Tag: The National
Britain’s Labour Party deals double blow to PM Sunak’s Conservatives
NEW DELHI: Britain’s opposition Labour Party delivered a crushing blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak‘s Conservatives by securing victories in contests for two new lawmakers…
Heatwave: Greece facing longest heatwave on record while record highs hit US
ATHENS: Greece was Saturday facing its hottest July weekend in 50 years, with temperatures forecast to soar above 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), while a record-breaking…
Gun Laws: 28 mass killings, 140 victims: US records deadliest 6 months
Slain at the hands of strangers or gunned down by loved ones. Massacred in small towns, in big cities, inside their own homes or outside…
Canada wildfires again bring more unhealthy air in North America
WASHINGTON: Smoke from Canada’s wildfires was wreaking havoc on air quality across Ontario and a dozen US states Wednesday, with monitors warning of very unhealthy…
Prigozhin, the mercenary chief urging an uprising against Russia’s generals, has long ties to Putin
Once a low-profile businessman who benefited from having President Vladimir Putin as a powerful patron, Yevgeny Prigozhin moved into the global spotlight with Russia’s war…
Lai: Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai loses appeal against phone search
HONG KONG: A Hong Kong appeal court on Monday blocked jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai‘s bid to challenge in the city’s highest court a warrant…
I look forward to welcoming PM Modi: Top American singer Mary Millben
NEW DELHI: Award-winning international singer and actor Mary Millben will be performing in New York and Washington during the official state visit of Prime Minister…
The US and Canada saw dangerous smoke this week. It’s a routine peril for many developing countries
WASHINGTON: Thick, smoky air from Canadian wildfires made for days of misery in New York City and across the U.S. Northeast this week. But for…
Imran Khan: Pakistan budget targets ‘artificial, non-realistic’, says Imran Khan’s party
ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan‘s party leaders have criticised the budget announced by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, describing it as artificial and unrealistic,…
Trump took files on US nuclear, defence secrets and stored them in shower
WASHINGTON: After his indictment on Friday on federal charges in the classified documents case, former US President Donald Trump said, “I never thought it possible…