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Trump turns 78; age is increasingly an issue
Donald Trump, whose attempted White House return is based in part on attacking President Joe Biden as old and feeble, turned 78 Friday -- just three years younger than his election rival -- with growing questions over his own health.…
UK’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda?
Plans for the UK to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda were passed by Parliament, but are still facing legal challenges.
No flights will take place before the general election on 4 July.
What is the Rwanda asylum plan?…
G7 hammers China over Russia ties, ‘harmful’ trade
G7 leaders meeting in Italy yesterday hardened their tone against China, warning Beijing to stop sending weapons components to Russia and play by the rules on trade, according to a draft summit statement.
China has been a key focus…
Putin demands more Ukraine land to end war
President Vladimir Putin said yesterday Russia would end the war in Ukraine only if Kyiv agreed to drop its Nato ambitions and hand over the entirety of four provinces claimed by Moscow, demands Kyiv swiftly rejected as tantamount to…
Trump turns 78; age is increasingly an issue
Donald Trump, whose attempted White House return is based in part on attacking President Joe Biden as old and feeble, turned 78 Friday -- just three years younger than his election rival -- with growing questions over his own health.…
Zelensky lands in Saudi on unannounced visit: state media
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky travelled to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, Saudi state media reported, his latest visit to the Gulf kingdom which has sought to stay neutral in Ukraine's war with Russia.
Zelensky landed in the Red Sea…
1.5m pilgrims reach Makkah as hajj begins today
More than 1.5 million Muslims will begin the annual hajj pilgrimage in the Saudi holy city of Makkah today.
Crowds of worshippers have already begun to gather in Makkah in the days ahead of the hajj, the focal point of the Islamic…
Ukraine support plan G7 leaders agree $50bn deal
Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies yesterday agreed an outline deal to provide $50 billion of loans for Ukraine using interest from Russian sovereign assets frozen after Moscow launched its invasion of its neighbour in…
Fire at Kuwait hostel: No Bangladeshi among casualties
No Bangladeshi casualties were reported in the fire that broke out at a hostel in Mangaf, southern Kuwait, early today, which killed at least 41 people, according to the Bangladesh Embassy in Kuwait.
Abdul Hossain, labour counsellor at…
Denmark recalls Korean instant noodles for being too spicy
Denmark's food agency has recalled three brands of South Korean instant ramen, warning that they were so hot they might cause "acute poisoning."
The noodles are made by Seoul-based Samyang Foods, one of South Korea's largest…