US Election: Harris says Trump shouldn’t be telling women what to do with their bodies
Nevada, Nov 1 (IANS) Democratic presidential candidate and US Vice President Kamala Harris took aim at Republican candidate Donald Trump’s positions on abortion and women’s rights during a rally in Nevada. Harris emphasised the Democratic Party’s commitment to protecting personal freedoms, particularly a woman’s right to make decisions about her own body without the government’s […]
India ties: Trump has track of engagements, Harris’s record sparse littered with Kashmir statements
New York, Nov 1 (IANS) When it comes to ties with India, Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris exhibit a contrasting case. Trump has an established track of interactions before and during his presidency with India, Kamala Harris, despite having Indian roots, has a sparse record, including a threat of intervention in Kashmir. […]
Record number of students truant in Japan
Tokyo, Nov 1 (IANS) Some 346,482 elementary and junior high school students in Japan were classified as truant in the last school year, marking the eleventh consecutive annual increase and the highest figure on record, the latest survey by the education ministry showed. This represents an increase of more than 47,000 students, or over 15 […]
Peru greenlights entry of US military personnel to help safeguard APEC summit
Lima, Nov 1 (IANS) The Peruvian Congress approved President Dina Boluarte’s request to allow US military personnel to enter the country to assist with security for the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ summit. Congress voted 63-23, with seven abstentions, to allow 600 armed US military personnel to enter Peru from November 4 to 24 […]
Maternal, child mortality rates in Sudan rise due to ongoing war: Health Minister
Port Sudan, Nov 1 (IANS) Sudan’s Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) has risen to 295 per 100,000 births, and the child mortality rate to 51 per 1,000 live births amid ongoing armed conflict, Sudanese Health Minister Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim said. “The health of mothers and children requires special care after the increase in maternal and child […]
Moldova’s constitutional court confirms EU accession referendum results
Bucharest, Nov 1 (IANS) Moldova’s Constitutional Court confirmed the results of the October 20 referendum, approving the country’s path toward European Union (EU) accession. The court’s decision, announced by its president, Domnica Manole, marks a significant step in Moldova’s EU integration, Xinhua news agency reported. The referendum asked citizens if they backed a constitutional amendment […]
Egyptian army denies reports about helping Israel in military operations
Cairo, Nov 1 (IANS) The Egyptian armed forces refuted claims circulating on social media that they were involved in supporting Israel’s military operations. The army said in a post on the platform X that “there is no form of cooperation with Israel.” The statement followed earlier remarks from Egypt’s Press Center citing a high-level source, […]
Nigeria: 321 people killed in nationwide flooding
Abuja, Nov 1 (IANS) At least 321 people have been killed and over 740,000 others displaced in Nigeria so far this year due to the floods that ravaged most parts of the country, authorities said. In addition, some 2,854 people have been injured in the flooding, caused mainly by prolonged rainfall across the most populous […]
Iran, Algeria urge efforts to stop Middle East conflict
Tehran, Nov 1 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and his Algerian counterpart, Ahmed Attaf, called for effective efforts to stop Israel’s “genocide in Gaza and aggression against Lebanon.” During a phone call on Thursday, both parties discussed the latest developments in the region, as stated by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Xinhua news agency […]
Trump sues CBS for ‘deceptive’ editing of Harris interview
New York, Nov 1 (IANS) Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is suing CBS TV network demanding $10 billion in damages alleging its “deceptive” editing of an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris was election interference. The suit filed on Thursday in a federal court in Texas, alleges that CBS made the edits “to tip the […]
