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Is Hollywood, a key Democratic financial pillar, set to cut off Joe Biden’s campaign funding?
Hollywood's hearts and wallets have predominantly leaned left for decades. But is Hollywood now set to assert its power to axe Biden from the race?
Nepal PM Prachanda approved rail deal with China ahead of no-confidence vote: Report
Quoting government sources, the MyRepublica news portal said this decision carries more operational than political significance and aligns with Nepal's participation in Chinese President Xi Jinping's multi-billion-dollar pet infrastructure…
US coast guard patrol spots Chinese naval ships off Alaska island
The crew detected three vessels approximately 124 miles (200 kilometers) north of the Amchitka Pass in the Aleutian Islands, the Coast Guard said in a statement.
AI accessibility? Blind gamer puts ChatGPT to the test
The 26-year-old "Street Fighter" player put the latest version of AI chatbot ChatGPT to the test on his way to a stadium for a recent Para eSports meet-up.
Three people fatally shot in California home, suspect in police custody
While clearing the residence, APD located multiple family members suffering from apparent gunshot wounds, including juveniles.
Can’t progress without maintaining close friendly relations with India: Nepal’s CPN-UML
Oli is known for his pro-China stance, and it would be interesting to see how he maintains ties of equi-proximity with both neighbours if he becomes prime minister
China tells NATO not to create chaos in Asia and rejects label of ‘enabler’ of…
NATO, in a statement issued at a summit in Washington, said China has become an enabler of the war through its "no-limits partnership" with Russia and its large-scale support for Russia's defense industrial base.
Iran’s new reformist president offers hope to the West and cover for conservative establishment
Pezeshkian is a known democrat with a track record as health minister in the reformist Khatami government from 2001 to 2005 and is known to be in favour of better relations with Europe, even the US.
US inflation cools again, potentially paving way for Fed to cut interest rates soon
Even as inflation slows, though, the costs of food, rent, health care and other necessities remain much higher than they were before the pandemic — a source of public discontent and a potential threat to President Joe Biden's re-election…
Russia adds Navalny’s widow Yulia Navalnaya to ‘terrorists and extremists’…
This comes after a court in Moscow on Tuesday ordered Navalnaya arrested in absentia, also on charges of "extremism."
Heavy rains halt search for 30 missing people in Indonesia
More than 1,000 personnel, including army troops, have now been deployed in the search.
Iran president-elect to be sworn in on July 30
The 69-year-old reformist took around 54 percent of the 30 million votes cast.
Bangladesh suspends job quotas after student protests
The quota system reserves 30 percent of government posts for children of those who fought to win Bangladeshi independence in 1971, 10 percent for women, and 10 percent for residents of specific districts.
UNHCR chief meets Pakistan’s premier to discuss the Afghan refugees
That crackdown on undocumented Afghans in Pakistan was apparently recently put on hold, without authorities offering any explanation for this.
Russia hails PM Modi’s visit as ‘game-changing
Russia's Charge d'affaires called Modi's summit with President Putin "historic and game-changing"; US govt says India's ties with Russia give it the ability to urge Putin to end the Ukraine war.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels target US-flagged container ship in Gulf of Aden
The captain of the ship reported an explosion in close proximity to the vessel off the coast of Nishtun, Yemen, close to the country's border with Oman.
Trump wants to turn US democracy into dictatorship: Kamala Harris
Harris alleged that Trump's advisers have created a 900-page blueprint that they are calling "Project 2025", detailing everything else they plan to do in a second term, including a plan to cut Social Security.
Modi received the Order of St Andrew the Apostle the First-Called
NEW DELHI: Visiting Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised in his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow that a solution to the Ukraine war cannot be found in the battlefield, adding efforts for peace do not succeed in the…
PM Modi arrives in Austria to further deepen bilateral ties
Modi will call on the President of the Republic of Austria, Alexander Van der Bellen, and hold talks with Chancellor of Austria Karl Nehammer today.
Labour has a chance to finally insulate Britain
Labour has the chance to turn things around, and its warm homes plan points in the right direction, at least. However, another look at the numbers shows the new government needs to get serious about how to pay for it.