Washington: Former US President Donald Trump is leading his successor Joe Biden in Michigan and Georgia with broad majorities in the two crucial battleground states holding negative views of the sitting President’s job performance, policy positions and sharpness, according to the latest polls. The CNN polls released on Monday revealed that in Georgia, a state.
Beijing: Road, rail and air traffic in Beijing were disrupted on Monday following snowfall from the previous evening, triggering authorities to implement measures to ensure the safety of the public. From 7 p.m. Sunday to 8 a.m. Monday, snowfall in the Chinese capital city reached 5.8 mm on average, reports Xinhua news agency citing the.
The UN General Assembly (UNGA) will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Gaza, a top official confirmed. “President of the UN General Assembly, Dennis Francis, has just informed member states that he will convene the 45th plenary meeting of the tenth Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly on Tuesday,.
Kiev: Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska has said that people in her country are in “mortal danger” of being left to die if aid extended by Western countries to fight Russia is not continued, the media reported. Her comments come a day after the Republican Senators in the US blocked a key aid bill which.
Tel Aviv: The Gaza Ministry of Health on Saturday said that the Israel army was not allowing the wounded Palestinians to be taken to hospitals. Ashraf Al Qedra, spokesman of the Ministry of Health said that the Israeli forces were preventing the arrival of ambulances to evacuate the wounded and martyrs from the areas where.
Toronto: Canada’s decision to double the amount of money that international students need to show to get a study visa will impact students from India the most as they make up about 40 per cent of all international students in Canada. To get a study visa to Canada, a student currently needs to show $10,000.
London: UK Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick has resigned due to “strong disagreements” with the direction of the Government’s policy on Rwandan migrant deportation scheme. In a post on X, he said: “It is with great sadness that I have written to the Prime Minister to tender my resignation as Minister for Immigration.” “I cannot continue.
Tel Aviv: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Wednesday that “fierce battles” with Hamas operatives in the Gaza Strip continue, as the Israeli Air Force carries out strikes against more than 250 targets, the media reported. In a statement, it said that the 7th Armoured Brigade directed strikes on two rocket launchers used in.
South Korea urged North Korea on Wednesday to acknowledge the issue of prisoners of the 1950-53 Korean War detained in the country and cooperate in uncovering their fate. Seoul made the call during an interagency meeting on the issue of prisoners of war (POW) — the first session of its kind under the Yoon Suk.
Colombo: Sri Lanka welcomed 151,496 international tourists in November, the highest monthly number of visitors it received in 2023, according to the latest data released by the tourism authority. The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) said this is the first time that the number of tourists to the South Asian country passed the 150,000.
