Donald Trump And The US President, Joe Biden, Battles In The First US Presidential Debate
The US President, Joe Biden and Donald Trump square off for a historic US presidential debate this week as millions of potential voters tune in. The showdown fires the starting gun on what promises to be a bruising summer on the campaign trail, in a deeply polarized and tense United States still convulsed over the chaos and violence that accompanied...
Pirates Of The Caribbean Star Killed In Shark Attack
Pirates of the Caribbean actor Tamayo Perry has died after being attacked by a shark while surfing in Hawaii. The 49-year-old died on Sunday afternoon, Honolulu's emergency services confirmed in a press conference. Emergency services were called to Malaekahana Beach at around 13:00 local time. But Perry, who was also a lifeguard, was pronounced dead by paramedics after being brought to shore by...
South African President, Ramaphosa Sworn-In For Second Term
Ramaphosa was sworn-in for a second term in Pretoria, the South African capital. The president took his oath of office before Chief Justice of South Africa, Raymond Zondo. “I Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa swear that I will be faithful to the Republic of South Africa, and will obey, observe, uphold and maintain the Constitution and all other law of the Republic,” the...
Putin Hails North Korea For Support In Ukraine War
Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in North Korea early Wednesday, the Kremlin said, kicking off a visit set to boost defence ties between the two nuclear-armed countries as Moscow pursues its war in Ukraine. Just after the pre-dawn touchdown, Russian TV showed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un greeting Putin in the dark, on a red carpet at Pyongyang’s airport,...
Thailand Passes Bill To Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
Thailand has approved same-sex marriage, becoming the first country in the Southeast Asian region to do so. The development followed the nation’s Senate passing a marriage equality bill on Tuesday, June 18. Al Jazeera reports that the upper house gave a final approval — by 130 votes to four, with 18 abstentions — allowing same-sex couples to get married. The new legislation...
Train Collision Kills At Least Eight In Eastern India
Eight people have died and around 60 have been injured in a train crash in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. The accident occurred when a goods train hit a stationary passenger train, the Kanchenjungha Express, in the New Jalpaiguri area on Monday morning. Dramatic visuals from the accident site showed one wagon of the express train suspended in the...
At Least 14 Hajj Pilgrims Die In Intense Heat
At least 14 Jordanian citizens have died during the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia due to intense heat, officials have said. Jordan's foreign ministry said 14 of its nationals had died "after suffering sun stroke due to the extreme heat wave" and a further 17 had been reported missing. According to the AFP news agency, the Iranian Red Crescent confirmed that...
Gaza: No One Has Idea How Many Israeli Hostages Still Alive – Hamas Official
A senior Hamas official has said that “no one has an idea” how many of the remaining 120 hostages in Gaza are still alive. Hamas spokesperson and political bureau member, Osama Hamdan, told CNN that any deal to release them must include guarantees of a permanent ceasefire and the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza. The fate of the 120...
Elon Musk Threatens To Ban Apple Devices If OpenAI Is Integrated At OS Level
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has threatened to ban Apple Inc. devices from his companies if OpenAI’s artificial intelligence software is integrated into its operating system. On Monday, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced that the company will integrate OpenAI’s ChatGPT into iPhones, iPads, and Macs. Reacting via X, Musk described the plan as an “unacceptable security violation,” and threatened to ban the...
Fears As Plane Carrying Malawi’s Vice President Goes Missing
An aircraft carrying Malawi’s Vice-President, Saulos Chilima, and nine others has gone missing, a statement from the presidential office has announced. “All efforts by aviation authorities to make contact with the Aircraft since it went off the radar have failed thus far,” Malawi’s Office of the President and Cabinet said in a statement. The statement said President Lazarus Chakwera has ordered...
