Donald Trump, Melania Test Positive For COVID-19
October 02: US President Donald Trump announced that he and his wife Melania have tested positive for the coronavirus. Taking to Twitter, he wrote, “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for Covid-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this together.” Earlier on Thursday, Trump has said that he […]
Chaotic debate leaves America dispirited
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump and Joe Biden return to the campaign trail on Wednesday after a chaotic debate that allowed the 77-year-old Democratic candidate to rebuff Republican claims that he doesn’t have the stamina for the White House job. Snap polls on the debate performances of the presidential candidates leaned towards Biden, who withstood […]
Armenia accuses Turkey of downing warplane during Azerbaijan clashes
YEREVAN: Armenia said on Tuesday that a Turkish fighter jet had shot down one of its warplanes during heavy fighting with Turkey’s ally Azerbaijan, but Ankara fiercely denied the claim. Direct Turkish military action against Armenia would mark a major escalation after three days of heavy fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over the breakaway […]
Global Corona death toll passes 1 million
The worldwide death toll from the Corona has eclipsed 1 million, according to Johns Hopkins University of Medicine, which has been tracking the pandemic across the globe. More than 33 million cases have been confirmed around the world; the U.S. leads all nations in the number of cases — more than 7.1 million — and more than […]
North Korea warns South’s navy over search for dead official
SEOUL: North Korea on Sunday warned the South Korean navy to stop crossing into its territorial waters as ships search for the body of a Seoul official shot dead at sea by Pyongyang’s soldiers. State media said the North will begin its own search for the body and warned that the South’s naval operations threatened […]
Judge Ginsburg first woman to lie in state at US Capitol
WASHINGTON: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a champion of gender equality, made history again on Friday as the first woman and the first Jewish person to lie in state in the US Capitol, encircled by images of prominent Americans. Ginsburg, a stalwart liberal on the high court since 1993, died last Friday at age […]
‘Enough is enough’: China attacks US at UN Security Council
China on Thursday lashed out at the United States at a high-level UN meeting over its criticism on the coronavirus, with its envoy declaring “Enough is enough!” Two days after President Donald Trump used his annual address to the General Assembly to attack China, its ambassador to the United Nations, Zhang Jun, strongly criticised the US global […]
Over 380 whales dead in Australia mass stranding
MACQUARIE HARBOUR: At least 380 whales have died in a mass stranding in southern Australia, officials said on Wednesday, as hopes faded of saving more than a few dozen of those creatures still trapped. Nearly the entire pod of 460 long-finned pilot whales stuck in Macquarie Harbour — on the rugged and sparsely populated west […]
US eyes accord on stealth fighter jets with UAE
WASHINGTON: The United States and the United Arab Emirates hope to have an initial agreement on the sale of F-35 stealth fighter jets to the Gulf state in place by December, as the Trump administration studies how to structure a deal without running afoul of Israel. Sources close to the negotiations said the goal is […]
Trump to name Supreme Court pick at end of week
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Monday he will announce his nominee for the empty Supreme Court seat at the end of this week, kickstarting a political fight set to upend the already nail-biting US election. “I will announce it either Friday or Saturday and then the work begins, but hopefully it won’t be too […]
