Melting ice caps slow Earth’s spin

It’s well known that as far as the climate crisis goes, time is of the essence.
16 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Biden commits to second Trump debate in September

Joe Biden on Monday pledged to meet Donald Trump for another presidential debate in September, after he was heavily criticized for his performance in their previous encounter last month
16 July 2024, 02:14 AM

Trump, his ear bandaged, appears at Republican National Convention

Donald Trump received a hero's welcome Monday at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, as he made his first public appearance since being wounded in an assassination attempt
16 July 2024, 02:13 AM

Trump officially nominated for president, picks JD Vance for running mate

Donald Trump selected US Senator JD Vance on Monday to serve as his vice presidential running mate, as the Republican Party officially nominated the former president as its 2024 presidential nominee at the start of the party's national convention in Milwaukee
15 July 2024, 19:35 PM

Trump picks JD Vance for running mate

Donald Trump yesterday selected US Senator JD Vance to serve as his vice presidential running mate, as the Republican Party officially nominated the former president as its 2024 presidential nominee at the start of the party’s national convention in Milwaukee.
15 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Judge tosses Trump documents case

A US judge yesterday dismissed the criminal case accusing Donald Trump of illegally holding onto classified documents, dealing the former president another major legal victory as the Republican seeks a return to the White House.
15 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Trump stars at Republican convention clouded by shooting

Donald Trump returns to the campaign trail Monday as the star of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee -- a gathering meant to fire up the grassroots that has instead been overshadowed by the weekend attempt on his life
15 July 2024, 08:31 AM

Trump rally victim was a firefighter, father and 'super hero'

The spectator killed in the shooting that targeted former president Donald Trump has been identified as Corey Comperatore, a 50-year-old firefighter and father of two who died shielding his family from the gunshots
15 July 2024, 05:31 AM

'I'm supposed to be dead' Trump tells NYP after assassination bid

Former US president Donald Trump on Sunday told the New York Post he was "supposed to be dead" after surviving an assassination attempt which he described as a "very surreal experience"
15 July 2024, 05:21 AM

Heated rhetoric as Republicans blame Biden for Trump shooting

Within hours of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, his Republican supporters in Congress claimed they knew exactly who was responsible: Joe Biden and the Democratic Party
15 July 2024, 02:37 AM

'Cool it down,' Biden tells nation after Trump assassination bid

President Joe Biden sought to calm a divided nation after his rival Donald Trump survived an assassination bid, saying in a rare Oval Office address Sunday it was time to lower the temperature of America's hostile politics
15 July 2024, 02:36 AM

Trump survives assassination bid

Donald Trump yesterday called on Americans to stand united after he was injured in an assassination attempt – a shocking incident that opened a dark new chapter in an already polarised US presidential race.
14 July 2024, 18:00 PM

The man who shot Trump

The FBI identified 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania as the suspect in Saturday’s attempted assassination of former US president Donald Trump at a campaign rally.
14 July 2024, 18:00 PM

NASA releases Webb telescope images of a galactic merger

NASA released on Friday a pair of images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope showing two galaxies - one nicknamed the Penguin and the other the Egg - in the process of merging in sort of a cosmic ballet as the US space agency marked two years since it unveiled the orbiting observatory’s first scientific results.
14 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Trump Assassination BID: Violent US rhetoric comes ‘home to roost’

The attempted assassination of Donald Trump by a gunman at his Pennsylvania rally has confirmed the worst fears of public figures warning that an escalation in incendiary political rhetoric on all sides could lead to bloodshed.
14 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Previous shootings of US leaders

President Reagan was shot and seriously wounded as he left an event at the Hilton hotel in Washington. The attacker was John Hinckley Jr, who was granted unconditional release in 2022.
14 July 2024, 18:00 PM

More violence feared

In a country already on edge, the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump has enraged his supporters, paused the Democratic campaign and raised fears of further political violence in the run-up to November’s election.
14 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Trump assassination attempt

Trump assassination attempt
14 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Trump rally shooting reshapes US election

A bloodied candidate, his fist raised in defiance after surviving an assassination attempt.
14 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Trump urges Americans to unite after assassination attempt

Donald Trump called on Americans Sunday to stand united after he was injured in an assassination attempt – a shocking incident that opened a dark new chapter in an already polarized US presidential race
14 July 2024, 13:55 PM