Jerusalem, Undefined The Israeli military said Monday nine soldiers were being held in a case of suspected abuse of a Palestinian detainee at a facility holding Palestinians arrested from Gaza during the war. Israeli civilians protested outside a military base where the nine soldiers were being held, while several others — also in an attempt to show...
Paris, France Simone Biles is tipped to win her first Olympic gymnastics gold since 2016 on Tuesday, while Paris organisers postponed the men’s triathlon by a day over pollution in the Seine just hours before it was due to start. America’s Biles appears to be back at the peak of her powers as she leads the...
Washington, United States From false claims of a “staged” assassination attempt on Donald Trump to a viral joke about his running mate having sex with a couch, American liberals have taken a page from the far-right’s playbook in pushing wild conspiracy theories ahead of US elections. The liberal and left-wing warping of reality — a trend some...
Author Hardeep Singh AMRITSAR: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Monday sent invitations to four descendants of Rai Bular, who was contemporary of Guru Nanak and His ardent devotee, living in Pakistan-administered Punjab to visit India-administered Punjab to attend the Parkash Gurpurb (birth anniversary) celebrations of the founder of the Sikhi. In the invitation...
JALANDHAR: India-administered Punjab’s Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has blatantly refused to revoke contentious National Security Act (NSA) invoked against pro-freedom Sikh leader and newly elected Member of Parliament from Khadoor Sahib constituency, Amritpal Singh, thereby drawing ire of the people. Responding to a media query at Jalandhar during a press conference on July 25 regarding...
San Francisco, United States Fiercely against social media platform TikTok, cryptocurrency bitcoin and electric cars during his presidency, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has recently flip-flopped on several issues that are dear to Silicon Valley. The presidential hopeful has, however, remained steadfast in some areas that are likely to be of concern to major US tech...
Miami, United States Lionel Messi will not play for Inter Miami as the defending Leagues Cup champions begin their repeat bid on Saturday at home against Puebla, Miami coach Gerardo Martino said Friday. The 37-year-old Argentine striker suffered a right ankle injury in his nation’s victory over Colombia in the Copa America final this month. Messi...
Manila, Philippines The Philippines said it carried out a resupply and rotation mission to troops on a South China Sea reef Saturday without “untoward incidents”, more than a month after a violent clash with Chinese forces in the area. It said the mission to Second Thomas Shoal was the first since Manila and Beijing reached a...
Washington, United States Jacob Bridgeman birdied five of the last seven holes to grab a one-stroke lead after Thursday’s opening round of the US PGA Tour’s 3M Open.The 24-year-old American fired an eight-under-par 63 to finish one stroke ahead of Canada’s Mackenzie Hughes after 18 hopes at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota. France’s Martin Trainer...
Los Angeles, United States California Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday ordered the dismantling of homeless encampments on state land, one month after the US Supreme Court overturned protections for unhoused residents sleeping outdoors.The Golden State has long been reckoning with a homelessness crisis — roughly one-third of the entire US homeless population live there — in...