08-08-2024 WASHINGTON: US Vice President Kamala Harris is toughening her position on illegal immigration, taking on hardliner Donald Trump on his signature issue in a series of campaign events and digital ads in coming weeks, according to campaign staff. The campaign plans to promote Harris’ support for a bipartisan border …

08-08-2024 NEW YORK: The United States has charged a Pakistani man, who it alleges has ties to Iran, with plotting to carry out political assassinations. Asif Merchant travelled to New York in June seeking to hire a hitman to kill a politician or a US government official in revenge for …

08-08-2024 LONDON: The United Kingdom is bracing for another day of unrest with more far-right race riots reportedly planned in several cities. Riots have erupted at anti-immigration protests in towns and cities across Britain in the last week, with attacks by far-right groups on hotels housing asylum seekers and mosques. …

08-08-2024 BANGKOK: A Thai court has ordered the dissolution of the reformist party which won the most seats and votes in last year’s election – but was blocked from forming a government. The ruling also banned Move Forward’s charismatic, young former leader Pita Limjaroenrat and 10 other senior figures from …

08-08-2024 GAZA STRIP/ TEHRAN: After two days of lengthy negotiations in Doha, Hamas has named Yahya Sinwar as its new overall chief, replacing Ismail Haniyeh who was assassinated in Tehran last week. Since 2017, Sinwar has served as the group’s leader inside the Gaza strip. He will now become leader …

08-08-2024 DHAKA/ NEW YORK: Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, a longtime political foe of Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been named the country’s interim leader. The 84-year-old was appointed a day after Hasina fled the country following weeks of deadly protests that brought her resignation. While Prof Yunus has …

07-08-2024 GAZA CITY: Gaza’s Health Ministry reports that at least 40 people were killed and 71 injured in Israeli attack over the past 24 hours. The “decomposed” bodies of almost 90 unidentified Palestinians who were killed and taken by Israeli forces have been returned to Gaza and buried in a …

07-08-2024 WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by the state of Missouri to halt Donald Trump’s upcoming sentencing for his conviction in New York on felony charges involving hush money paid to a porn star and left a related gag order until after the Nov. 5 …

07-08-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India said on Monday that the entities it regulates will have to abide by certain broad principles when employing various credit models, as it attempts to ensure prudence and robustness in the use of these models. “Inherently, model …

07-08-2024 DHAKA: Bangladesh’s President Mohammed Shahabuddin has ordered the release of jailed former prime minister and key opposition leader Khaleda Zia, hours after her archrival Sheikh Hasina was ousted and fled the country. The president’s press team said in a statement on Monday that a meeting led by Shahabuddin had …