BANGKOK: Thousands of people joined a protest led by high school students in Bangkok today to call for education reforms as well as the demands of a broader movement pushing to remove the government and curb the powers of the monarchy. It was the first major protest since Prime Minister […]
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MELBOURNE: Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison said today that the findings of a report that the country’s special forces allegedly killed 39 unarmed prisoners and civilians in Afghanistan were “disturbing and distressing”. The report, published on Thursday after an inquiry into the conduct of special forces personnel in Afghanistan between […]
BANGKOK : Thai democracy protesters are set to return to the streets of Bangkok today a day after six of their number were shot with live rounds, as lawmakers prepared to vote on possible constitutional reforms. A day earlier, in the most violent clashes since the pro-democracy movement kicked off […]
Biden’s outreach to the vaccine manufacturers comes as the pandemic in US enters its “most dangerous phase” with US adding about 1 million new cases a week and deaths averaged 820 a day, a 33% increase in just two weeks according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Joe Biden’s scientific […]
In a tweet, President Trump said that the cases filed against the 2020 election have been filed by people who faced ‘horrible abuses’. US President Donald Trump has promised more lawsuits in the near future that will prove the unconstitutionality of the November presidential election. “Many of the court cases […]
Modi reiterated the Indian resolve to take the battle to the enemy or extinguish the threat to India at source. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s friends and detractors know that there is nothing casual about the man from Gujarat. He practises his speeches, measures his words, then articulates the message for […]
Boris Johnson, who was admitted to intensive care in a London hospital earlier this year with the novel coronavirus, is well and does not have any symptoms, a spokesman for the prime minister said on Sunday. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is self-isolating after coming into contact with someone who […]
WILMINGTON, Delaware: President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team is considering legal action over a federal agency’s delay in recognising the Democrat’s victory over President Donald Trump in last week’s election, a Biden official said on Monday (Nov 9). The General Services Administration (GSA) normally recognises a presidential candidate when it becomes […]
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Monday (Nov 9) he had “terminated” Defense Secretary Mark Esper, signalling he may use his final months in office after defeat at the polls to settle scores within his administration. Trump had split with Esper over a range of issues and was particularly […]
WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday (Nov 10) imposed sanctions on four more Chinese officials in Hong Kong’s governing and security establishment over their alleged role in crushing dissent in the former British colony. The US Treasury and State Department identified the four as Deng Zhonghua, deputy director of the […]