SAN FRANCISCO: TikTok on Monday (Aug 17) stepped up its defence against US accusations that the popular video app is a national security threat, denouncing what it called “rumours and misinformation” about its links to the Chinese government. The video-snippet sharing service launched an online information hub as its Chinese […]
world
WASHINGTON: Former first lady Michelle Obama launched a scathing attack on President Donald Trump on the first night of the Democratic National Convention on Monday (Aug 17), calling him the “wrong president” for the country and urging Americans to elect Joe Biden in November to end the chaos created by […]
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said yesterday he would pardon a “very, very important” person today, but added it would not be leaker Edward Snowden or former national security adviser Michael Flynn. “Doing a pardon tomorrow on someone who is very, very important,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One. He […]
WASHINGTON: A former officer for the CIA and then the FBI was charged in federal court in Hawaii on Monday (Aug 17) with selling US secrets to China, including disclosing the identities of US informants in China. Andrew Yuk Ching Ma was tricked into admitting his activities last year by […]
RIYADH: Pakistan’s army chief arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday (Aug 17), its embassy in Riyadh said, amid a diplomatic spat that has threatened Riyadh’s financial life line to the cash-strapped South Asian nation. General Qamar Javed Bajwa arrived in Riyadh at 10am (0700GMT), the embassy said. A military source […]
NEW DELHI: A top Facebook executive in India has filed a police complaint in New Delhi saying she is receiving death threats after a media report said she and the U.S. social network company allegedly favoured Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party. Ankhi Das, Facebook’s top public-policy executive in India, […]
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden scripted history last week when he selected 55-year-old Kamala Harris, also an African-American, as his running mate in the presidential election on November 3. Washington: Indian-origin Senator Kamala Harris’ vice presidential bid as a Democratic Party candidate is a historic moment for immigrants in the […]
MINSK: Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said today she was ready to lead Belarus and called for the creation of a legal mechanism to ensure that a new fair presidential election could be held. Speaking in a video address from Lithuania, she also urged security and law enforcement officers to […]
Sabrina Singh, 32, previously headed the press shop of two Democratic presidential candidates — New Jersey Senator Cory Booker and former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg. Washington: Senator Kamala Harris has roped in Indian-American Sabrina Singh, who previously was the spokeswoman of two Democratic presidential candidates, as press secretary for […]
PITTSBURGH: Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto said he had “serious concerns” over the tactics used in the arrest of a 25-year-old protester on Saturday, after the detention led a crowd of demonstrators showing up at the mayor’s home yesterday. Matthew Cartier, 25, was arrested on Saturday at a Black Lives Matter […]