UNITED STATES — Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former president Donald Trump are battling it out for the White House, with polls nearly all closed across the US — but a long wait for results still expected. US media have thus far projected that Trump has won in 23 states, including big prizes […]
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Harris or Trump: America decides in knife-edge election as polling begins in multiple states
ERIE (UNITED STATES) – Election Day voting was underway Tuesday after an extraordinary — and for many unnerving — US presidential race that will either make Kamala Harris the first woman president in the country’s history or hand Donald Trump a comeback that sends shock waves around the world. As polling stations opened, Democratic vice […]
Man arrested after burglary of England captain Ben Stokes’ home
LONDON — British police said on Friday one man had been arrested following a burglary at the home of England test captain Ben Stokes when he was in Pakistan last month. The burglary happened on Oct. 17 when England were playing the second test against Pakistan, and Stokes said items including his OBE medal, jewellery […]
Canada alleges Amit Shah ordered campaign targeting Sikh separatists
ONTARIO — A Canadian official alleged Tuesday that Indian Home Minister Amit Shah ordered a campaign of violence, intimidation and intelligence-gathering targeting Sikh separatists inside Canada. Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister David Morrison told Parliament members of the national security committee that he had confirmed Shah’s name to The Washington Post, which first reported the allegations. […]
Half of global food production at risk due to water crisis: Report
NEW DELHI — The water crisis could jeopardize more than half of the world’s food production and cause an average global GDP loss of 8 per cent by 2050, with lower-income countries facing up to a 15 per cent loss, according to a new report. The report by the Global Commission on the Economics of […]
Putin to meet Iran president for talks in Turkmenistan on Friday: senior aide
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin is to meet Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian for talks Friday at a forum in the Central Asian country of Turkmenistan, a senior aide said Monday. Yury Ushakov, Putin’s aide on foreign policy, told journalists the leaders will meet in Ashgabat while attending an event celebrating a Turkmen poet. “This […]
Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli crowds rally across the world on the eve of October 7 anniversary
PARIS — Crowds were participating in pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protests and memorial events across the world on Sunday on the eve of the first anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel. Sunday’s events follow massive rallies that took place Saturday in several European cities, including London, Berlin, Paris and Rome. Other events are scheduled through […]
Thousands join pro-Palestinian rallies around the globe as October 7 anniversary nears
ROME — Police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse violent demonstrators in Rome as tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters took to the streets in major European cities and around the globe Saturday to call for a cease-fire as the first anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel approached. Huge rallies were held […]
Biden says he’ll speak to Israeli PM, vowing all-out war in the Middle East must be avoided
DOVER — President Joe Biden said Sunday he would speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and believes that an all-out war in the Middle East must be avoided. “It has to be,” Biden told reporters as he boarded Air Force One for Washington. “We really have to avoid it.” The president’s statements come as […]
Turkish President Erdogan skips mention of Kashmir at UN; focuses on Gaza
NEW YORK — Turkish President Recap Tayyip Erdogan did not mention Kashmir in his address at the United Nations General Assembly this year, the first time he has skipped the issues since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. The focus of his 35-minute speech this year was the humanitarian situation in Gaza, where over […]