WASHINGTON: The Republican-controlled US Senate handed President Donald Trump a major pre-election political victory yesterday by confirming his Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, with the White House planning a celebratory event afterward. The Senate voted 52-48, with Democrats unified in opposing Barrett’s confirmation, which creates a 6-3 conservative majority […]
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ROME: Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi said yesterday organised crime groups planned to kill her and her family because she was taking them on in parts of the Italian capital where they hold sway. Raggi became the Eternal City’s first-ever woman mayor when she was elected in 2016 in a major […]
FLORIDA: US President Donald Trump promised supporters in Florida on Friday (Oct 23) that the COVID-19 pandemic would end soon and accused Democratic rival Joe Biden of overstating the health crisis to scare Americans into voting for him. The pandemic, which has killed more than 224,000 people in the United […]
NASHVILLE: Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden renewed his attacks on President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic at Thursday’s (Oct 22) final debate, seeking to bolster his lead in opinion polls with 12 days to go to the Nov 3 election. Trump, a Republican, initially adopted a more restrained […]
KANNAPOLIS: A North Carolina man indicted last month on child pornography charges had searched earlier this year for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s home online, travelled near the home and wrote a checklist that ended with the word “execute”, according to federal court documents. The information was contained in documents […]
The senator blasted Trump for his “failure” to handle the coronavirus pandemic, his refusal to condemn white supremacy, and his disbelief in science and climate change. The United States deserves to have a president who understands the dignity of the people and guides the country in a way that Americans […]
While Taiwan has for decades fallen back on an implicit US security guarantee, Washington has urged it to strengthen its own capabilities to resist an attack. The US government announced approval Wednesday to sell $1 billion worth of advanced air-to-ground missiles to Taiwan as the island shores up its defenses […]
Justin Trudeau’s Liberal govt had declared a motion by Conservative party as a ‘matter of confidence.’ While the Liberal govt won a re-election last year, it does not have a majority of seats in Parliament and must rely on at least one opposition party to remain in power. Justin Trudeau’s […]
Barack Obama, who governed for two terms and remains one of the most popular figures in the Democratic Party, blasted Donald Trump for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Former President Barack Obama returned to the campaign trail on Wednesday, launching a blistering attack on Donald Trump with less than […]
Beijing, which accuses Washington of being “addicted to quitting”, has struck a more globalist posture under President Xi Jinping: Chinese officials head four of the 15 UN agencies, and Beijing has boosted its WHO commitment by $2 billion. As Donald Trump has pulled the United States inward under his “America […]