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U.S. Vice President Harris to attend slain ex-Japan PM Abe’s state funeral
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris plans to attend a state funeral for slain former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe next month in Tokyo, a diplomatic source said Sunday.
Her visit to Japan for the Sept. 27 ceremony, which she will be…
“The Satanic Verses” author Rushdie seriously injured in stabbing in U.S.
Indian-born author Salman Rushdie, who wrote the controversial 1988 novel "The Satanic Verses," was seriously injured Friday when he was attacked by a man in New York state, local media reported.
The 75-year-old novelist was stabbed…
FBI seizes “top secret” documents from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home
The FBI has collected over 10 sets of classified documents from former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, including some categorized as "top secret," according to court papers released Friday.
Trump, whose presidency…
UN alarm as Ukraine nuclear power plant shelled again
More shelling of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been reported, with Ukraine and Russia again blaming each other for the attack.
Each side said there were 10 hits on the office and fire station of Europe's…
Biden signs $52.7 bil. bill for chip production to counter China
U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed into law a bill that invests $52.7 billion in semiconductor production and development in a bid to secure a technological edge amid intensifying competition with China.
The enactment of the law,…
Pelosi says China president Xi Jinping reacted to her Taiwan visit ‘like a scared bully’
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said members of Congress won't be intimidated by China's reaction to her visit to Taiwan and that Chinese President Xi Jinping was acting "like a scared bully".
Just because Xi "has his own insecurities,…
Donald Trump says FBI agents raided his Mar-a-Lago Florida home
Ex-US President Donald Trump has said his Florida home was raided by the FBI, and that agents broke open a safe.
Mr Trump said in a statement that Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach was "occupied by a large group of FBI agents".…
Biden tests negative for COVID for 2nd straight day, ends isolation
U.S. President Joe Biden tested negative for the novel coronavirus for a second consecutive day on Sunday and will end his isolation, his physician said.
The 79-year-old initially tested positive on July 21 and experienced mild symptoms.…
US Senate ratifies Finland and Sweden’s NATO accession
Senate votes 95 to 1 in favour of Finland and Sweden joining NATO, making the US the 23rd of the 30 member states to approve.
The US Senate has ratified Finland and Sweden’s accession to NATO, the most significant expansion of the…
US Justice Department sues Idaho over abortion ban
The DOJ announced the lawsuit on Tuesday, saying the state’s ban would prevent doctors from providing medical treatment.
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has sued Idaho over the state’s near-total ban on abortion, saying the…