Twitter removes brightly lit 'X' sign after safety, 'nausea' plaints August 01, 2023 at 03:43PM

Trump charged in US special counsel probe in efforts to overturn 2020 polls August 01, 2023 at 11:52AM

Donald Trump on Tuesday was hit with criminal charges for a third time in four months - this time arising from efforts to overturn his 2020 US election defeat - as he campaigns to regain the presidency next year. The charges stem from Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation into allegations Trump - the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination - sought to reverse his loss to Democratic rival Joe Biden.

In second overture this year, Sharif offers talks with India on all 'serious matters' August 01, 2023 at 09:11AM

Ukraine says doctor killed in Russian shelling of Kherson hospital August 01, 2023 at 05:05AM

A doctor was killed and five medical workers were wounded in Russian shelling of a hospital in Ukraine's southern city of Kherson on Tuesday, regional officials said.

Palestinian opens fire in West Bank settlement, wounding 5 people before being killed August 01, 2023 at 04:59AM

A Palestinian gunman opened fire in an Israeli settlement east of Jerusalem on Tuesday, wounding at least five people before being shot and killed, Israeli police said.

US job openings fall to more than two-year low in June August 01, 2023 at 04:26AM

US job openings fell to the lowest level in more than two years in June, but remained at levels consistent with tight labor market conditions despite hefty interest rate increases from the Federal Reserve to dampen demand. Job openings, a measure of labor demand, dropped 34,000 to 9.582 million on the last day of June, the lowest level since April 2021, the Labor Department said in its monthly Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, or JOLTS report, on Tuesday.

Pakistan's petroleum prices hike to fuel sky-high inflation August 01, 2023 at 02:20AM

Pakistan announced an increase in petrol and diesel prices on Tuesday to meet fiscal objectives laid down in a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), adding further fuel to its sky-high inflation.The country's Consumer Price Index rose to 28.3% in July, year-on-year, the statistics bureau said in a statement on Tuesday, with prices up 3.5% in July from the previous month.

China: At least 20 dead and 27 missing in floods July 31, 2023 at 11:46PM