Iran plans to increase military budget by 200 percent | Military News
Defence spending boost needs parliament nod, comes as Iran and Israel exchanged tit-for-tat missile strikes in October.Iran plans to triple its military budget, a government…
Canada to reduce new immigration by 21 percent | Migration News
Canada has announced it will slash immigration for the first time in years, a major policy shift for the government as it tries to remain…
Harris touts her time working at McDonald’s. Will it help?
Lyndon Johnson herded goats. Richard Nixon plucked chickens. And Bill Clinton stocked groceries.Many presidents have had humble jobs early in their working lives. If Kamala…
Algeria’s Abdelmadjid Tebboune re-elected president with 94.7 percent vote | News
Algeria’s incumbent President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been re-elected with 94.7 percent vote, says the country’s electoral authority ANIE. “Of 5,630,000 voters recorded, 5,320,000 voted for…
Rwanda’s Kagame sworn in for fourth term after 99 percent election win | Elections News
President Paul Kagame secures himself another five years in power, pledging to ‘consolidate national unity’ amid criticism from opposition.Rwandan President Paul Kagame has been sworn…
Japan’s Nikkei slumps more than 10 percent in worst losses since 1987 | News
Fears about the health of the US economy are hitting Japan’s stock market and share indices around Asia.Japanese stocks have recorded their biggest losses since…
UN says 86 percent of Gaza now under Israeli evacuation orders | Israel-Palestine conflict News
The United Nations says 86 percent of the besieged Gaza Strip is now under Israeli evacuation orders as 33 more Palestinians are killed in yet…
California Highway Patrol presence in East Bay will increase four-fold starting next week
OAKLAND — Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he will be quadrupling the number of shifts of California Highway Patrol officers to Oakland and will deploy prosecutors from…
New Jersey wildfire 75 percent contained
Firefighters knock down hot spots as the Thompson fire prepares to jump Canyon Rd. in Oroville, California on Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Firefighters have a…
Labour ‘99 percent certain’ to beat Blair’s 1997 election landslide: Poll | Elections News
Barring a major upset in the coming hours, the Keir Starmer-led Labour Party is on course to win Thursday’s general election by a record landslide,…
Sri Lanka loses 10 percent of its doctors amid exodus after economic crisis | Health
Colombo, Sri Lanka – The bullying from a senior health official was bad enough. A sense of betrayal by government authorities during COVID-19 made it…
U.S. Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged at 5.25 – 5.5 percent
The Federal Reserve of the United States decided to maintain interest rates at a 22-year high of 5.25 percent to 5.5 percent, based on recent…
Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard questionable for Game 4 vs. Mavericks
DALLAS — Kawhi Leonard eased his way onto the American Airlines Center court Saturday afternoon, his sneakers in hand and a thin white device on his…
Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard will play in Game 2 against Mavericks
Kawhi Leonard, who has sat out the last nine games because of right knee inflammation, will play for the Clippers in Game 2 of their…
China’s economy beats expectations, growing 5.3 percent in first quarter | Business and Economy
Statistics agency says economy has made ‘good start’ to the year under the leadership of Chinese President Xi Jinping. China’s economy grew faster than expected…
Tesla to lay off more than 10 percent of staff worldwide amid falling sales | Automotive Industry News
CEO Elon Musk says in memo that job cuts will leave firm ‘lean, innovative and hungry for the next growth phase cycle’. Electric carmaker Tesla…
Singapore’s economy misses forecasts with 2.7 percent growth | Business and Economy
City-state’s performance is closely watched as a barometer of global economic conditions. Singapore’s economy grew slower than expected in the first quarter, as a struggling…
One in 10 Afghan children under five malnourished, 45 percent stunted: UN | Poverty and Development
Roya carefully spoon-feeds her daughter fortified milk in a ward for malnourished children, praying the tiny infant will avoid a condition that stalks one in…
Senegal opposition candidate Faye won 54 percent in presidential vote | Elections News
The full provisional results are expected to be confirmed by the Constitutional Council in the coming days. Opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye won more than…
‘Two sessions’: China sets 5 percent growth target, boosts military budget | Economy
Beijing sets one of its lowest targets in decades amid property crisis, slowing exports and population decline. China has set its economic growth target for…