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Rescuers and army personnel stand at the site after a Saurya Airlines' plane crashed during takeoff at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on July 24, 2024

Plane Crashes In Nepal With 18 Dead, Pilot Sole Survivor

A passenger plane crashed on take-off in Kathmandu on Wednesday, with the pilot rescued from the flaming wreckage but all 18 others aboard killed, police in the Nepali capital told AFP. Nepal has a woeful track record on aviation safety and the Himalayan republic has seen a spate of deadly light plane and helicopter crashes over the decades.
AFP news Jul 24, 2024
US President Joe Biden addresses the nation from the Oval Office of the White House on July 14, 2024, about the assassination attempt on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania

Biden To Address US As Clock Ticks On Presidency

US President Joe Biden will give what could be his final Oval Office speech Wednesday to explain why he dropped out of November's election and deny that he will spend six months as a lame duck.
AFP news Jul 24, 2024
Job seekers attend walk-in-interviews at job in Bengaluru. India has struggled to create enough well-paying jobs for the world's most populous country

India On $24 Bn Jobs Drive In Modi's First Post-election Budget

India's government will spend $24 billion on employment and training, it said Tuesday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks to address uneven economic growth and mollify disgruntled voters after a surprising election setback last month.
AFP news Jul 23, 2024
With Joe Biden out of the race, Donald Trump, 78, is now the oldest candidate by far

Trump's Age, Fitness Arguments Backfire With Biden Exit

Donald Trump constantly attacked his Democratic opponent Joe Biden over his age and fitness, but the 78-year-old Republican could find those same arguments coming back to haunt him after the president ended his reelection bid.
AFP news Jul 23, 2024
Kamala Harris faces a wave of gendered disinformation in the race to the White House.

'Sexist' Falsehoods Target Kamala Harris After Biden Drops Out

Doctored images, sexual slurs, racial innuendos -- false narratives around Kamala Harris surged online as she emerged as the Democratic frontrunner in the US presidential race, with researchers warning of an incoming flood of gendered disinformation.
AFP news Jul 23, 2024
(FILES) US President Joe Biden waves as he leaves after speaking during a press conference at the close of the 75th NATO Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC on July 11, 2024. Joe Biden on July 21, 2024 dropped out of the

Lame Duck Biden Could Still Have An Impact

When Joe Biden returns to the Oval Office on Tuesday after nearly a week at his beach home recovering from Covid, he risks being the lamest of lame ducks for his remaining six months in office.
AFP news Jul 23, 2024
The so-called 'KHive' -- Kamala Harris's online fandom -- is hoping memes about the vice president will help propel her all the way to the Oval Office

The Coconut Tree Presidency? Harris Memes Break The Internet

Last-minute US presidential candidate Kamala Harris is racing to craft her image -- and social media users are moving even more swiftly to signal support, flooding the internet with jokes about coconuts and "brat summers."
AFP news Jul 23, 2024
Pedro Sanchez has said the allegations against his wife are baseless

Spanish PM To Testify In Graft Probe Case Against Wife

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will testify on July 30 in a preliminary corruption inquiry into his wife Begona Gomez's business ties, a Madrid court said Monday, an issue that caused him to consider resigning three months ago.
AFP news Jul 22, 2024
A curfew has been imposed and soldiers are patrolling cities across Bangladesh

More Than 500 Arrested In Bangladesh Capital Over Deadly Unrest

More than 500 people, including some opposition leaders, have been arrested in Dhaka over violence that has wracked Bangladesh and killed 163 people since students started protesting against civil service hiring rules, police said Monday.
AFP news Jul 22, 2024

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