Classified docs probe: Biden team ‘fears’ DOJ’s report could hurt re-election bid
Washington, Feb 6 - US President Joe Biden's team fears that the results of a classified documents investigation could lead to embarrassing information, and possibly photos, that could hurt his re-election campaign, media reports said.
Had to hold back my ‘Irish temper’ when Trump called fallen soldiers ‘suckers & losers’: Biden
Washington, Feb 6 - US President Joe Biden, known to be soft-spoken, went raging and stated he had to hold back his "Irish temper" when his predecessor Donald Trump reportedly described fallen soldiers in unseemly words.
King Charles diagnosed with cancer: Buckingham Palace
London, Feb 6 - King Charles has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and has begun a course of treatment, Buckingham Palace announced on Monday
US stocks fall after Fed Chair Powell says central bank not yet ready to cut rates
New York, Feb 5 - US stocks fell on Monday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Sunday that the central bank is not ready to cut interest rates yet, a media report said.
Maldives to attract 2 mn tourists in 2024
Male, Feb 5 - Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu on Monday forecasted that the country can attract two million tourist arrivals this year, for the first time in the history of the Maldives since the inception of its tourism industry, according to local media.
Guv Newsom declares state of emergency as heavy rain, winds batter California
Los Angeles, Feb 5 - California Governor Gavin Newsom has proclaimed a state of emergency for several counties in Southern California as a series of winter storms began impacting much of the state with high winds, damaging rain and heavy snowfall.
Turkey ‘neutralises’ 11 Kurdish militants in Syria
Ankara, Feb 5 - Turkish security forces "neutralised" 11 members of the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria, the country's Defence Ministry said on Monday.
Samsung Chairman Lee’s acquittal likely to remove uncertainties
Seoul, Feb 5 - Samsung’s Chairman Lee Jae-yong has been acquitted of any wrongdoing in a controversial 2015 merger case, a decision expected to strengthen his leadership to overcome mounting challenges and accelerate decision-making within South Korea's largest conglomerate.
New Zealand ministers to visit Pacific island countries
Wellington, Feb 5 - New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters, and Health Minister and Minister for Pacific Peoples Shane Reti will visit Tonga, Cook Islands and Samoa this week to reaffirm connections with the region.
Cambodian PM to pay official visit to Thailand
Phnom Penh, Feb 5 - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet will pay an official visit to Thailand on February 7 at the invitation of his Thai counterpart Srettha Thavisin, the country's Foreign Ministry said in a press statement on Monday
US Senate approves $118 billion package for southern borders control; dead on arrival, says House Speaker
Washington, Feb 5 - The US Senate on Sunday approved a $118 billion funding package which includes a bipartisan deal to redress the migrant crisis at the southern border and fresh aid for Ukraine, Israel, and other US allies. But its fate is
Donald Trump makes doubtful claims about Middle East, Nikki Haley and Mitch McConnell
Washington, Feb 5 - Former US President Donald Trump apparently slipped again making doubtful claims, described as false by the media, about the Middle East, rival Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and other subjects.
Fresh trouble for Sunak as Minister accused of giving Infosys ‘VIP access’: Report
London, Feb 5 - Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing a fresh conflict of interest row after a Conservative minister on a trade mission to India last April said he would be happy to help IT firm Infosys, owned by his wife's family,
Former Trump official Mike Gill dies after being shot by carjacker in US
Washington, Feb 4 - Mike Gill, a former official in the Trump administration, has died, a few days after being shot during a deadly carjacking rampage in the US capital of Washington, D.C., the media reported.
Palestinian President urges UN to stop Israeli attacks
Ramallah, Feb 5 - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has urged UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to step up international efforts to stop the ongoing Israeli "aggression" against the Palestinian people.
Commitment to our citizens more than anything else: Israel Def Min to US envoy
Tel Aviv, Feb 5 - Israel Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has said that the commitment to the citizens of the country is more important for the government than anything else.
Discontinuing UNRWA funding will have disastrous repercussions: Qatar’s PM
Tel Aviv, Feb 5 - Qatar's Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has said that there would be "disastrous repercussions" in the stability of the region if funding for United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the
Egypt’s Prez calls for two-state solution to settle Palestinian issue
Cairo, Feb 5 - Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has stressed the need to reinvigorate the two-state solution as a basis for the comprehensive settlement of the Palestinian issue and the restoration of security and stability in the Middle East.
Hamas condemns US-British airstrikes on Yemen
Gaza, Feb 5 - Hamas has condemned the US-British airstrikes on Yemen, considering it "an escalation that will drag the region into more turmoil".
Tesla worker arrested for threatening to kill Musk, Biden
San Francisco, Feb 4 - A Tesla employee, who threatened to kill US President Joe Biden and tech billionaire Elon Musk, was arrested in Texas, the media reported.