US Secret Service director on Trump shooting: ‘We failed’

Washington DC: US ​​Secret Service Director Kimberly Chettle admitted to Congress on Monday that she and her agency failed when an assassin wounded Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a July 13 campaign rally in Pennsylvania this week. “We failed. As director of the United States Secret Service, I take full responsibility for any security … Read more

UN warns Iraq becoming major regional drug conduit

BAGHDAD: Iraqi authorities seized a record amount of the powerful stimulant Captagon last year, with an estimated street value of $144 million, a UN report said on Monday as the country increasingly faces a drug embargo. “Iraq has experienced a dramatic increase in drug trafficking and consumption over the past five years,” the United Nations … Read more

Tech giants urge data center suppliers to help decarbonize digital infrastructure

The Infrastructure Masons Program, the governing body of the iMasons Climate Agreement, is calling on all suppliers serving data centers to support greater transparency on Scope 3 emissions as part of broader efforts to reduce the industry's carbon footprint. Together with AWS, Digital Realty, Google, Meta, Microsoft and Schneider Electric, the governing body issued an … Read more

Harris makes first appearance since launching Democratic presidential campaign

Bangladesh continues curfew as students await official notification for government job reforms Dhaka: There was a curfew and widespread communications blackout in Bangladesh on Monday, a day after the Supreme Court rolled back a controversial job quota system following deadly clashes that killed more than 100 people last week. University students have been protesting since … Read more

Bangladesh continues curfew as students await official notice on government job reforms

Dhaka: There was a curfew and widespread communications blackout in Bangladesh on Monday, a day after the Supreme Court rolled back a controversial job quota system following deadly clashes that killed more than 100 people last week. University students have been protesting since earlier this month demanding reform of the quota system, which has 30 … Read more

China and the Philippines announce deal aimed at stopping clashes at fiercely disputed shoal

DHAKA: Diplomats in Dhaka have questioned Bangladeshi authorities' deadly response to widespread student protests following a foreign minister's presentation that laid the blame for recent violence at the feet of protesters, diplomatic officials said on Monday. What began as a protest against politicized recruitment quotas for government jobs has turned into the worst unrest of … Read more