Bangkok, Thailand To Lam, named Vietnam’s top leader on Saturday, is a powerful former public security minister who has been swiftly elevated by a corruption crackdown that swept away other contenders. He was confirmed as general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam after the death of his predecessor Nguyen Phu Trong, Vietnam’s most powerful leader in...
Los Angeles, United States One person has died in a Colorado wildfire, officials said Wednesday, as around a hundred infernos continue to blaze across western US states and a dangerous new heat wave looms. The death occurred at a home near the town of Lyons, after a fire broke out Tuesday afternoon and consumed several buildings....
Jamundi, Colombia Weary of gunfire and bombs, Ana Munoz recently closed her shop in a hamlet near the city of Cali, which will host a UN biodiversity summit in October that has been threatened by Colombian guerrillas. Residents of the small town of Robles, some 18 kilometers (11 miles) south of Cali, say violence has reached...
Washington, United States Forced to formulate a new electoral strategy less than 100 days before the US presidential election, Donald Trump will take part in two campaign events on Wednesday, with new opponent Kamala Harris in his sights. The Republican’s race for the White House was thrown into chaos on July 21 when US President Joe...
Sydney, Australia Australian children with potentially deadly peanut allergies will be offered life-saving treatment in a nationwide programme touted as a world first. Eligible babies will receive daily doses of peanut powder for two years to build up their tolerance, said officials announcing the initiative on Wednesday. Over time, the infants will be given increasing doses in...
Paris, France Women triathletes dived into the River Seine on Wednesday, marking the start of the race and providing huge relief for organisers after problems with water quality marred the run-up to the competition. Organisers had to cancel training this week in the river and postponed the men’s race on Tuesday after the Seine was found...
NEW DELHI: The Sikhs were enraged in the Palia subdivision of Lakhimpur Kheri in Indian province of Uttar Pradesh (UP) to stage a protest after a police officer had called a Sikh commuter a “terrorist”. On July 28, the police were stopping common commuters as some part of the road was under water due to...
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...