WASHINGTON: Ashraf Ghani, the former Afghanistan President who fled the country when the Taliban grabbed power in Kabul, was “a total fraud” solely focused on his own desire to stay in power and a big hurdle in any peace talks, former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has said.In his book titled ‘Never Give an […]
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Another shooting in Los Angeles: At least 3 dead, 4 injured
NEW DELHI: At least three people were killed and four others wounded on Saturday in a shooting in an upscale neighbourhood of Los Angeles.A law enforcement officer said three people were killed inside a vehicle on the street and four were wounded outside, in the Benedict Canyon area.The wounded have been taken to local hospitals […]
7 killed in California community; suspect arrested
HALF MOON BAY, California: Seven people were killed in two related shootings Monday at a mushroom farm and a trucking firm in a coastal community south of San Francisco, and a suspect was in custody, officials said.San Mateo County Board of Supervisors President Dave Pine says four people were killed at the farm and three […]
US abortion rights ‘war’ rages on 50 years after now-defunct ruling
WASHINGTON: The fight for abortion rights “isn’t over,” US President Joe Biden said Sunday, 50 years after a landmark Supreme Court ruling had guaranteed that right, before the court reversed itself last June.“Today should’ve been the 50th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade,” the Democratic president said on Twitter, referring to the original ruling.“Instead, MAGA Republican […]
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US launches new initiative to cut visa wait time
NEW DELHI: With an aim to cut delays in visa processing in India, the US has launched new initiatives, including scheduling special interviews for first time applicants and increasing strength of consular staff.As part of the multi-pronged approach to cut the visa backlog, the US embassy in Delhi and the consulates in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata […]
Artificial intelligence tools can create new images, but who is the real artist?
NEW YORK: Countless artists have taken inspiration from “The Starry Night” since Vincent Van Gogh painted the swirling scene in 1889.Now artificial intelligence systems are doing the same, training themselves on a vast collection of digitized artworks to produce new images you can conjure in seconds from a smartphone app.The images generated by tools such […]
FBI searched Joe Biden home, found documents marked classified
WASHINGTON: The FBI searched President Joe Biden‘s home in Wilmington, Delaware and located six additional documents containing classified markings and also took possession of some of his notes, the president’s lawyer said.The president voluntarily allowed the FBI into his home, but the lack of a search warrant did not dim the extraordinary nature of the […]
Florida judge fines Donald Trump, lawyer for ‘frivolous’ lawsuit
NEW YORK: A Florida judge sanctioned former US President Donald Trump and one of his attorneys Thursday, ordering them to pay nearly $1 million for filing what he said was a bogus lawsuit against Trump’s 2016 rival Hillary Clinton and others.In a blistering filing, US District Judge Donald M Middlebrooks accused Trump of a “pattern […]
Blinken cautions China against changing status quo on Taiwan
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has cautioned China against changing the status quo on Taiwan which is vital to maintaining peace and stability in the region.Over the last few years, China has been trying to build military and economic pressure on Taiwan, Blinken said during a conversation with University of Chicago’s Institute of […]