Biden plans California visit as rainstorm death toll reaches 20
Reuters :The parade of atmospheric rivers that pounded California for three weeks finally faded on Monday, enabling the state to begin lengthy repairs to roads...
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Death toll in Russian missile strike in Ukraine rises to 40
Reuters :The death toll from a Russian missile strike in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro rose to 40 on Monday with dozens more missing, making...
Renowned Pakistani lawyer rights activist shot dead
Reuters :A prominent Pakistani lawyer and human rights activist known as a vocal critic of both the military and Islamist militants was shot dead on...
WHO calls for more Covid data from China
AFP :The World Health Organization on Saturday called on China to provide more data on its Covid situation, after Beijing reported almost 60,000 Covid-related deaths...
Punjab assembly dissolved on orders of Imran Khan
AFP :The provincial assembly in Pakistan’s most populous province, Punjab, was dissolved late Saturday, in a move orchestrated by former prime minister Imran Khan as...
More classified documents found at Biden home
AFP :Five additional pages of classified material have been found at Joe Biden’s family home in Delaware, the White House said Saturday in a new...
Thousands of Israelis rally against Netanyahu government
AFP :Tens of thousands of people protested in central Tel Aviv Saturday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new hard-right government, which critics say threatens Israeli...
Tunisians rally against president on revolution anniversary
AFP :Thousands of protesters marched against Tunisian President Kais Saied’s seizure of near total power in central Tunis on Saturday, demanding he step down as...
Trump Organisation fined $1.6m for tax fraud
AFP :A New York judge on Friday fined Donald Trump’s family business the maximum penalty possible of $1.6 million for committing tax fraud.The sum, paltry...
Trump’s company to be sentenced for 15-year tax fraud
Reuters :Donald Trump on Friday will learn how the company that bears the former US president’s name will be punished after being found guilty of...
India urged to close airspace to Myanmar warplanes after attacks
Al Jazeera :India should stop Myanmar’s warplanes from entering Indian airspace during operations by the military regime to bomb targets in areas near India’s border,...
Storms, tornadoes slam US South, killing at least seven people
Agency :A giant, swirling storm system billowing across the South on Thursday killed at least six people in central Alabama, where a tornado ripped roofs...