Browsing Category
News
Biden’s son pleads guilty to $1.4m tax charges, faces up to 17 years in prison
LOS ANGELES:
Hunter Biden, the son of US President Joe Biden, unexpectedly pleaded guilty to federal tax charges on Thursday, avoiding a trial that could have caused embarrassment ahead of the US presidential election.
Hunter was…
Read More...
Read More...
Russian missile strike on Ukrainian military institute in Poltava claims 55 lives
The death toll from a Russian missile strike on a military institute in the east central Ukrainian town of Poltava on Tuesday rose to 55 as the rescue operation was completed, the emergency service said on Thursday.
Moscow's troops hit…
Read More...
Read More...
Hunter Biden offers guilty plea on tax charges without admitting wrongdoing
LOS ANGELES:
Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, offered on Thursday to plead guilty to federal tax charges but avoid admitting any wrongdoing, in an unusual legal maneuver that federal prosecutors quickly opposed.
It was not…
Read More...
Read More...
Jagmeet Singh signals early election likely after breaking agreement with Justin Trudeau
OTTAWA:
An early Canadian election is more likely now that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has lost the support of the opposition New Democratic Party that was helping keep him in power, the party's leader said on Thursday.
Jagmeet…
Read More...
Read More...
Pope Francis urges world to build bridges of peace as 80,000 attend Jakarta mass
JAKARTA:
Indonesia’s national stadium, typically reserved for rockstars and presidents, drew over 80,000 attendees on Thursday for a Catholic Mass led by Pope Francis.
The 87-year-old pontiff's visit to Jakarta was the highlight of…
Read More...
Read More...
WB and AFD pledge $600m to address Kampala’s infrastructure and waste crisis
KAMPALA, UGANDA:
The World Bank and the French Development Agency (AFD) have provided Uganda with over $600 million to improve infrastructure and waste management in the capital, Kampala, the government and World Bank announced on…
Read More...
Read More...
DR Congo receives first batch of mpox vaccines
KINSHASA:
Democratic Republic of Congo received its first batch of mpox vaccines on Thursday, which health authorities hope will help curb an outbreak that has prompted the UN to declare a global public health emergency.
Congo is the…
Read More...
Read More...
Putin claims Russia now backs Kamala Harris after Biden’s exit from presidential race
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that after current US President Joe Biden was “removed” from the presidential race, Moscow now supports Vice President Kamala Harris, who succeeded him on the Democratic Party presidential ticket.…
Read More...
Read More...
Thousands of students rally in Bangladesh to mark one month since fall of ex-PM Hasina
DHAKA:
Thousands of students rallied in Bangladesh on Thursday to mark the one-month anniversary of the fall of long-serving former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after deadly protests.
Students, teachers and families of those killed in…
Read More...
Read More...
Macron appoints former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as France’s new prime minister
PARIS:
French President Emmanuel Macron appointed Michel Barnier, the EU's former Brexit negotiator, as his new prime minister on Thursday, tasking him with unifying France and ending the political paralysis that followed an…
Read More...
Read More...