Biden jokes about Trump’s ‘mental illness’ at traditional Washington dinner | US Election 2024 News

Biden jokes about Trump’s ‘mental illness’ at traditional Washington dinner | US Election 2024 News

The digs against his Republican rival come as the US president deflects criticism that his memory is hazy and he appears confused. US President Joe Biden has joked about former President Donald Trump’s mental fitness during a speech at the Gridiron Club dinner, a Washington tradition that began in the…

EU announces bn package for Egypt as part of deal to check migrant flows | Migration News

EU announces $8bn package for Egypt as part of deal to check migrant flows | Migration News

The agreement, which lifts the EU’s relationship with Egypt to a ‘strategic partnership’, has drawn criticism from rights groups. The European Union has announced a 7.4 billion-euro ($8.06bn) aid package and an upgraded relationship with Egypt, part of a new deal to stem migrant flows to Europe that has been…

Netanyahu repeats Rafah assault threat, says civilians won’t be ‘locked in’ | Israel War on Gaza News

Netanyahu repeats Rafah assault threat, says civilians won’t be ‘locked in’ | Israel War on Gaza News

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not leave civilians trapped in Rafah when its forces begin a long-feared assault on the southern Gaza city where more than a million Palestinians have taken shelter. “Our goal in eliminating the remaining terrorist battalions in Rafah goes hand in hand with…

‘Noon against Putin’ protests as Russian leader set to extend rule in polls | Elections News

‘Noon against Putin’ protests as Russian leader set to extend rule in polls | Elections News

Russian President Vladimir Putin is poised to tighten his grip on power in an election that is certain to deliver him a landslide victory, though thousands of opponents have staged a symbolic noon protest at polling stations. Supporters of Putin’s fiercest political foe Alexey Navalny, who died in an Arctic…

The criminal hypocrisy of Hernandez’s drug conviction in a US court | Opinions

The criminal hypocrisy of Hernandez’s drug conviction in a US court | Opinions

On Friday, March 8, former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was convicted on three counts of drug trafficking and weapons conspiracy in a Manhattan federal court. Extradited to the United States shortly after completing his second presidential term in 2022, the 55-year-old Hernández is up against a mandatory minimum sentence…

Foreign students attacked in India over Ramadan prayer at university hostel | Islamophobia News

Foreign students attacked in India over Ramadan prayer at university hostel | Islamophobia News

At least four foreign students have been injured after a Hindu far-right mob allegedly stormed a university hostel in India’s western Gujarat state and attacked the group of students for offering prayers during the holy month of Ramadan, local media has reported. India’s Ministry of External Affairs on Sunday pledged to…

Is­rael’s war on Gaza: List of key events, day 163 | Israel War on Gaza News

Is­rael’s war on Gaza: List of key events, day 163 | Israel War on Gaza News

Aid trucks moving from the south have arrived safely in the northern Gaza Strip without incident. Here’s how things stand on Sunday, March 17, 2024: Fighting and humanitarian crisis At least 92 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air strikes in Gaza in the last 24 hours, according to the…