Getty Images During a pivotal debate in the 2020 US presidential election, one candidate seemed to dominate the stage. They interrupted their rivals at strategic moments, sometimes speaking over them. They directly confronted an opponent, Joe Biden, generating headlines for days and had critics questioning whether they had breached some sort of unspoken political decorum. … Read more
Arsenal are closing in on a deal to sign Raheem Sterling on loan from Chelsea, who are poised to add to their ranks of wingers by landing Manchester United’s Jadon Sancho on loan with an obligation to buy. But Enzo Maresca’s hopes of bringing in a striker were thwarted by the club failing to prise … Read more
Israel said it has killed three militants including a senior Hamas official in an airstrike on a car outside Jenin on the third day of extensive military operations across the West Bank. The campaign, according to Israeli leaders, is designed to pre-empt attacks on Israelis after a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv this month, the … Read more
MPs are being urged to stop accepting freebies to sports and cultural events from tobacco, alcohol and junk food firms because their products cause so much illness and death. More than 100 health groups are urging Britain’s lawmakers to reject offers of gifts and hospitality from “unhealthy products industries” because they use an array of … Read more
Alaa Badarneh Majdi was in his house at the entrance of Nur Shams refugee camp when the Israeli armoured bulldozers came. He told his three children not to be scared as the bulldozer pushed up against their front wall, smashing through the staircase and balcony. “The bulldozer kept coming closer to the house,” he said. … Read more
Why do so many young, educated Indians continue to be tricked by fake job offers from transnational crime syndicates based in Southeast Asia? A slew of recent reports suggests that instead of their dream job, the victims find themselves in prison-like compounds, typically in parts of Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia, where they are coerced into … Read more
The Brazilian supreme court has ordered that X be suspended in the country after the social media platform failed to meet a deadline to appoint a legal representative in the country. Late on Friday afternoon, Justice Alexandre de Moraes – who has been engaged in a dispute with X’s owner, Elon Musk, since April – … Read more
HYDERABAD: Justice Juvvadi Sridevi of the Telangana High Court granted anticipatory bail to a journalist allegedly accused of cheating and forgery. The judge was dealing with an anticipatory bail application filed by Bijigiri Srinivas, alleged to be involved in giving fake appointment orders for jobs in government hospitals. Counsel for the petitioner argued that his … Read more
Donald Trump’s campaign walked back his apparent endorsement of a referendum that would have expanded abortion access in Florida on Thursday after condemnation from a top pro-life group, underscoring the difficulty the Republican presidential nominee faces navigating a key issue that threatens to alienate him from critical female and moderate voters. Trump … Read more
‘My values have not changed’, says Harris on policy shifts Kamala Harris’s apparent reluctance to give an extended broadcast interview meant that her sit-down with CNN on Thursday night assumed an exaggerated significance. And placed her under greater scrutiny. It was not a strong start. Initially, Ms Harris struggled to lay out what she would … Read more