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July 26, 2024 5:01 PM

Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris for president

Former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle endorsed Kamala Harris' bid for president on Friday in a roughly one-minute long video that captured a private phone call between the couple and the current vice president. "We called to say Michel...

July 25, 2024 1:58 PM

Budget 2024: ELI schemes to benefit 2.9 crore youth

The Indian government has introduced three new schemes under the Employment-Linked Incentive (ELI) as part of the Prime Minister’s package, aiming to boost job creation and support both employees and employers. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman a...

July 24, 2024 11:07 AM

New Zealand to apologise after inquiry finds 200,000 children and vulnerable adults abused in care

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon expressed regret on Wednesday after a public inquiry found some 200,000 children, young people and vulnerable adults were abused in state and religious care over the last 70 years. Nearly one in three chi...

July 23, 2024 10:19 AM

Israel sends tanks back into Khan Younis area, 70 killed after new evacuation order

Israel sent tanks back into the greater Khan Younis area after ordering evacuations of some districts it said had been used for renewed attacks by militants and at least 70 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire, Gaza medics said on Monday. The Pa...

July 21, 2024 12:17 PM

Israeli jets strike Houthi targets in Yemen after Tel Aviv attack

Israeli fighter jets struck Houthi military targets near Yemen's Hodeidah port on Saturday, killing at least three people and wounding 87, a day after a drone launched by the Iranian-backed group hit Israeli economic hub Tel Aviv. Most of the wounde...

July 19, 2024 3:33 PM

Donald Trump accepts Republican nomination, assasination attempt dominates speech

Donald Trump described on Thursday how he narrowly survived an attempt on his life, telling a rapt audience at the Republican National Convention in his first speech since the attack that he was only there "by the grace of Almighty God." "I heard a...

July 18, 2024 2:23 PM

Why are Bangladesh students protesting against job quotas?

Violence in Bangladesh has killed at least six people and injured hundreds after students took to the streets to demand reforms to a quota system that governs distribution of government jobs. Here are details of the protests and their history: WHAT...

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