Federal judge to set date for historic US versus Trump trial
WASHINGTON: A federal judge is expected to set a date today for what could be one of the most momentous trials in American history: the...
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Entire town of Hay river in Canada ordered to leave as wildfires encroach
HAY RIVER: Wildfires in Canada's Northwest Territories yesterday forced the evacuation of the entire town of Hay River, a community of about 4,000 people on...
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Russia to resume offensive in east Ukraine after regrouping, says Kyiv
KYIV: Russia is regrouping in the Moscow-controlled eastern part of Ukraine in order to resume an offensive, Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrskyi, commander of the Ukrainian military's...
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Report: Trump plans to turn himself in on Thursday over Georgia indictment
WASHINGTON: Former president Donald Trump plans to turn himself in and be processed at the Fulton County jail in Georgia on Thursday, CNN reported yesterday,...
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Ukraine tells military-age citizens to ‘overcome their fear’ in recruitment campaign
KYIV: Ukraine’s defence ministry urged military-age citizens to update their data at army enlistment offices and “overcome their fear” in a campaign launched yesterday as...
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North Korea’s Kim visits typhoon-hit farmlands amid food shortage concerns
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected typhoon-hit farmlands, state media said on Friday, after tropical storm Khanun swept over the Korean Peninsula last...
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Taiwan presidential frontrunner says no plans to change island’s formal name
TAIPEI: The leading candidate to be Taiwan’s new president, Vice President William Lai, said in an interview today that he has no plans to change...
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Hunter Biden could face trial, says newly named US special counsel
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden may be headed for a criminal trial, US Special Counsel David Weiss said shortly after promotion into that...
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Pakistan parliament to dissolve for an election without ex-PM Khan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s parliament is due to be dissolved today, ushering in a technocrat-led interim government to oversee an election that will not include the country’s...
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Biden, in environment push, protects lands near Grand Canyon
GRAND CANYON: Joe Biden used the backdrop of the Grand Canyon yesterday to champion the climate fight — and distinguish himself from the Republican right...