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Washington: Former US first lady Melania Trump recalled learning that her husband had been bloodied by a would-be assassin’s bullet, describing his near-miss as “a miracle” in a rare interview aired Thursday. The wife of former president Donald Trump told Fox News she was in New York in July when live images of the attack…
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Shigeru Ishiba waves hands at his supporters after he was elected as new head of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP), during the party’s leadership election on September 27, 2024, in Tokyo. | Photo Credit: AP Former Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba won an election to lead Japan’s governing party on Friday (September 27, 2024) and…
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Beijing: China’s military was on “high alert” Thursday and Beijing said it had lodged a complaint with Tokyo after a Japanese warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait for the first time. Japan’s top government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi declined to comment on the reports at a regular briefing because they concerned military operations. But Beijing confirmed…
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Hurricane Helene made landfall on Thursday night (September 27, 2024) in northwestern Florida as Category-4 storm as forecasters warned that the enormous system could create a “nightmare” storm surge and bring dangerous winds and rain across much of the southeastern U.S. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Helene roared ashore at around 11:10 p.m….
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un tours facilities during a visit to the Nuclear Weapons Institute at an undisclosed location. | Photo Credit: REUTERS North Korea has likely enriched enough uranium to build a “double-digit” number of bombs and is making progress in its efforts to develop more powerful and accurate missiles targeting South Korea, Seoul’s…
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Washington: China’s newest nuclear-powered attack submarine sank earlier this year, a senior US defence official said on Thursday, a potential embarrassment for Beijing as it seeks to expand its military capabilities. China already has the largest navy in the world, with over 370 ships, and it has embarked on production of a new generation of…
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This combination of photos shows Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump. | Photo Credit: AP U..S Vice President Kamala Harris has taken the lead over her Republican presidential rival Donald Trump in several key battleground States like Arizona, Michigan and Pennsylvania, according to various polls released here. Ms….
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Alligator Point, United States: The “extremely dangerous” Hurricane Helene made landfall in the US state of Florida on Thursday, with officials warning of “unsurvivable” conditions and a potentially catastrophic storm surge high enough to swamp a two-story house. More than a million people were without power and roads were already flooded ahead of what is…
The bottle contained a 200-year-old note from PJ Feret. A group of student volunteers working on an archaeological site in France recently made an incredible discovery. While excavating the remains of a Gaulish town, they unearthed a little glass bottle hidden inside an earthenware pot, according to the BBC. The bottle, which had been hidden…
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Party members take part in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential election in the city of Nagoya, Aichi prefectural on September 27, 2024. Japan’s ruling party will choose the nation’s leader in a vote on September 27, with three frontrunners: the surfing son of a former Prime Minister, a veteran defence geek and an…
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