December 29, 2024
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December 28, 2024
Trump backs H-1B worker visa programme amid rifts …
President-elect Donald Trump. — AFP/File WASHINGTON: Aligning with billionaire tech CEO Elon Musk in a contentious debate, President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday expressed his support for the H-1B visa programme, that allows the entry
December 28, 2024
‘Alarming’ rise in climate disasters i…
A drone view shows houses in the flooded area next to the Taquari River during heavy rains in the city of Encantado in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, May 1, 2024. — Reuters Brazil
December 28, 2024
Putin apologises to Azerbaijan’s president over ‘t…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has apologised to his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev for what he called a “tragic incident” following the deadly crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane this week in Kazakhstan. The plane
December 28, 2024
Putin apologises to Azerbaijan over ‘tragic&…
The wreckage of the Azerbaijani Airlines-operated Embraer 190, flight J2-8243, near Kazakhstan’s Aktau city on December 35, 2024. — AFP MOSCOW: Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologised to Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev for a “tragic
December 28, 2024
Israel detains director of key north Gaza hospital…
Israel’s army has detained the director of one of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza, as the World Health Organization said Israeli assaults on medical facilities are a “death sentence” for thousands of
December 28, 2024
Homelessness in US hits new record in 2024: report
A man sits on a street in Skid Row, Los Angeles, California, US, on December 9, 2024. —Reuters WASHINGTON: The number of people in the United States experiencing homelessness reached a new record this
December 28, 2024
Donald Trump asks US Supreme Court to pause law th…
This combination of images shows US President-elect Donald Trump and the logo of TikTok. — Reuters/File United States President-elect Donald Trump has urged the Supreme Court to pause implementation of a law that would
December 28, 2024
Indian state funeral for former PM Manmohan Singh …
Officers lead the coffin of India´s late former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, for a state funeral ceremony in New Delhi on December 28, 2024. — AFP PM Modi calls Singh one of country’s “most
December 27, 2024