Israeli forces kill Palestinian in West Bank
RAMALLAH: A Palestinian worker was shot dead by Israeli forces on Sunday while crossing a security barrier in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian sources said. The Palestinian health ministry identified the man killed as Nabil Ghanem, 53, from the West Bank city of Nablus. The official Palestinian news agency Wafa said Ghanem was among the tens of […]
‘I am good’: Biden falls from bike but is unhurt
REHOBOTH BEACH: US President Joe Biden took a tumble as he was riding his bicycle near his beach home in the state of Delaware on Saturday morning, but was unhurt. A video from a White House pool report showed the 79-year-old president immediately getting up after his fall. He then says: “I’m good.” He was […]
Several parties announce support for Bihar Bandh
Various parties, like the RJD, the HAM, and the VIP on Friday extended their support to the Bihar Bandh called by different youth organisations of the state on Saturday. The call for a bandh amid violence sweeping Bihar for the last three days and many railway properties being attacked and destroyed on Friday as well. […]
Zelenskyy, Johnson meet on defense, security issues
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with visiting British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday to discuss defence and security issues, the presidential press service said. In particular, Zelenskyy and Johnson discussed in detail the current situation on the frontline in the east and the south of Ukraine as well as the supplies of weapons. “We […]
India records 12,847 fresh Covid cases, 14 deaths in last 24 hours
Crossing 10,000 mark for second day in a row, India reported 12,847 fresh infections and 14 deaths in the last 24 hours, stated the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday. With this, India’s active caseload now stands at 63,063 with active cases now constituting 0.15% of the country’s total positive cases. As […]
Lawmakers in New York pass bills to enforce stringent gun control
Bowing to public sentiment for greater safety, New York state legislators overwhelmingly passed several bills on Thursday to tighten the gun laws, including a bill raising the minimum age to buy a semi-automatic assault rifle to 21 years, even as the public outcry over Buffalo/Texas shootings reach a crescendo as a public hearing on both […]
India records 12,213 fresh Covid cases in last 24 hours
Crossing 10,000 mark in a day for the first time since February 26 in the number of Covid cases, India reported 12,213 fresh infections and 11 deaths in the last 24 hours, stated the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday. With this, India’s active caseload now stands at 58,215 with active cases […]
‘China will keep backing Russia on sovereignty, security,’ Xi tells Putin
Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a call Wednesday that Beijing would keep backing Moscow on “sovereignty and security”, according to state media. China is “willing to continue to offer mutual support (to Russia) on issues concerning core interests and major concerns such as sovereignty and security,” Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported […]
WHO to decide whether monkeypox represents public health emergency
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that it will convene a meeting next week to assess whether the current monkeypox outbreak outside of the traditional endemic areas in Africa has already turned into a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). “The global outbreak of monkeypox is clearly unusual and concerning,” WHO Director-General Dr […]
CBI court releases Lalu Prasad’s passport
A CBI court in Patna on Tuesday released RJD national President Lalu Prasad Yadav’s passport which was seized by the central probe agency due to cases related to fodder scam. The court released the passport after hearing a plea filed by the 75-year-old veteran socialist on June 6. Sources have said that Lalu Prasad will […]