Biden pushes for party unity as he resists calls to step down, says he'll return to campaign next week Washington DC: A growing chorus of Democratic lawmakers urged President Joe Biden on Friday to drop his re-election bid, even as the president insisted he is ready to return to the campaign trail next week for … Read more
Biden pushes for party unity as he resists calls to step down, says he'll return to campaign next week Washington DC: A growing chorus of Democratic lawmakers urged President Joe Biden on Friday to drop his re-election bid, even as the president insisted he is ready to return to the campaign trail next week for … Read more
LAHORE, Pakistan: Pakistani authorities said Friday they had arrested a “close associate” of al-Qaeda founder and 9/11 attack mastermind Osama bin Laden. Counter-terrorism officials in the most populous province of Punjab accused Amin ul-Haq in the city of Gujarat of planning “sabotage activities” and trying to “target important installations” in the country. “The arrest of … Read more
Tel Aviv: Israel threatened retaliation on Friday after a drone claimed by Yemen's Houthi rebels penetrated its vaunted air defenses and killed a civilian in a Tel Aviv apartment building near the US embassy annex.The attack drew condemnation from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and an appeal for “maximum restraint” to avoid “further escalation in the … Read more
After a productive and jam-packed five days in Abu Dhabi, Team USA moves on to London, where they will play two final exhibition games – against South Sudan and Germany – before their Olympic Games campaign that begins on July 28. There's plenty to unpack in the UAE capital this week from America's victories over … Read more
Buenos Aires: Buenos Aires has apologized to France after its vice president called the European country “colonial” and its people “hypocrites” in a debate over alleged racist chants by Argentine soccer players. President Xavier Miley's office said on Friday it had sent a senior official to the French embassy to explain that Victoria Villaruel's angry … Read more
RIYADH: For many, summer in Saudi Arabia is a time to relax on the couch, turn on the air-conditioning, and watch other people play sports on TV, with those who dare to challenge this view often ending up with heat stroke. However, running clubs in the state are busier than ever, and show no signs … Read more
Amman: Jordanian Investment Minister Kholoud Saqqaf met with Rwandan Ambassador to Jordan Urujeni Bakuramutsa on Thursday to discuss ways to enhance bilateral investment cooperation, the Jordan News Agency reported. The meeting was held after King Abdullah's visit to Rwanda in January. Saqqaf spoke about the importance of the Jordanian Minister of Industry and Trade's visit … Read more
Bishkek: Kyrgyzstan repatriated around 20 women and children from Syrian camps on Friday in the Central Asian state's latest mission to repatriate those stranded by the fall of IS. At the height of the 2013-2015 Syrian war, thousands of people from Muslim-majority countries in Central Asia joined extremist groups like Daesh. Many militants and their … Read more
Tel Aviv: Israel threatened retaliation on Friday after a drone claimed by Yemen's Houthi rebels penetrated its vaunted air defenses and killed a civilian in a Tel Aviv apartment building near the US embassy annex.The attack drew condemnation from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and an appeal for “maximum restraint” to avoid “further escalation in the … Read more
