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Kamala Harris faces new test of political skills in 2024 campaign

27 Apr 2023 23:28 PM IST

She swaggered, she jabbed, she inspired. She even joked. Anyone looking for a glimpse of what Vice President Kamala Harris could bring to the campaign trail would have found it this week at Howard University, where she headlined a rally for reproductive rights. After two years of tightly scripted, uneven

2 Chinese navy ships head to Singapore for combined drill

27 Apr 2023 23:26 PM IST

China’s military has dispatched a pair of navy ships to take part in joint drills with Singapore’s navy and join in a regional maritime security exhibition. The exercises starting Friday in the Southeast Asian city state come amid China’s growing presence in the South China Sea, which it claims sovereignty

Chinese ship blocks Philippine vessel as journalists watch

27 Apr 2023 23:24 PM IST

The Philippine coast guard had invited a small group of journalists, including three from The Associated Press, to join the 1,670-kilometer (1,038-mile) patrol for the first time as part of a new Philippine strategy aimed at exposing China’s increasingly aggressive actions in the South China Sea, where an estimated $5

ESPN fires MLB reporter Marly Rivera, Know the reason

27 Apr 2023 17:29 PM IST

ESPN national baseball reporter Marly Rivera has been fired following an incident at Yankee Stadium in which she uttered the words “f-king c-t” toward a fellow female reporter during an Aaron Judge interview. Rivera has worked as a dugout reporter for the Home Run Derby, as well as on “Sunday

SCO Meet : Li Shangfu, the Chinese defence minister, arrives in Delhi for Meeting

27 Apr 2023 13:03 PM IST

Li Shangfu, the Chinese defence minister, came in New Delhi on Thursday to attend the meeting of the defence ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), which will take place on Friday in the National Capital. At the bilateral meeting with Rajnath Singh of India, Li Shangfu will also participate.

After learning of Kishida attack, safety chief kept eating

27 Apr 2023 00:37 AM IST

Japan’s public safety chief has come under fire for his remark that he enjoyed eel rice so much that he kept eating after his agency informed him of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s narrow escape from a pipe bomb attack two weeks ago. Koichi Tani, chair of the National Public Safety

Pope to visit Hungary amid diverging views on war, migrants’ issues

27 Apr 2023 00:34 AM IST

The spiritual priorities of Pope Francis will be on display during a trip this week to Hungary, where the populist government will seek to downplay its diverging views on matters like immigration and minority rights while focusing instead on points where it aligns with the pontiff. Francis will meet with

Turkish President honours Israeli rescue workers

27 Apr 2023 00:31 AM IST

A certificate of appreciation from the President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey was presented on Tuesday to the commander of the IDF’s National Rescue Unit, Col (Ret) Golan Vach, who commanded Israel’s rescue mission that helped locate survivors and provide aid during the recent earthquake in southern Turkey. The Israeli

US to dock nuclear subs in South Korea for 1st time in 40 years

27 Apr 2023 00:30 AM IST

Presidents Joe Biden and Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday will sign an agreement that includes plans to have US nuclear-armed submarines dock in South Korea for the first time in more than 40 years, a conspicuous show of support to Seoul amid growing concern about nuclear threats by North Korea,

Pentagon leaks suggest China devising myriad ways to attack satellites, a blueprint of how it functions

27 Apr 2023 00:28 AM IST

The recent leak of Pentagon documents included the suggestion that China is developing sophisticated cyber attacks for the purpose of disrupting military communication satellites. While this is unconfirmed, it is certainly possible, as many sovereign nations and private companies have considered how to protect from signal interference. Nearly every aspect

Kenya cult deaths hit 90 as authorities amp up operation

26 Apr 2023 23:24 PM IST

Police have recovered 89 bodies from mass graves in a forest in eastern Kenya, believed to be linked to a cult that allegedly encouraged its followers to starve themselves to gain salvation, the country’s government said, CNN reported. Kithure Kindiki, the Kenyan interior minister, said three people were found alive

France evacuates 538 people from Sudan

26 Apr 2023 23:23 PM IST

France has evacuated 538 people from Sudan by air, out of whom 209 were French and 329 nationals of 41 other countries on Tuesday, according to French diplomatic sources. The United Kingdom, France, South Korea and a host of other countries confirmed that they were pulling out their nationals after