The European Union’s judicial cooperation agency, Eurojust, said Thursday that police arrested four “high value” suspects,...
