JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is due to deliver a landmark speech to the US Congress on Wednesday as he faces intense pressure to immediately cut a Gaza war ceasefire deal with Hamas.Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving prime minister, will become the first foreign leader to address a joint session of the two chambers four times … Read more
LONDON: Italy's Jasmine Paolini aims to cap a “crazy” run with a maiden Grand Slam title against Barbora Krejcikova in Saturday's Wimbledon final. Paolini survived the longest women's singles semifinal in Wimbledon history with a 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (10/8) win over Donna Vecic after two hours and 51 minutes of center court drama on Thursday. … Read more
WARSAW: The Kh-101 cruise missile that struck a children's hospital in Kiev in early July perfectly illustrates the ability of the Russian defense industry to overcome Western efforts to cut off supplies of key components. The July 8 attack, which killed two people and damaged large sections of buildings surrounding the clinic, which treats about … Read more
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump's former doctor, Ronny Jackson, said on Saturday that the former president is recovering as expected from a gunshot wound to his ear last week, but noted that there was bleeding in between and that Trump may need a hearing test.A gunshot fired by an assassin at a July 13 Trump rally in … Read more
BRUSSELS, Belgium: A UN Supreme Court ruling that Israel's 57-year occupation of Palestinian land was “illegal” is “largely in line with the EU's position,” the bloc's foreign policy chief said on Saturday. Friday's sweeping opinion by the International Court of Justice in The Hague – which called for an end to the occupation as soon … Read more
What is driving the increase in marriages between Syrian women and local men in neighboring countries? LONDON: Casual ads for “cheap Syrian brides” have been circulating on Iraqi social media platforms in recent months, many of them featuring lines about Syrian women such as: “Marry a Syrian woman for $100 and enjoy delicious food and … Read more
NICE: Tadez Pogacar will be firmly in the spotlight as he heads down the ramp in the final day's final individual time trial in his adopted home of Monaco, all but safe to claim a third Tour de France title. The final leg of the 2024 Tour will be broadcast around the world as it … Read more
Biden's ability to win over skeptical Democrats is being tested at a perilous moment for his campaign Washington DC: Despite a week of campaign stops, interviews and insistence that he is the best candidate to take on Republican Donald Trump, President Joe Biden has not eased pressure to drop him from the 2024 race.Biden has … Read more
Dhaka: Bangladeshi troops were deployed on the streets to enforce a nationwide curfew on Saturday, after more than 100 people were killed in clashes between police and students protesting government job quotas. The curfew follows a communications blackout that has cut off 170 million in the country from the rest of the world. Television channels … Read more
The mayor of Paris takes a dip in the Seine River to demonstrate his improved hygiene ahead of the Olympic events PARIS: After months of anticipation, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a dip in the Seine River on Wednesday, fulfilling a promise she made months ago to show the river was clean enough to host … Read more
