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Biden relaxes visa rules in election-year move
US President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a sweeping effort to provide a path to citizenship to hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the US illegally who are married to US citizens, an election-year move that contrasts sharply with Republican rival Donald Trump’s plan for mass deportations.
19 June 2024, 18:00 PM
US lawmakers meet Tibet’s Dalai Lama
A group of US lawmakers who met the Dalai Lama in India yesterday said they would not allow China to influence the choice of his successor, comments expected to anger Beijing, which calls the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader a separatist.
19 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Russia ups attacks after ‘lull’: Kyiv
Russian forces have escalated attacks near Toretsk, a frontline town in eastern Ukraine that has remained relatively calm over recent months of fighting, officials said yesterday.
19 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Italy coastguard recovers six migrant bodies
Italy’s coastguard said yesterday it had recovered six bodies after a migrant boat sank this week off the southern coast with more than 60 people reported missing, including many children.
19 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Israel ready for ‘all-out war’ in Lebanon
Israel is ready for an “all-out war” in Lebanon and has plans approved for an offensive targeting Hezbollah, officials said.
19 June 2024, 18:00 PM
At UN, Sudan openly accuses UAE of backing paramilitary RSF
Sudan's UN ambassador on Tuesday launched a verbal attack at the United Arab Emirates in the middle of a Security Council meeting, accusing the Gulf state of fomenting conflict in his country, a charge flatly rejected by the Emirati envoy
19 June 2024, 16:03 PM
Russia's Putin, North Korea's Kim sign mutual defence pact
Putin's visit, which is likely to reshape decades of Russia-North Korea relations at a time when both face international isolation, is being watched closely by Seoul and Washington, which have expressed concern about their growing military ties.
19 June 2024, 10:40 AM
When a love story turns sour
A US soldier was sentenced on Wednesday to nearly four years in a Russian penal colony after being found guilty by a Russian court of stealing $113 from his girlfriend and making threats to kill her
19 June 2024, 07:09 AM
World's first AI lawmaker!
AI candidate on the ballot for UK election..When voters go to the polls in one English town next month they will get the chance to elect what is being billed as the world's first AI lawmaker
19 June 2024, 06:48 AM
Putin-Kim bromance in pictures
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un exchanged their inmost thoughts and opened their minds to further develop relations
19 June 2024, 06:28 AM
Ties with Russia entering new era, Kim Jong Un says
North Korea's relations with Russia have reached a new high point and President Vladimir Putin's visit to Pyongyang will further strengthen ties, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Wednesday
19 June 2024, 06:20 AM
Putin says 'appreciates the support' of North Korea
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday he "appreciates the support" of North Korea, Russian state media reported, during a rare visit to Pyongyang to meet leader Kim Jong Un
19 June 2024, 04:56 AM
Crooked bromance: Putin and Kim Jong-un
There are growing calls for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to be held accountable for providing war supplies to Putin
19 June 2024, 03:58 AM
Putin, Kim attend ceremony in Pyongyang: Russian media
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a major ceremony in Pyongyang's main square Wednesday, Russian agencies reported, kicking off a summit
19 June 2024, 03:47 AM
At least 550 pilgrims died during hajj, mostly Egyptians
Diplomats on Tuesday said at least 550 pilgrims died during the hajj, underscoring the gruelling nature of the pilgrimage which again unfolded in scorching temperatures this year
19 June 2024, 03:36 AM
Putin and Kim vow new multipolar world
Putin, who arrived before dawn, is on his first trip to the North Korean capital in 24 years, a visit likely to reshape decades of Russia-North Korea relations at a time when both countries face international isolation.
19 June 2024, 01:48 AM
Hospital fire kills 9 in northern Iran
At least nine patients died Tuesday when a fire tore through a hospital in Iran's northern city of Rasht, state media said
18 June 2024, 08:22 AM
Can AI unlock productivity and growth?
If you watched Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's remarkable presentation at Taipei Computex last month, you would be convinced that AI has ushered in a new Industrial Revolution, in which accelerated computing with the latest AI chips unleashed the power of doing everything faster, more efficiently, and with less energy
18 June 2024, 06:41 AM
13 killed as heavy rains pound Central America
Thirteen people have died in flooding and landslides in El Salvador and Guatemala as heavy rains pound Central America, authorities from the two countries said
18 June 2024, 05:47 AM
Priyanka Gandhi set to make her electoral debut
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has chosen to represent his family bastion of Raebareli in parliament as his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will contest the election that will be held in Wayanad constituency vacated by Rahul
18 June 2024, 00:41 AM