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Hand in hand: Biden, Harris hit campaign trail
US President Joe Biden and Kamala Harris campaigned together for the first time Monday, in a public display of teamwork after she replaced him as candidate and revived Democratic election hopes.
Seeking to attract voters in the key…
Pope makes appeal on extremism as he launches Asia tour
Pope Francis appealed Wednesday for religious unity to counter extremism and intolerance, as the longest tour of the 87-year-old's papacy got into full swing in Muslim-majority Indonesia.
On the first full day of his four-nation trip to…
Deadly strike hits Lviv as Zelensky reshuffles govt
Russia struck the city of Lviv in western Ukraine yesterday, killing seven people and damaging historical buildings in a rare attack hundreds of kilometres from the frontline.
The strike came as several Ukrainian ministers, including…
Raisi chopper crash caused by weather: Iran
Iran's final investigation into the May helicopter crash that killed president Ebrahim Raisi has found it was caused by bad weather, the body investigating the case said yesterday.
The helicopter carrying 63-year-old Raisi and his…
I had ‘every right’ to interfere in last polls: Trump
Former US President Donald Trump, who faces federal and state charges for allegedly trying to overturn his 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden, insists he had "every right" to interfere in the election.
"Whoever heard you get…
11 killed in China school bus mishap
Eleven people were killed in China's eastern Shandong province yesterday after a school bus lost control at a busy pedestrian junction, broadcaster CCTV reported, with disturbing footage showing bodies lying on the road and trapped under…
Israel rocked by protests; strikes kill dozens in Gaza
Israeli forces killed at least 48 Palestinians in the past 24 hours across the Gaza Strip as they battled Hamas-led militants, Palestinian officials said yesterday, while medics conducted a second day of polio vaccinations for children…
West should permit Ukraine to launch long-range attacks
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy yesterday said Ukraine's Western allies should not only allow their weapons to be used for strikes deep inside Russia, but also supply Kyiv with more of the arms themselves.
Ukraine has long urged…
Hand in hand: Biden, Harris hit campaign trail
US President Joe Biden and Kamala Harris campaigned together for the first time Monday, in a public display of teamwork after she replaced him as candidate and revived Democratic election hopes.
Seeking to attract voters in the key…
Israel faces general strike after night of protests
Israel is braced for a general strike as protests continue over what is seen as the government's failure to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas.
Tensions have been running high since the bodies of six hostages were recovered by…