Russian forces begin assault on two eastern Ukraine cities
Russian forces began an assault Saturday on two key cities in the eastern Donetsk region and kept up rocket and...
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White House calls on Israelis, Palestinians to avoid further escalation
The White House Friday called on Israelis and Palestinians to avoid further escalation as the conflict in Gaza threatened to...
Blast in Afghanistan’s Kabul kills 8, IS claims responsibility
Killing eight civilians in an area largely inhabited by Afghanistan's minority Shiite Muslim community, a bomb attached to a handcart...
State supreme court judge tosses city’s education budget
A state supreme court judge on Friday has ordered the city’s Department of Education to vacate its $38 billion budget,...
Indiana lawmakers approve abortion ban
Indiana has become the first state in the nation to pass new legislation restricting access to abortions since the U.S....
China announces unspecified sanctions on US House Speaker
China has announced unspecified sanctions on US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for her visit earlier this week to Taiwan. A...
Senior commander of Palestinian Islamic Jihad dies in Israeli strikes on Gaza
A senior commander of Palestinian Islamic Jihad has died in an Israeli air strike on Gaza Friday, the Palestinian militant...
Lightning strike near White House kills two people
Two people were killed, and two more were in critical condition on Friday after a lightning strike near the White...
RBI hikes repo rate by 50 bps to 5.4% to tame inflation
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday has hiked the repo rate by 50 basis points (bsp) to 5.4...
US Navy sailor ‘lost overboard’ in Baltic Sea identified
A 19-year-old United States Navy sailor was pronounced lost overboard while operating in the Baltic Sea. Navy officials identified the...
Judge closes party affiliation loophole for August New York primary
Voters this year have been unable to change party affiliation between Feb. 14 and July 1. When state Supreme Court...
On Righteousness and Being Righteous
By Michael Laitman Sadio Mane, one of Liverpool Football Club’s top players and top earners, with a salary of £150,000...
Saudi Arabia’s Olympic committee announces bid to host 2029 Asian Winter Games
Saudi Arabia’s Olympic committee has announced a bid to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games in the planned megacity of...
Muslims blamed for devastating flood in India’s Assam state
The members of the local Muslim community have been blamed for the devastating flood that hit India's northeastern state of...
Senate votes overwhelmingly to let Sweden and Finland join NATO
The Senate voted 95-1 on Wednesday has planned to ratify NATO membership for Finland and Sweden, with overwhelming bipartisan support...
ED resumes searches at Young Indian office after Cong leader Kharge’s arrival
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge has reached National Herald House on Thursday, a day after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) sealed the...
Ukraine nuclear plant is out of control: UN nuclear chief
The UN nuclear chief has warned that Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine “is completely out of control” and...
The Odd Synchrony between New Eras and Revolutionary
By Michael Laitman This week, we commemorate the anniversary of the passing of the great kabbalist Isaac Luria, known as...
Saudi Arabia removes barriers placed around Kaaba for Umrah season
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday removed barriers that were placed around the Kaaba just in time for Umrah season, President of...
House Speaker departs Taiwan after meeting President Tsai Ing-wen
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi departed Taiwan on Wednesday after meeting President Tsai Ing-wen. “Our delegation had the distinct privilege of...
China to punish outfits promoting Taiwan independence, bans food imports
The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council on Wednesday has announced punishments on organizations related to die-hard elements seeking...
NYCHA to get clean heating and cooling units
Thousands of NYCHA residents will soon have new heating and cooling units in their homes as part of a clean...
Senate approves bill to aid vets exposed to toxic burn pits
The Senate voted 86-11 on Tuesday to pass a bill to provide additional disability benefits and medical care to the...
Russia accuses US of direct role in Ukraine war
Russia accused the US on Tuesday of direct involvement in the Ukraine war despite Washington’s denials. Russian defense ministry spokesman...
House Speaker defies China’s threats, flies to Taiwan
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has defied China’s threats and flew to Taiwan on Tuesday, making her the highest-ranking elected US...
Hong Kong economy contracts 1.4% in Q2
Hong Kong’s economy has contracted 1.4 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier, the Census and Statistics Department...
Forsage crypto executives charged with running $300 million Ponzi scheme
Eleven people who ran and promoted cryptocurrency firm Forsage are facing charges of operating a pyramid and Ponzi scheme that...
Iraqi security forces erect concrete barriers as panic takes hold amid protest threats
Iraqi security forces have erected concrete barriers as panic took hold of the Iraqi street Monday ahead of counter-protests planned...
Saudi Arabia, three other countries express interest in hosting 2023 women’s Asian Cup
Saudi Arabia, Australia, Jordan, and Uzbekistan have submitted Expressions of Interest to host the 2026 Women’s Asian Cup, the Asian...
First ship carrying Ukrainian grain since Russia invaded leaves Odesa
The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain set off from the port of Odesa on Monday under an internationally brokered deal...
US approves Boeing inspection and modification plan to resume 787 deliveries
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has approved Boeing's inspection and modification plan to resume deliveries of 787 Dreamliners, two people...
