US VP Kamala Harris sets out to rally young and minority voters
Vice President Kamala Harris stepped out recently on the campus of a Pennsylvania university and was greeted by a troupe of cheerleaders.
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Biden blames ‘extreme Republicans’ for threatening US government shutdown
President Joe Biden on Saturday blamed “a small group of extreme Republicans” for a budget impasse that has placed the US government a week away from a shutdown, urging the lawmakers to resolve the issue.
China’s Xi declares biggest-ever Asian Games open
Chinese President Xi Jinping opened the 19th Asian Games in a colourful ceremony in Hangzhou on Saturday, launching a two-week sporting extravaganza that boasts more athletes than the Olympics.
Pope Francis urges Europe to save migrants at sea
Pope Francis on Friday said European governments have a duty to rescue asylum-seekers who take to sea to escape conflict, warning against a “paralysis of fear, on the first day of a visit to the French Mediterranean city of Marseille.
Former Italian President Giorgio Napolitano dies at 98
Italian politicians paid tribute Friday to former president Giorgio Napolitano, a veteran of several governments, who died at the age of 98.
Kamala Harris tasked with new role fighting US gun violence
US Vice President Kamala Harris took on a new role Friday fighting gun violence, a job likely to give her more visibility ahead of the 2024 election.
China’s recent military activities ‘abnormal’: Taiwan defence minister
Taiwan’s defence minister said China’s recent military activities were “abnormal”, after a spike in incursions by Chinese warplanes around the island this week.
High-ranking US Democratic senator Robert Menendez indicted for corruption
US Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey, a Democrat and the powerful head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has been indicted on corruption charges for a second time, the Justice Department announced Friday.
US Fed official calls for more rate hikes to tackle inflation
The US Federal Reserve has more work to do to tackle high inflation despite making “considerable” progress in the last 18 months, a senior bank official said Friday.
Pope Francis flies into migrant row with trip to Marseille
Pope Francis heads Friday to Marseille for a two-day visit focused on the Mediterranean and migration, and bringing a message of tolerance amid bitter debate over how Europe manages asylum seekers.
