Sri Lanka’s nationwide electricity failure on the 17th began with the sudden loss of 187 megawatts of power from the first generating unit of the Lakvijaya coal-fired power station in Norochcholai, according
Swiss Authorities Freeze $311 Million Allegedly Linked to Adani Proxy; Adani Group Denies Connection
Geneva, September 14, 2024 – Swiss authorities have frozen $311 million (approximately ₹2,610 crore) held by a Taiwanese resident in multiple Swiss bank accounts, amid an ongoing money laundering investigation. The funds
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Time magazine was forced to issue a correction after incorrectly reporting that Donald Trump’s statement about Vice President Kamala Harris supporting taxpayer-funded gender transition surgeries for detained migrants was false. The statement
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Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded the government of Maldives’ long-term local and foreign currency issuer ratings from Caa1 to Caa2, placing the ratings under review for a potential further downgrade, according to
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On the 23rd anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Special Rapporteur Ben Saul called for renewed efforts to achieve justice for the victims and their families. In a statement marking
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Trump supporters have ignited controversy by claiming that Vice President Kamala Harris wore high-tech Nova H1 earphones disguised as pearl earrings during the ABC News presidential debate. The allegation has sparked heated
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Philadelphia — ABC News’s presidential debate moderators, David Muir and Linsey Davis, are facing significant backlash following their handling of the inaugural debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala
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Editor’s Note: This week’s global news dispatches highlighted escalating tensions at the Jordan-Israel border after a Jordanian truck driver killed three Israeli soldiers, prompting joint investigations. In Belgium, ManiFiesta 2024 inspired international
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The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 40,988, Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement on Monday. In the past 24 hours, the Israeli
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In a forecast, renowned historian Allan Lichtman has predicted that Kamala Harris will emerge victorious over Donald Trump in the upcoming November election. Lichtman, a history professor at American University, is celebrated
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Israel announced Sunday that it has closed all three of its border crossings with Jordan after three people were reportedly killed in the morning at one of the crossings. Earlier on Sunday,
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More than 30,000 Afghan refugees have returned to their homeland from Pakistan, Iran and Türkiye over the past week, said an official from the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation on Friday. “Among
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U.S. President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden pleaded guilty Thursday to all nine counts in his criminal tax case in a Los Angeles federal court. Hunter Biden, 54, was indicted in California
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U.S. hiring projections for this year’s college graduating class were below last year’s, with finance, insurance and real estate organizations planning a 14.5 percent decrease in hiring, a sharp U-turn from its
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by Burak Akinci Türkiye and Egypt have agreed to enhance bilateral relations with a win-win approach, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday. He made the remarks at a joint press
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Australia must reach net-zero emissions by 2040 to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the government’s top climate change agency has said. The Climate Change Authority (CCA) on Thursday released a
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