Republicans thrilled with ex-US President, predicting blowout victory after convention
The last time Republicans gathered for a full convention, they were plagued by internal division and fear. Morale was near rock bottom. And the party’s presidential nominee showed little desire, or capacity, to add new voters to his political coalition. The Republican officials, strategists and activists who packed Milwaukee for the...
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Japan, Taiwan coast guards hold joint search
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Russia convicts US reporter of espionage
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Houthi rebels claim drone strike that leaves 1 dead, at least 10 injured in Tel Aviv
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Bangladesh security forces fire bullets as protests escalate
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UK airports, trains, London Stock Exchange impacted
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Setback for TikTok
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Kin of those killed in MH17 tragedy mark 10th anniversary
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Russia, Ukraine swap 95 prisoners of war each
Ukraine and Russia exchanged 95 prisoners of war each, officials in both countries said Wednesday, three weeks after their last swap and as part of what have been occasional agreements to send captured troops home. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Russian Defence Ministry reported the exchange. The POW swap was the...
Floods could sweep N Korean landmines across border, warns South Korea
North Korean landmines could be swept into South Korea by flooding, South Korea’s military warned Wednesday, after the North has recently placed tens of thousands of additional deadly explosives along the rivals’ heavily fortified border. North Korea’s minelaying is part of construction at the border that’s been going on since April,...
Islamic State attacks on track to double in Iraq and Syria: US
The US Central Command said Wednesday that the Islamic State group is trying “to reconstitute” as the number of attacks in Syria and Iraq is on track to double those of the previous year. IS has claimed 153 attacks in both countries in the first six months of 2024, CENTCOM said...
UK’s new govt announces legislation for ‘national renewal’
Britain’s new Labour Party government promised to calm the country’s febrile politics and ease its cost-of-living crisis as it set out its plans for “national renewal” at the grand State Opening of Parliament on Wednesday. Stabilising the UK’s public finances and spurring economic growth were at the center of Prime Minister...
Nepal PM Oli to seek vote of confidence on Sunday
Nepal’s newly appointed Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli will take a vote of confidence in Parliament on July 21, as required by the Constitution, a media report quoted the chief whip of his party as saying on Wednesday. The 72-year-old veteran leader was sworn in on Monday as the Himalayan...
Indian killed in attack on Oman mosque
An Indian national was among six people killed in a rare shooting attack by Islamic State militant group near a Shia Muslim mosque in Oman’s capital. The shooting on Monday night near the Imam Ali Mosque also claimed the lives of one policeman and four Pakistan nationals, while injuring 28 others. “Following...
Pak delivers strong demarche to Afghanistan over terror attack
Pakistan on Wednesday lodged a strong protest with the Afghan interim government over the deadly terrorist attack this week at a key military cantonment, reiterating its call for “decisive action” against militants hiding in the neighbouring nation. The terror attack on the Bannu Cantonment in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday killed...
