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...
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...
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...