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Harris wins Democratic presidential nomination
WASHINGTON: US Vice President Kamala Harris effectively secured the Democratic party's presidential nomination Friday, confirming her remarkable rise to party standard bearer in November's showdown against Republican Donald Trump.
Harris…
The US wants India to answer for the Pannu assassination attempt.
WASHINGTON: The United States continues to expect accountability from India concerning the alleged role of an Indian government employee in the failed attempt to assassinate an American citizen on US soil last summer, an official said.…
Blinken calls on ‘all parties’ in Middle East to ‘stop escalatory actions’
BlinkenULAANBAATAR: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday urged "all parties" in the Middle East to stop "escalatory actions" and achieve a ceasefire in Gaza, after Hamas's political leader was killed in a strike in Tehran that…
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused of 9/11 attacks, agrees to plead guilty
WASHINGTON: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the mastermind of al-Qaida’s Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, has agreed to plead guilty, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The development points to a long-delayed resolution…
Trump campaign launches new ads; calls Harris ‘dangerously liberal’
Washington: The Trump campaign has launched a new ad in battleground states alleging that “dangerously liberal” Kamala Harris failed to stop the invasion of illegal immigrants at the Southern border of the US, an allegation rejected by the…
Vance calls last-minute Harris campaign a ‘sucker punch’
WASHINGTON: Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance described the last-minute entry of Kamala Harris into the US presidential race as a "sucker punch," according to a recording of his remarks at a fundraiser obtained by a Media…
Biden unveils US Supreme Court reform plans
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden announced plans Monday for urgent reforms to the conservative-dominated Supreme Court, in a bold but long-shot move as he seeks to make a mark in his last six months in power.
The 81-year-old Democrat…
Jaishankar, Blinken discuss bilateral agenda ahead of Quad meet in Tokyo
The duo met a day after there has been a buzz on PM Modi visiting Ukraine next month.
Kamala Harris, married to a Jewish man, of anti-semitism – Trump
WEST PALM BEACH: US presidential candidate Donald Trump falsely accused election rival Kamala Harris of being an anti-Semite who plans to allow the murder of newborn babies, in a speech meant to rally religious supporters Friday that…
Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Harris’ presidential candidature
ATLANTA: Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama have endorsed Kamala Harris in her White House bid, giving the vice president the expected but still crucial backing of the nation’s two most popular Democrats.…
Netanyahu, Biden to meet on elusive Gaza deal
WASHINGTON: Joe Biden will press Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday to seal a Gaza ceasefire deal, despite the US president's shock election exit threatening to limit his leverage over the Israeli premier.
Netanyahu will also meet Vice…
Harris begins presidential campaign push with union endorsement
HOUSTON: Vice President Kamala Harris is slated to continue her days-old presidential push by speaking Thursday to the American Federation of Teachers, the first labour union to formally endorse her candidacy.
Having emerged as the…
Kamala Harris is unfit to rule, says Trump as radical left lunatic
WASHINGTON: Former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday said Vice President Kamala Harris is unfit to rule and described here a radical left lunatic.
Trump, 78, launched a scathing attack on his…
Biden believes ‘younger voices’ should lead.
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden told Americans Wednesday he quit the 2024 election to unite the country, saying in a historic Oval Office speech that it was time to pass the torch to "younger voices."
"I revere this office. But I love…
US Secret Service director resigns after Trump assassination attempt
WASHINGTON: US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned on Tuesday, a day after acknowledging that the agency failed in its mission to prevent an assassination attempt against Donald Trump.
Cheatle was facing bipartisan calls to…
Harris’s first rally will be in Wisconsin after Democrats back her.
WASHINGTON: Vice President Kamala Harris is making her first visit to a battleground state Tuesday after locking up enough support from Democratic delegates to win her party's nomination to challenge former President Donald Trump, two days…
First 24 hours of Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign raise USD 81 million.
WASHINGTON: US Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign has raised USD 81 million in the first 24-hour period since incumbent President Joe Biden stepped aside from the presidential race and endorsed his deputy as the Democratic Party's new…
Biden drops out of 2024, backs Harris
Washington: Joe Biden withdrew from the 2024 US presidential election and backed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party's contender on Sunday, upending the race.
The 81-year-old Biden resigned after weeks of Democratic…
Woman stabbed in Miami International Airport, forcing evacuation
MIAMI: A guy stabbed a woman at Miami International Airport Saturday night, prompting worries of an active shooter. Authorities evacuated hundreds of visitors.
The woman was stabbed outside Terminal J's protected area on the fourth floor…
Trump holds first rally following assassination attempt with new running partner
GRAND RAPIDS: Donald Trump traveled to Michigan with his new running partner for his first campaign rally since surviving an assassination attempt Saturday.
It was exactly one week ago, to the hour, to the minute," Trump reminded the…