Kamala Harris will urge Americans to turn the page on Donald Trump as she delivers her closing election argument Tuesday on the spot where her rival rallied supporters before the January 6, 2021 US Capitol attack. With polls in a dead heat exactly one week before Election Day, the Democratic vice president’s campaign said she … Read more
Most major global stock markets rose on Tuesday with investors looking ahead to the release of US economic data and the earnings reports of tech titans this week. Oil prices rebounded after a sharp fall the previous day on relief that Israel’s strikes on Iran spared the country’s energy infrastructure. Concerns in the oil market … Read more
The Catholic Church must make it easier to remove priests who have abused minors while giving victims “access to the truth”, a papal commission at the Vatican said Tuesday in its inaugural report on protecting children. The detailed global report from the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors was the first since the body … Read more
Apple on Monday rolled out its first set of artificial intelligence features, dubbed “Apple Intelligence,” across its premium iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices, marking the tech giant’s major push into generative AI. The release, first previewed by the company in June, marks Apple’s foray into an AI race that has seen the US tech giants … Read more
Australia’s position as the world’s largest iron ore exporter is at risk if it does not gradually switch to green production methods, Fortescue Metals Group CEO Dino Otranto warned, adding that the country should consider the decline of its nickel industry as a case study to recognize the warning signs. Australia stands at a critical … Read more
While US arms sales to Taiwan will likely continue whoever wins the presidential election, analysts say there are concerns in Taipei over a re-elected Donald Trump’s willingness to defend the island against China. American voters will choose between Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former president Trump on November 5, with polls showing the … Read more
Iran on Monday executed 69-year-old German-Iranian Jamshid Sharmahd after years in captivity, media in the Islamic Republic said, sparking outrage in Germany and beyond. Berlin called the execution a “scandal” and warned of “serious consequences” for Iran’s “inhumane regime”, while a Norway-based human rights group labelled the execution the “extrajudicial killing of a hostage”. Sharmahd, … Read more
Rawa curls up on a chair, pulls her knees tight to her chest and hides her face with a large white veil as if to shield herself from the outside world. “There were seven men who raped me,” she whispers, haltingly recounting a brutal assault shortly after the start of the two-year war in Ethiopia’s … Read more
This undated picture released from North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on October 19 shows what is claimed to be a recovered South Korean drone AFP North Korean state media said Monday that an investigation had “proved” South Korea’s military sent a drone over Pyongyang to drop propaganda leaflets, calling it … Read more
Manchester United sacked manager Erik ten Hag on Monday after a disastrous start to the season and are reportedly set to appoint Portuguese coach Ruben Amorim as their next boss. Time finally ran out for Ten Hag with United sitting a lowly 14th in the Premier League table after they suffered a fourth defeat in … Read more