NYC speed cameras to run around the clock beginning Monday
Starting today, speed cameras in New York City will be on all the time. The Department of Transportation said the...
President Biden tests positive for COVID again, will return to isolation
President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 again, just days after he recovered from his previous case of the...
Rajasthan govt announces jobs for kin of 2013 Uttarakhand flood victims
The Rajasthan government has announced to give a government job to the next of kin of the people hailing from...
Debris from uncontrolled chinese rocket falls over southeast Asia sea
Debris from a massive Chinese booster rocket has arrived back to Earth on Saturday, according to the U.S. Space Command....
Hochul declares ‘state disaster emergency’ for monkeypox in New York
Gov. Kathy Hochul has issued an executive order Friday declaring a “state disaster emergency” in response to the recent monkeypox...
Chinese President Xi Jinping warns Joe Biden over Taiwan, calls for cooperation
President Xi Jinping has warned against meddling in China’s dealings with Taiwan during a phone call with his U.S. counterpart,...
House passes assault weapons ban
The House has voted Friday to ban semiautomatic assault weapons, as negotiations over police funding legislation continue. Almost all Republicans...
Biden to host Obamas for White House portrait unveiling: report
President Biden will welcome former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama back to the White House in September...
NYC to receive over 80K additional monkeypox vaccines
The federal government has prepared to send tens of thousands of additional monkeypox vaccines to New York City as the...
Navy takes delivery of India’s 1st indigenous aircraft carrier ‘Vikrant’
Indian Navy has created maritime history on Thursday, July 28, by taking delivery of the prestigious indigenous aircraft carrier (AC)...
Trump threatens CNN with lawsuit over ‘defamatory statements’ about 2020 election
Former President Donald Trump has threatened to sue CNN over what he called “defamatory statements” about his repeated insistence that...
North Korea’s Kim threatens to use nukes amid tensions with US, South Korea
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has warned his country is ready to use nuclear weapons against the United States...
Tamil Nadu govt announces breakfast scheme for state-run schools
On Wednesday, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M K Stalin , has announced that the state government is all set...
Singapore extends visa for Sri Lanka’s ex-president
Singapore has extended a short-stay visa for Sri Lanka’s deposed president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, local media in the city-state reported on...
British tourist killed in Athens after reportedly posing for selfie too close to helicopter blade
A British tourist was killed in Athens after reportedly posing for a selfie too close to a helicopter blade, reports...
Adams calls for further bail law changes after subway fight with teen and transit cop
Mayor Eric Adams has called the state legislature to hold a special session to alter criminal justice reform laws and...
U.S. spots first monkeypox case in a pregnant woman as cases climb
The U.S. has spotted its first case of monkeypox this year in a pregnant woman, Centers for Disease Control and...
Court convicts private firm ex-MD, 2 others in Rs 1.05 cr bank cheating case
The court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Egmore, Chennai has sentenced three accused- GT Vijayan, then Managing Director of M/s...
Russia’s competition watchdog fines Alphabet’s Google about $34M
Russia’s competition watchdog has fined Alphabet’s Google 2 billion rubles ($34.2 million) on Tuesday for abusing its dominant position in...
Trump deleted line about prosecuting Jan. 6 rioters from speech, committee reveals
Former President Donald Trump has removed a line directing the Justice Department to prosecute Jan. 6 rioters from a speech...
New Yorker fires journalist who complained about ‘gender inequality’
A staffer at The New Yorker has claimed she was fired by the magazine after she raised concerns that the...
Indian Army thwarts attempts by civilian armed groups to loot its base in Congo
The Indian Army on Monday has thwarted attempts by certain civilian armed groups in Congo to loot its operating bases...
Weather emergency declared in Pakistan’s biggest city
A weather emergency was declared in Karachi Monday as heavier-than-usual monsoon rains continue to lash Pakistan’s biggest city, flooding homes...
Tobi Amusan wins Nigeria’s first ever World Championship gold, sets World Record twice
Nigerian Athlete Tobi Amusan has won Nigeria’s first ever World Championship gold, setting the World Record twice in a row....
Top Ukrainian officials accused of spying for Russia
A pair of top Ukrainian officials have been accused of being part of a Russian spy network. Volodymyr Sivkovych, a former...
Droupadi Murmu takes oath as India’s first tribal president
Droupadi Murmu has been sworn in as India’s president, making her the first person from one of the country’s marginalised...
Chinese investors shouldn’t be allowed to buy US properties: DeSantis
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has warned about China’s malign influence in the Sunshine State after reports showed that Chinese investors...
Rights group seeks arrest of former president Rajapaksa for role in Sri Lanka civil war
A rights group has filed a criminal complaint with Singapore’s attorney general, seeking the arrest of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa...
Former Georgia lawyer to be retried for 2016 slaying of wife
A former Georgia lawyer is going to be retried for his 2016 slaying of his wife. His 2018 conviction for...
