When US Vice President Kamala Harris interviewed Tim Walz to be her running mate for the Democratic presidential ticket, the Minnesota governor asked her, “How can I help?,” two sources close to the process said. His primary focus on supporting her – rather than asking how much power he would have in the role – was a big point in his favor, they said. In the weeks since, Walz has tried to burnish Harris’ image on the campaign trail, lauding a woman derided by her Republican rival Donald Trump and some of his supporters for her ready laugh for “bringing back the joy” to U.S.…
Author: Hasnain Abid Khanzada
The FBI earlier this month searched the homes of two Americans with ties to Russian state media, including a former United Nations weapons inspector and an adviser to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign. The moves follow recent US warnings that the Russian government is attempting to influence the November US presidential election. One home in Delmar, New York, was linked to Scott Ritter, a former United Nations weapons inspector and critic of US foreign policy, while another in Virginia was tied to Dimitri K. Simes, an adviser to Trump’s first presidential campaign in 2016. Both men separately confirmed the searches…
Imagine waking up one day to find that the Earth had suddenly stopped spinning. It’s a scenario straight out of science fiction, but what would actually happen if our planet ceased its rotation? The consequences would be catastrophic and far-reaching, impacting every aspect of life on Earth. Here’s a closer look at what could unfold. Immediate effects on the planet The Earth’s rotation is responsible for the cycle of day and night. If the Earth stopped spinning, the first noticeable change would be that one side of the planet would be locked in perpetual daylight while the other would be…
Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz took the stage on Wednesday night, joined by a litany of Democratic luminaries, and together they urged Americans to elect Kamala Harris president and stave off a return of Donald Trump to the White House. “We’re all here tonight for one beautiful simple reason: We love this country,” the 60-year-old Minnesota governor said to cheers from assembled Democrats on the third night of the Democratic National Convention. Republican deserters joined Democratic stalwarts in supporting the Harris-Walz ticket. “Next time you hear him, don’t count the lies. Count the I’s,” former President Bill Clinton, 78, told…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office denied claims on Wednesday that Israel had agreed to withdraw its troops from the Philadelphi Corridor, the border area between Egypt and Gaza. This response came after a report from Israeli state-owned Kan TV suggested that Israel had consented to a troop withdrawal as part of a US-backed ceasefire proposal with Hamas. The proposal, also aimed at securing the release of hostages, was announced by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who said Israel had accepted the plan. Netanyahu firmly rejected these reports, calling them inaccurate, and stressed that Israel would not give up…
Divers scoured the wreck of a luxury yacht off Sicily’s coast on Tuesday to find six missing people, including British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and a Morgan Stanley executive, following an intense storm that sank the vessel on Monday The British-flagged Bayesian, a 56-metre-long (184-ft) superyacht, was carrying 22 people and anchored off the port of Porticello when it was hit by the fierce, pre-dawn storm. Fifteen people escaped before it capsized and the body of one person who died was swiftly recovered. That left six passengers unaccounted for – Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter, Morgan Stanley International (MS.N) non-executive…
The British government unveiled new measures on Wednesday aimed at reducing the influx of asylum seekers arriving by small boats. The plans include increasing the number of deportation flights and intensifying efforts against employers who hire illegal workers. Recent polls indicate that immigration control has become the top concern for British voters for the first time in eight years. This shift follows far-right riots targeting Muslims and migrants, which were sparked by the murder of three girls in Southport, northwest England. During these riots, attempts were made to set fire to a hotel housing asylum seekers in Rotherham, South Yorkshire.…
Ukraine said on Wednesday it had destroyed Russian pontoon bridges with U.S.-made weapons to defend its incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, while Moscow said its forces had halted Kyiv’s advance there and gained ground in eastern Ukraine. Kyiv has announced a string of battlefield successes since it crossed unexpectedly into Kursk region on Aug. 6. Moscow has steadily inched forward in eastern Ukraine, pressuring troops worn down by 2-1/2 years of fighting. Zelenskiy said Ukraine’s military was responding to the Russian push by strengthening its forces around Pokrovsk, the focus of Russian advances in eastern Ukraine. Speaking in one of…
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has said that Putrajaya might consider extraditing controversial Islamic preacher Dr Zakir Naik if India provides sufficient evidence of the scholar’s links with extremism. Speaking at the Indian Council of World Affairs earlier this week, Ibrahim said that this issue should not hinder the strengthening of bilateral relations between the two countries. He noted that India did not raise the matter during Tuesday’s discussions. Naik, who left India in 2016, is sought by Indian authorities for alleged money laundering and inciting extremism. He was granted permanent residency in Malaysia by the previous administration under Mahathir…
ISTANBUL: Pro-Palestinian delegates at this week’s Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago were denied the opportunity to speak about the impact of Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip, even as pro-Israeli speakers were featured. Convention organizers denied a request to include a speaker addressing the impact of Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip, according to The Washington Post, citing a person familiar with the decision who spoke on condition of anonymity because the information was not yet public. The request came from “uncommitted” delegates who have withheld support for Vice President Kamala Harris in protest of the Biden administration’s strong…
