China prefers Harris over Trump  as US president, says top official

China prefers Harris over Trump as US president, says top official

Friday, 18 October 2024 | PTI | beijing

China will prefer Kamala Harris to Donald Trump as the next US presidential considering that bilateral ties deteriorated sharply during the latter’s presidency leading to serious confrontation, a senior member of the Chinese national advisory body said on Thursday. The Chinese government prefers not to comment on the US presidential election...

Bodies of 5 Russian climbers who died on Nepal peak have been retrieved

Thursday, 17 October 2024 | AP | kathmandu

The bodies of five Russian mountaineers who died on the world’s seventh-highest peak were retrieved from the mountain on Wednesday and flown to Kathmandu. The bodies were picked up by rescue helicopters from base camp on Wednesday. They were then transported from the airport in Kathmandu to the morgue at Tribhuvan...

Mexican president acknowledges killings of 3 civilians by military

Thursday, 17 October 2024 | AP | MEXICO CITY

Mexico’s new president acknowledged Tuesday that three civilians including a child died in two shootouts involving the military last week in a violent border city. President Claudia Sheinbaum said a soldier was killed in one of the shootouts, as well as two adults and an 8-year-old girl. She said the events...

Don’t look at China’s BRI through ‘narrow political prism’: Pak

Thursday, 17 October 2024 | PTI | ISLAMABAD

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday rooted for Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative at the SCO summit here, saying such connectivity projects should not be viewed through a “narrow political prism” — an apparent reference to India’s reluctance to endorse it. In his opening remarks at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation...

At least 100 killed as gasoline tanker explodes in Nigeria

Thursday, 17 October 2024 | AP | ABUJA

More than 100 people have been killed and 50 others injured after a gasoline tanker overturned in Nigeria and sparked an explosion as dozens of people rushed to the vehicle to scoop up the fuel, police said Wednesday. The explosion occurred past midnight in Jigawa state’s Majiya town after the tanker...

Zelenskyy’s ‘victory plan’ includes big hurdle for West

Thursday, 17 October 2024 | AP | KYIV

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday his plan to win his country’s fight against Russia’s invasion could bring peace next year, but it contains a step that some crucial Western allies have so far refused to countenance: inviting Ukraine to join NATO before the war ends. “If we start moving according...

Israel strikes southern suburbs of Beirut for the first time in nearly a week

Thursday, 17 October 2024 | AP | BEIRUT

Israeli jets struck the southern suburbs of Beirut early Wednesday for the first time in six days, Lebanese state media reported. The casualty count was not yet clear. The attack comes just one day after caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said the United States government gave him some assurances of Israel...

Trade deal with India remains ‘priority’, says UK minister

Wednesday, 16 October 2024 | PTI | LONDON

A trade deal with India remains a “priority” for the UK, Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said during the Labour Party-led government’s flagship International Investment Summit in London which coincided with the launch of a new Industrial Strategy green paper. “The Gulf and India are the priority. I think there...

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