Osama bin Laden (File photo) Three years before the 9/11 attacks shocked the United States, then-President Bill Clinton was warned by the CIA that Osama bin Laden intended to carry out attacks in India, Pakistan, Uganda and possibly Nigeria.A newly declassified CIA warning dated August 28, 1998, said Bin Laden had survived US missile strikes…
File photo: Former Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff A trespasser was stopped at former US Vice President Kamala Harris’ Malibu property Friday night after private security spotted the individual entering the premises, authorities and Harris’ spokesperson said.Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, were not at the property at the time, spokesperson…
The ferry was carrying dozens of passengers and crew members. (Representative image) At least one person has died and more than 30 remain missing after a ferry sank off the coast of Vanuatu, the office of Prime Minister Jotham Napat said on Sunday.Search and rescue operations were continuing after the MV Matui sank on Friday…
The two sides look to reinforce the thaw in relationship with another meeting between the leaders. NEW DELHI: Chinese President Xi Jinping told Prime Minister Narendra Modi the current momentum in bilateral ties anchored in resumption of institutional exchanges, expanding cooperation agenda and increasing trade is hard-won and deserves to be cherished.The two sides look…
Protesters blocked several routes to the conference venue while being watched by police in riot gear. The demonstrations were organised by a broad coalition of groups opposed to the AfD and its policies. Thousands of people took to the streets of the German city of Erfurt on Saturday to protest against the far-right Alternative for…
French IT giant Capgemini said on Saturday it was selling its US subsidiary to an American company after the unit came under pressure for its work for the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency.Tasked with enforcing US President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, ICE’s heavily armed agents have faced nationwide backlash for their aggressive tactics.Capgemini…
Britain’s obsession with a nice cup of tea is famous around the world. But as the climate changes, that love affair is wilting in the heat. A scorching summer dampened demand for tea, according to Associated British Foods, the owner of tea brand Twinings and malt-drink brand Ovaltine. Hot beverages fell out of favour with…
Philippine rescuers recovered 41 more charred remains from a ferry fire, authorities said on Saturday, raising the death toll to 76 and leaving 13 people unaccounted for, as forensic teams faced the daunting task of identifying the victims.That painstaking process had already begun after 30 bodies recovered on Friday were brought to a port in…
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would be willing to meet Russian leader Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Miami for talks on ending the war, in a media interview released Saturday.The Kremlin said it had not yet made a decision on whether Putin would attend the gathering of world…
US President Donald Trump. President Donald Trump said Iran-backed Houthis have asked the US to abstain from targeting the militant group, as a worsening clash with Saudi Arabia inflames tensions in the Middle East. “The Houthis called us, and they don’t want to fight with us,” Trump told reporters during a Saturday meeting in Dublin…