Trump meets Biden at White House to discuss power transfer on November 14, 2024President-elect Donald Trump returned to the White House on Wednesday for the first time since winning last week’s election and sat down for talks about the looming transfer of power with longtime political rival President Joe Biden. “Welcome, welcome back,” Biden told Trump at the start of their meeting in front of a roaring fireplace. […]
China’s consumer prices rises slow to 0.3% on year in October on November 10, 2024China’s consumer prices rose more slowly in October, while producer price deflation deepened, even as Beijing doubled down on stimulus policies to prop up its sputtering economy. China unveiled a 10 trillion yuan ($1.4 trillion) package on Friday to ease local government “hidden debt” burdens, rather than directly injecting money into the economy. The consumer […]
Inter Miami, Atlanta United vie for spot in East semis on November 10, 2024Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will try to extend their pursuit of a domestic double when they host Atlanta United in the decisive Game 3 of their Round 1 MLS Cup Eastern Conference Playoff series on Saturday night in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Atlanta rallied to a dramatic 2-1 victory over visiting Miami in Game 2 […]
India’s Chopra brings on three-time Olympic champion Zelezny as coach on November 10, 2024India’s two-time Olympic javelin medallist Neeraj Chopra has appointed Czech great Jan Zelezny as his coach, the 26-year-old said on Saturday. Chopra, who followed up his gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 with a silver medal at this year’s Paris Games, had been coached by German Klaus Bartonietz, who retired this week. “Growing […]
Defeat to Trump prompts Democratic soul-searching on November 9, 2024Democrats are facing a painful reckoning over Kamala Harris’s drubbing at the hands of Donald Trump in the US presidential election, as shock gives way to anger and recrimination in the aftermath of a devastating repudiation. Lawmakers and strategists looking for someone to blame for Tuesday’s wipeout have so far been more likely to target […]
Swiss ‘burqa ban’ to take effect from 2025 on November 8, 2024A contentious Swiss prohibition on facial coverings in public spaces widely known as the “burqa ban” will take effect on Jan. 1, the government said on Wednesday. Narrowly passed in a 2021 referendum in neutral Switzerland, and condemned by Muslim associations, the measure was launched by the same group that organised a 2009 ban on […]
Iran braces for Trump victory, fearing more Israeli strikes, Western sanctions on November 4, 2024Iran´s leadership and allies are bracing for what they would regard as a dreadful outcome of the imminent U.S. presidential election: A return to power of Donald Trump. Opinion polls suggest the Republican Trump and Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris remain locked in a close contest. But Iranian leaders and their regional allies in Lebanon, […]
B-52 bombers arrive in ME on November 4, 2024American B-52 bombers have arrived in the Middle East, the US military said Saturday, a day after Washington announced their deployment in a warning to Iran. “B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers from Minot Air Force Base’s 5th Bomb Wing arrived in the US Central Command area of responsibility,” the military command for the Middle East and […]
Moldovans vote in presidential runoff amid fears of meddling on November 4, 2024Moldovans were voting on Sunday in a presidential election that has been overshadowed by meddling allegations and could see Moscow claw back influence in the country at a time when it is trying to draw closer to the European Union. Pro-Western incumbent Maia Sandu, who has accelerated the nation’s push to leave Moscow’s orbit and […]
‘Triple Crown’ winner Pogacar on another level in 2024 on November 4, 2024Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar is “a gear ahead” of the rest of the cycling field and has been almost unbeatable in 2024, said four-times Vuelta a Espana winner Primoz Roglic. Pogacar has enjoyed a remarkable season, winning the men’s road race title at the World Championships in September to add to his triumphs at the Giro […]