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Japanese police officers examine a vehicle blocked by a barricade near the prime minister’s office in Tokyo. (Kyodo News/AP pic) TOKYO: A man was arrested in Tokyo after throwing several suspected petrol bombs at the ruling party headquarters this morning, Japanese media said, just over a week before a general election. Public broadcaster NHK said […]
Entire provinces have gone without light for hours, and many locations outside Havana go with less than six hours of electricity a day. (AFP pic) HAVANA/HOUSTON: Cuba’s communist-run government shut down schools and non-essential industry and sent most government workers home on Friday in a bid to conserve energy and stem blackouts that now exceed […]
Taiwan reported an unprecedented 25 Chinese navy and coast guard boats also approached close to the island’s 39km contiguous zone. (AP pic) TAIPEI: China is building its capacity to rapidly turn military drills into an all-out attack, a senior Taiwan security official said, providing the Taipei government’s assessment of the strategic intent behind Beijing’s war […]
Italy will run two migrant centres in Albania surrounded by high walls and security cameras. (AP pic) SHENGJIN: A ship carrying migrants intercepted in Italian waters docked today in Albania, nearly a year after Rome and Tirana reached a controversial deal to process asylum seekers trying to reach Europe. Sixteen men from Bangladesh and Egypt […]
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and South Dakota governor Kristi Noem dance to the song “YMCA” at a town hall in Pennsylvania yesterday. (AP pic) WASHINGTON: Kamala Harris questioned Donald Trump’s mental state today after the 78-year-old Republican’s latest televised town hall veered into a bizarre, impromptu music session. “Hope he’s okay,” the Democratic candidate […]
Vice-President Kamala Harris is said to maintain an active lifestyle and ‘very healthy diet’ despite a busy schedule. (AP pic) WASHINGTON: Vice-President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, released a letter from her doctor today that pronounced her in good health and fit for high office, in an effort to draw a contrast with her […]