Washington, United States US President Joe Biden, in his first TV interview since withdrawing from the election, has said he acted under pressure from fellow Democrats and out of a determination to see Donald Trump beaten. Explaining his shock exit in new detail, Biden said party colleagues standing for reelection feared he was damaging their chances as...
Paris, France The closing ceremony of the 2024 Olympics got underway on Sunday at a packed Stade de France, bringing the curtain down on a Games widely regarded as one of the most successful in history. The ceremony began in the Tuileries Gardens where French quadruple gold medallist swimmer Leon Marchand — one of the home...
Athens, Greece Greece on Sunday ordered thousands of people to evacuate as firefighters battled a spate of wildfires, and experts warned of more extreme weather to come next week. Firefighters were battling a “dangerous” fire near Athens on Sunday night, with smoke covering parts of the capital in a dark haze. The emergency services issued evacuation...
Tokyo, Japan The US ambassador to Japan skipped a ceremony on Friday marking the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki in protest at Israel not being invited. Rahm Emanuel instead attended a prayer meeting at a Tokyo temple with Israeli ambassador Gilad Cohen and Britain’s Julia Longbottom, who also boycotted the Nagasaki event. On...
Paris, France France stunned Belgium 81-75 in overtime on Friday to reach the Olympic women’s basketball final, where they’ll try to stop the United States winning an eighth straight gold. The USA kept their bid for history alive with a largely trouble-free 85-64 victory over Australia. Gabby Williams scored nine of her 18 points in overtime to...
Washington, United States US health regulators on Friday denied an application for treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with the drug MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, saying more investigation needed to be done. The company that submitted the application, Lykos Therapeutics, said in a statement that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had requested an additional Phase 3...
Author Hardeep Singh HOSHIARPUR: Pro-freedom Sikh organization Dal Khalsa has resolved to hold a “Freedom March” at Hoshiarpur on August 13 to mark its 46th foundation day, which will be dedicated to prominent Sikh leader Bhai Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was killed by Indian agencies in Canada last year, and organization founder Bhai Gajinder Singh,...
Author Hardeep Singh AMRITSAR: During Rakhar Punya festival, Sikh bodies are organizing a Panthic Conference on August 19 at historic village Baba Bakala to raise the issue of release of Sikh political prisoners including pro-freedom Sikh leader Amritpal Singh, an MP from Khadoor Sahib constituency. The information in this regard was shared on the X...
Washington, United States US President Joe Biden has burnished his legacy by securing a huge prisoner swap deal with Russia — and shone some reflected glory on Kamala Harris’s election hopes. In a powerful piece of political theater, Biden and Harris hugged reporter Evan Gershkovich and two other American prisoners as they arrived back on US...
Paris, France Olympic gymnastics superstar Simone Biles has already thrown down some epic performances in Paris — and now, she is throwing some shade at Donald Trump. “I love my black job,” the 27-year-old posted Friday on social media platform X, alongside a black heart emoji, following her history-making gold medal win in the all-around competition....