Iranians vote amid apathy

Iranians voted yesterday for a run-off presidential election that will test the clerical rulers’ popularity amid voter apathy at a time of regional tensions and a standoff with the West over Tehran’s nuclear programme.
5 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Can the Democrats replace Joe Biden now?

In a presidential debate where US President Joe Biden and Republican challenger and former president Donald Trump faced off with the goal to dispel concerns over their elderly status, the sitting president recently came out looking like the one most cowed by old age
5 July 2024, 12:20 PM

Biden vows to stay ‘to the end’

US President Joe Biden vowed to stay in the 2024 presidential race during calls with campaign staff and meetings with Democratic lawmakers and governors on Wednesday evening, as he sought to shake off calls for him to drop out after his shaky debate performance last week.
4 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Biden rejects growing pressure to abandon his campaign, vows to stay 'to the end'

US President Joe Biden vowed to stay in the 2024 presidential race during calls with campaign staff and meetings with Democratic lawmakers and governors on Wednesday, as he sought to shake off calls for him to drop out after his shaky debate performance last week
4 July 2024, 03:23 AM

2024 US election loomed over Supreme Court term

Ideally, the US Supreme Court is meant to be above politics, but its latest term will be remembered for crucial rulings with an outsize impact on the 2024 presidential election
4 July 2024, 02:32 AM

Biden expresses concerns over his candidacy to ally

US President Joe Biden has told an ally that he knows he may not be able to salvage his candidacy if he cannot convince the public in the coming days that he is up for the job after his debate performance last week, the New York Times reported yesterday.
3 July 2024, 18:00 PM

80pc of Gaza people now displaced

The UN humanitarian coordinator for Gaza said Tuesday that 1.9 million people -- 80 percent of the territory’s population -- were now displaced, adding she was “deeply concerned” by reports of new evacuation orders for Khan Yunis.
3 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Who could replace Biden if he withdraws from race?

Joe Biden's withdrawal from the race for the White House is still a rather improbable scenario, but the rumor mill is pumping out myriad possibilities as to who could replace him atop the Democratic ticket
3 July 2024, 02:38 AM

'Almost fell asleep on stage': Biden's exhaustion explanation

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday said relentless international travel was to blame for his disastrous debate performance last week, adding "it's not an excuse, but an explanation"
3 July 2024, 02:35 AM

It’s a ‘dangerous precedent’

President Joe Biden warned later on Monday that the US Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on presidential immunity sets a “dangerous precedent” that Donald Trump would exploit if elected in November.
2 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Biden blasts landmark Supreme Court ruling on Trump immunity

President Joe Biden warned Monday that the US Supreme Court's landmark ruling on presidential immunity sets a "dangerous precedent" that Donald Trump would exploit if elected in November
2 July 2024, 02:07 AM

US DOJ to criminally charge Boeing

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) will criminally charge Boeing BA.N with fraud over two fatal crashes and ask the planemaker to plead guilty or face a trial, two people familiar with the matter said on Sunday.
1 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Trump has immunity for official acts

The US Supreme Court yesterday found that Donald Trump cannot be prosecuted for official actions taken as president, but can for private acts, in a landmark ruling recognising for the first time any form of presidential immunity from prosecution.
1 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Boeing offered 737 MAX plea deal, lawyer of crash victims' families says

The US Justice Department is offering Boeing a plea deal that will allow it to avoid a trial related to two deadly 737 MAX crashes, a lawyer for the victims' families said Sunday, expressing outrage
1 July 2024, 02:31 AM

US Presidential Race: Top Democrats rule out replacing Biden

Top Democrats yesterday ruled out the possibility of replacing President Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee after a feeble debate performance and called on party members to focus instead on the consequences of a second Donald Trump presidency.
30 June 2024, 18:00 PM

Biden reassures big-money donors after debate debacle

US President Joe Biden attended a triple-header of campaign fundraisers Saturday, seeking to reassure high-dollar donors he can still win reelection in November despite a debate performance that sparked panic among many Democrats
30 June 2024, 04:56 AM

Calls for Biden to step aside grow louder

US President Joe Biden is facing a brutal reckoning after he repeatedly stumbled during Thursday night’s debate, with some Democrats calling for him to step aside ahead of the November election.
29 June 2024, 18:00 PM

US military destroys seven drones, vehicle in Yemen

American forces destroyed seven drones and a control station vehicle in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen over 24 hours, the US military said Friday.
29 June 2024, 18:00 PM

Turbulence at Washington Post with pressure for profit

The prestigious Washington Post is in crisis, with pressure on from owner Jeff Bezos to change its money-losing ways
29 June 2024, 06:48 AM

'Not young' Biden vows to beat Trump

President Joe Biden said on Friday he intended to defeat Republican rival Donald Trump in the November presidential election, giving no sign he would consider dropping out of the race after a feeble debate performance that dismayed his fellow Democrats
29 June 2024, 02:55 AM