Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris face off in the ABC presidential debate on Sept. 10, 2024. Getty Images With the U.S. election less than a month away, the country and its corporations are staring down two drastically different options. For airlines, banks, electric vehicle makers, health-care companies, media firms, restaurants and … Read more
Famed explorer Christopher Columbus was likely Spanish and Jewish, according to a new genetic study conducted by Spanish scientists that aimed to shed light on a centuries-old mystery. Scientists believe the explorer, whose expedition across the Atlantic in 1492 changed the course of world history, was probably born in western Europe, possibly in the city … Read more
Keithbinns | E+ | Getty Images U.S. officials believe Israel has narrowed down what they will target in their response to Iran’s attack, which these officials describe as Iranian military and energy infrastructure. There is no indication that Israel will target nuclear facilities or carry out assassinations, but U.S. officials stressed that the Israelis have not made a … Read more
BBC “Let’s smile so we look better in the pictures they are taking,” jokes Marwan, the chief waiter at a Beirut hotel. He and a colleague are gazing at the sky, trying to spot the Israeli surveillance drone buzzing overhead. Neither the music playing in the background nor birdsong can mask its deep, humming noise. … Read more
Getty Images Chris Brown has been accused of several cases of violence Chris Brown’s forthcoming concert in South Africa has led to renewed focus on the country’s shocking levels of violence against women, with campaigners saying it sends the wrong message given his history of abuse. In less than two hours, the Grammy-winner managed to … Read more
An Indian politician has been shot dead in the commercial capital, Mumbai. Gunmen opened fire on Baba Siddique, 66, near the office of his son, who is also a politician, according to local media reports. Two people have been arrested in connection with the killing. Siddique, a former local minister, was a senior figure in … Read more
Winter afternoon in Vilnius, Lithuania. Loop Images | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Lithuanians voted Sunday in the first round of parliamentary elections that could lead to the center-right governing coalition being replaced by the opposition Social Democrats and smaller center-left parties. Despite economic successes, strict COVID-19 measures and an influx of migrants have … Read more
Beijing Urban Skyline Aerialperspective Works | E+ | Getty Images China’s consumer inflation rate fell in September, while producer price deflation deepened, even as Beijing rolls out more stimulus measures in a bid to revive flagging demand and shaky economic activity. The consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.4% from a year earlier last month, against … Read more
Driving in the Israeli-occupied West Bank is an incredibly different experience depending on who you are. Ben Hubbard, international correspondent for The New York Times, rode along on two bus trips, one for Israelis, the other for Palestinians, that tell a story of separate and unequal roadways. Source link
Reuters Kamala Harris called on her rival Donald Trump to publish his own health records Kamala Harris has released her medical records, which concluded she is in “excellent health” and fit for the presidency. Following the disclosure, the Democratic nominee to be the next US president accused Donald Trump of a lack of transparency over … Read more