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Harris unscathed after walking careful line in first interview
Kamala Harris’s apparent reluctance to give an extended broadcast interview meant that her sit-down with CNN on Thursday night assumed an exaggerated significance. And placed her under greater scrutiny.
It was not a strong start.…
Will things get worse like UK PM Keir Starmer says?
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has warned that "things will get worse before they get better".
He has been hammering home the argument that the Labour Party has taken over from the Conservatives at a time when the government is short of…
‘Great moment’ for Mbappe as he scores first La Liga goals
Kylian Mbappe answered his critics in style as he netted his first La Liga goals to give Real Madrid a 2-0 win over Real Betis at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday which sends them second in the table.
Since scoring in the UEFA Super…
‘North Korea has no hope under Kim Jong-un’s regime’
Ri Il-gyu, a 52-year-old former counsellor responsible for political affairs at the North Korean Embassy in Cuba, appeared calm and gentle in an interview with the Chosun Ilbo at a hotel in Seoul on July 14. If not for his Pyongyang accent,…
Israel raids West Bank for third day
Israel said it killed three Hamas militants in an air strike in the occupied West Bank yesterday, taking the death toll from a large-scale military operation now in its third day to at least 19.
A top UN aid official meanwhile…
Trump signals support for recreational marijuana in Florida
Donald Trump on Saturday signaled his backing for a ballot initiative that would legalize recreational marijuana use in Florida, where he resides.
"Whether people like it or not," the Republican presidential candidate said on his…
2-ex editors found guilty of sedition in Hong Kong
Hong Kong pro-democracy news outlet Stand News and its two former chief editors were found guilty of sedition yesterday, the first conviction of its kind since the city came under Chinese rule in 1997.
The verdict is part of a…
Harry and William attended uncle’s memorial service
The Prince of Wales and Duke of Sussex both attended a memorial service for their mother’s brother-in-law Lord Robert Fellowes on Thursday.
Prince Harry flew from his home in the US to join his brother at St Mary’s Church in Snettisham,…
Russian strikes on Kharkiv kill 4
Russian strikes killed at least four people in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, including a 14-year-old girl, officials said yesterday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had dropped a guided bomb on the city and…
Indonesia, Australia sign ‘historic’ defence pact
Indonesia and Australia signed a new defence agreement Thursday, pledging closer cooperation to counter security threats in the Asia-Pacific region .
The pact, announced this month, was signed during Australian Defence Minister Richard…