Russia said Sunday that it scrambled fighter jets to prevent two US strategic bomber planes from crossing its border over the Barents Sea in the Arctic. The US military routinely carries out flights over international waters, operations that it says are conducted in neutral airspace and in accordance with international law. But Moscow has responded…
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to deliver a landmark speech to the US Congress this week as he fights off intense pressure to cut a Gaza war ceasefire deal with Hamas. Israel’s longest-serving premier will on Wednesday become the first foreign leader to address a joint meeting of the two chambers four times —…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said that the state would offer shelter to anyone in distress who knocks on their door. Her remarks come amid violent protests in Bangladesh that have already resulted in the death of 151 people. What began as a protest against politicised admission quotas for sought-after government jobs snowballed…
Los Angeles: American actor Shannen Doherty, best known for her role as high school student Brenda Walsh on the hit 1990s television drama “Beverly Hills, 90210,” has died after years of living with cancer, People magazine reported on Sunday. She was 53. “It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of actress Shannen…
BETHEL PARK, Pennsylvania, (Reuters) – The FBI identified 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania as the suspect in the attempted assassination of former U.S. President Donald Trump at a campaign rally. The suspect was shot and killed by the Secret Service seconds after he allegedly fired shots toward a stage where Trump was…
All federal offices will be closed, including from the legislature to the courthouse. Fourth of July will mark the 278th anniversary of the founding of the United States (US). Since the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, this day has been an important federal holiday in the US….
Key questions include whether Harris would control the massive Biden-Harris campaign fund run by the Biden team if the president were to drop out of the race. Harris has emerged as an early favorite to replace the president at the top of the ticket, but that’s no guarantee that the Democratic National Convention in Chicago…
By Reuters – Police in Germany arrested four stateless Syrian Palestinians and one Syrian national suspected of committing crimes against humanity and war crimes in Syria some 10 years ago, prosecutors said. The men, identified in line with German privacy laws only as Jihad A., Mahmoud A., Sameer S. and Wael S. are suspected to have been affiliated with the…
According to a report in the New York Times, Joe Biden told a key ally that he knows he may not be able to salvage his candidacy if his next few public appearances do not go well. However, the White House said these claims as “absolutely false”. US President Joe Biden, who is seeking re-election,…
San Francisco, United States: US media giant NBCUniversal on Wednesday announced that it will use the AI version of a legendary sports broadcaster to narrate personalized daily recaps of Olympic game events. Narration by Hall of Fame announcer Al Michaels generated using artificial intelligence will voice the recaps that will be personalized to individual viewers of…