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US President Biden says he supports changing Senate filibuster rules

US President Joe Biden on Thursday said the Supreme Court's decision ending a constitutional right to abortion is destabilising and that he supports changing Senate rules to codify abortion protection

Justice Jackson sworn in, becomes 1st Black woman on US Supreme Court

The 51-year-old Jackson is the court's 116th justice and she took the place Thursday of the justice she once worked for

US to send $800 mn of additional weapons aid to Ukraine to fight Russia

On the final day of the NATO summit here on Thursday, US President Joe Biden says his administration will soon provide another USD 800 million in security assistance for Ukraine to fight Russia

Covid-19 cases rising nearly everywhere in the world, says WHO

The number of new coronavirus cases rose by 18 per cent in the last week, with more than 4.1 million cases reported globally, according to the World Health Organisation.

OPEC+ alliance may not be much help with high oil, gasoline prices

The 23-member OPEC+ alliance, which includes Russia, is struggling to produce enough oil to keep up with the rebounding demand for fuel since the Covid-19 pandemic

Russia and China slam NATO after alliance raises alarm at Summit

NATO was facing rebukes from Moscow and Beijing on Thursday after it declared Russia a direct threat and said China posed serious challenges to global stability

Bad weather delays 2nd day of Sri Lanka vs Australia test at Galle stadium

Heavy wind and rain has delayed the start of play on the second day of the first cricket test between Sri Lanka and Australia at Galle International Stadium on Thursday

New Zealand designates Proud Boys, The Base terrorist organisations

New Zealand's government has declared that American far-right groups the Proud Boys and The Base are terrorist organisations

Hong Kong gears up to welcome Xi Jinping for handover anniversary

Xi, who has not left mainland China since the pandemic began 2 1/2 years ago, will attend a ceremony marking Hong Kong's return to Chinese rule on July 1, 1997

Israeli military, Palestinians clash at West Bank shrine, several injured

The Israeli military said Palestinian gunmen opened fired on hundreds of Jewish worshipers who came to the site overnight on Thursday

China's manufacturing activity improves after factories in Shanghai reopens

China's manufacturing activity improved in June after anti-virus controls that shut down Shanghai and other industrial centers were eased, a survey showed Thursday

R Kelly sentenced to 30 years in sex trafficking, racketeering charges

R Kelly, 55, was convicted of racketeering and sex trafficking last year at a trial that gave voice to accusers who had once wondered if their stories were being ignored because they were Black women

Dictator's son Ferdinand Marcos Jr taking oath as Philippine president

Activists and survivors of the martial law-era under his father plan protests timed to Marcos Jr.'s inauguration at the steps of the National Museum in Manila

Amnesty International finds twin Russian strikes hit Mariupol theatre

Amnesty said there was no evidence that the Donetsk Academic Regional Drama Theater was a base of operations for Ukrainian soldiers

Iran-US nuclear talks in Qatar end without making progress amid tensions

Indirect negotiations between Iran and the US over Tehran's tattered nuclear deal with world powers ended in Qatar after failing to make significant progress amid a growing crisis

Russian forces fight to encircle Ukraine's last eastern stronghold

Moscow's battle to wrest the entire Donbas region from Ukraine saw Russian forces pushing toward two villages south of Lysychansk while Ukrainian troops fought to prevent their encirclement

Paris attacks: 20 convicted, Salah Abdeslam sentenced to life in prison

The chief suspect and only survivor of the 10-member team of extremists, Salah Abdeslam, was found guilty of murder and attempted murder in relation with a terrorist enterprise, among other charges

Trump dismissed January 6 threats, wanted to join crowd, says aide

Donald Trump rebuffed his own security's warnings about armed protesters in the January 6 rally crowd and made desperate attempts to join his supporters as they marched to the Capitol

'No guarantee' Fed can tame inflation, spare jobs, says Jerome Powell

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said there's no guarantee'' the central bank can tame runaway inflation without hurting the job market.

World Bank agrees on $500-mn aid to help Egypt fund wheat purchases

Egypt will receive a USD 500 million loan from the World Bank to help finance its wheat purchases as prices skyrocket because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Bank said on Wednesday.