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Thursday’s ruling overturning Harvey Weinstein’s New York rape conviction. New York: Thursday’s ruling overturning Harvey Weinstein’s New York rape conviction gives the one-time film mogul a chance at a new trial and calls into question what evidence prosecutors can use in future sex crime cases. Here is a look at what happened to the case,…
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Donald Trump is the first former US head of state to face criminal charges. Washington: A key witness in the criminal trial of Donald Trump detailed Thursday how he worked with the former president’s personal lawyer to kill a Playboy model’s story about a sexual relationship with the Republican. It’s the third day of testimony…
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Putin said earlier this year that Russia was against the deployment of nuclear weapons in space. United Nations: Russia vetoed on Wednesday a U.S.-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution that called on countries to prevent an arms race in outer space, a move that the United States says suggests Moscow might be “hiding something.” “It’s…
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More than 130 people were arrested at a pro-Palestinian protest at New York University Monday night. Washington: Increasingly confrontational pro-Palestinian rallies by students protesting the death count from the Israel-Hamas conflict erupted across US college campuses Wednesday, triggering tense faceoffs with police in Texas and California. At New York’s Columbia University — the epicenter of…
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Tiktok says it will fight the law in the US courts, saying that it grossly violates free speech rights. Washington: TikTok on Wednesday said it will fight a new US law that orders the popular video sharing app to break away from its Chinese owners or face an outright ban in the United States. Here…
Prosecutors allege that Donald Trump engaged in “election fraud” A colorful former tabloid publisher took the witness stand Tuesday at Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial and described how he suppressed negative stories about the real estate tycoon, a practice known as “catch and kill.” Trump, 77, the first former US president to face criminal charges,…
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Iran President Ebrahim Raisi, who is on three-day visit to Pakistan, met Shehbaz Sharif on Monday. Washington: The US on Tuesday (local time) warned Pakistan of “potential risk of sanctions,” adding that they will continue to disrupt and take actions against proliferation networks considering business deals with Iran. Emphasising the US imposing sanctions on suppliers…
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Robert S. Gilchrist, Senior Official in the Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labour. Photo: www.state.gov The United States (U.S.) and India regularly consult at the highest levels on democracy and human rights issues, a senior U.S. State Department official said on April 22 in response to an official report released. “What I will say…
Elon Musk on Friday came out against banning TikTok in the United States. San Francisco: Elon Musk on Friday came out against banning TikTok in the United States, even if it would mean less competition for his social media platform X, formerly Twitter, as the initiative sees fresh bipartisan momentum in Congress. The US House…
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Chinese government-linked hackers have burrowed into U.S. critical infrastructure, FBI director said. Washington: Chinese government-linked hackers have burrowed into U.S. critical infrastructure and are waiting “for just the right moment to deal a devastating blow,” FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Thursday. An ongoing Chinese hacking campaign known as Volt Typhoon has successfully gained access…
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