WILMINGTON: A jury found Hunter Biden guilty on Tuesday of federal gun charges in a historic first criminal prosecution of the child of a sitting US president. The 54-year-old son of President Joe Biden was convicted on all three of the felony counts stemming from his 2018 purchase of a […]
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WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives voted on Tuesday (Jun 4) to advance a largely symbolic bill calling for sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) after its prosecutor applied for an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Hague-based court’s prosecutor has said Netanyahu and Defense Minister […]
BEIJING: China’s services activity in May accelerated at the quickest pace in 10 months while staffing levels expanded for the first time since January, a private sector survey showed on Wednesday (Jan 5), pointing to sustained recovery in the second quarter. The Caixin/S&P Global services purchasing managers’ index (PMI) rose […]
NEW YORK: A former Meta engineer on Tuesday accused the company of bias in its handling of content related to the war in Gaza, claiming in a lawsuit that Meta fired him for trying to help fix bugs causing the suppression of Palestinian Instagram posts. Ferras Hamad, a Palestinian-American engineer […]
MELBOURNE: Australia’s test and ODI captain Pat Cummins has signed a four-year deal with the San Francisco Unicorns in a major coup for the fledgling Major League Cricket (MLC) T20 competition. The second season of MLC starts on July 5, less than a week after the T20 World Cup co-hosted […]
TOKYO: Japan on Wednesday (Jan 5) congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling alliance on their victory in India’s general election, calling the country an “important partner”. “We congratulate the ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Modi on their declaration of victory,” top government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi told reporters. “India is […]
SINGAPORE: Oil prices fell for a third straight session on Wednesday on expectations the Federal Reserve might keep U.S. interest rates higher for longer due to sustained inflation, potentially impacting fuel use in the world’s largest oil consumer. Brent crude futures were down 60 cents, or 0.7 per cent, to […]
MUMBAI – Traders in India’s stock markets are turning to illegal election betting platforms for clues to combat the uncertainty facing citizens and markets alike regarding the outcome of a long general election. Weeks before vote counting set for June 4, stock markets are closely tracking shadow-betting platforms that are […]
Former model Crystal McKinney’s lawsuit is the latest complaint against the American rapper, claiming he assaulted her in 2003 at his New York recording studio. A former model accused Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexually assaulting her at his New York City recording studio in 2003 in a lawsuit filed Tuesday […]
NEW DELHI: India should use Yashasvi Jaiswal as skipper Rohit Sharma’s opening partner in the T20 World Cup next month and play Rishabh Pant as the preferred wicketkeeper to ensure left-handed variety in their batting lineup, former all-rounder Yuvraj Singh said. Virat Kohli has been in red-hot form as opener […]