US President Joe Biden will announce a plan to reform the Supreme Court on Monday, Politico reported, citing two people familiar with the matter, adding that he may support term limits and an enforceable code of conduct for judges. Biden said during his Oval Office address earlier this week that he would call for court […]
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One big Response to his old ‘childless cat lady’ comment J.D. Vance, the Republican vice presidential candidate against Democratic leaders including Kamala Harris, said it was a sarcastic comment. In an interview on the Megyn Kelly Show, Vance defends his remarks And he reaffirmed his belief that having children provides a different perspective on social
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The 2024 Olympic Games, hosted by the world’s fashion capital, Paris, opened amid much fanfare on Friday. What’s notable about this edition of the Summer Games is that for the first time in 68 years an Olympic event is being held 15,771 kilometres (9,800 miles) away from the host city. 48 of the best surfers
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Massive demonstrations in support of Palestine took place in the US last week during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s three-day visit. He harshly criticised the protesters in a fiery speech at the US Capitol and called them “Iran’s useful idiots”. Netanyahu also discussed the possibility of ending the war in Gaza and securing a ceasefire
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The European Union announced on Friday it had made 1.5 billion euros ($1.6 billion) available to aid Ukraine, the first tranche of funds earned from the profits from frozen Russian assets. In May, the EU’s 27 member states agreed to use interest earned on about 210 billion euros ($225 billion) in Russian central bank assets
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Tropical Storm Gaemi brought rain to central China on Saturday as it moved inland after hitting the country’s east coast at typhoon strength on Thursday night. The storm knocked down trees, flooded roads, and damaged crops in China, but there were no reports of casualties or major damage. Eight people died in Taiwan, which Gaemi
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South African police on Friday arrested 95 Libyans after raiding a suspected secret military training camp and authorities said they were investigating whether similar illegal bases existed in other parts of the country. Police said the camp was found on a farm in White River in Mpumalanga province, about 360 kilometres (220 miles) northeast of
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The Sinaloa drug cartel was arrested by US agents in Texas during a dramatic operation and without the involvement of Mexican authorities. Cartel co-founder Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada pleaded not guilty to drug charges in a US court on Friday. He was taken into custody a day earlier Joaquin Guzman Lopez, He is the son
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South Korea’s Olympic team. File | Photo credit: AP South Korea’s sports ministry on July 27 expressed regret over a mistake during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics in which South Korean athletes were misidentified as North Koreans. In addition, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) apologized for the mistake on July 27. “We deeply
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar with Laos Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone during a meeting in Vientiane on July 27, 2024. | Photo credit: PTI foreign Minister S. Jaishankar On July 27, he met Laos Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandon and raised the issue of trafficking of Indian nationals through cyber scam centres in the Southeast Asian
