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Tennessee Republican Rep. Andy Ogles on Tuesday introduced articles of impeachment against Vice President Kamala Harris, according to Politico’s Olivia Beavers. He has accused the presidential hopeful of ‘high crimes and misdemeanors’, saying that she ‘has willfully and systemically refused to uphold Federal immigration laws, in that: In her conduct of the Office of Vice President of…

For decades, France’s LVMH has been the face of luxury for the wealthy who tote Louis Vuitton bags, don Christian Dior clothing, spritz Bulgari perfume and sip Veuve Clicquot Champagne. This week, the world’s dominant luxury group — home to 75 high-end brands across fashion, jewelry, watches and alcohol — will be the face of a global…

Police officers flocked to Taylor Swift’s hotel in Germany after Swifties swarmed the entrance ahead of her highly-anticipated Eras Tour show. Photos obtained by Page Six Tuesday showed a crowd of eager fans outside the Hamburg hotel hoping to catch a glimpse of the pop star as police assumably arrived to control the scene. According to a…

On Friday morning, shortly after midnight in New York, disaster started to unfold around the world. In Australia, shoppers were met with Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) messages at self-checkout aisles. In the UK, Sky News had to suspend its broadcast after servers and PCs started crashing. In Hong Kong and India, airport check-in desks began to…

Referring to a video of a coaching session, Ms Dujardin said what happened was “completely out of character” and “does not reflect how I train my horses or coach my pupils”. Britain’s joint-most decorated female Olympian, Charlotte Dujardin, has pulled out of the Paris Games after a video emerged of her allegedly whipping a horse repeatedly. The…

Taiwan hunkered down on Wednesday for the arrival of a strengthening Typhoon Gaemi, with financial markets shut, people getting the day off work and flights cancelled, while the military went on stand-by amid forecasts of torrential rain. Gaemi, expected to be the strongest storm to hit Taiwan in eight years, is set to make landfall on the…

VP Harris is likely to tell Israeli PM Netanyahu that it is time for the war to end in a way where Israel is secure, all hostages are released, the suffering of Palestinian civilians in Gaza ends U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will meet the visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House this week,…

Josh Shapiro served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2004 to 2012, as Chairman of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners from 2011 to 2017, and as Attorney General from 2016 to present, with a reelection in 2020. New Delhi: Days after President Joe Biden pulled out of the Presidential race, his deputy Kamala Harris became…

In a tragic turn of events, a 24-year-old extreme eater passed away during a food binge livestream. Popular Chinese influencer, Pan Xiaoting’s eating sessions could last up to 10 hours and see her chow down on approximately 10kg of food. Despite warnings from her worried parents and viewers, Xiaoting continued filming the extreme videos and died on…

Bangladesh has been under a nationwide internet blackout since Thursday amid massive protests that turned violent last week. Bangladesh will restore its broadband internet services Tuesday evening after a five-day shutdown, the country’s telecoms minister said. The internet was shut down as the protest, which began in early June, over the employment quota turned violent in Bangladesh…

Israel sent tanks back into the greater Khan Younis area after ordering evacuations of some districts it said had been used for renewed attacks by militants and at least 70 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire, Gaza medics said on Monday. The Palestinians were killed by tank salvoes in the town of Bani Suhaila and other towns…

Israel will be the United States’ strongest ally in the Middle East regardless of who is elected president in November, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday before flying to Washington, where he was due to address the U.S. Congress. The visit, Netanyahu’s first to his most important international ally since returning for a record sixth term…

Bearing torches that lit up the night as they swam out into the ocean, Japan’s storied “ama” prayed for an abundant catch in a ceremony held by these female free divers for decades. This year, however, most of the 80 white-clad participants in the weekend event in Minamiboso on the Pacific coast were volunteers, as age and…

South Korea warned its northern neighbour its actions risk “causing critical consequences” as tensions along the border continue to escalate. South Korea has been playing K-pop songs in loudspeaker broadcasts aimed at its northern neighbour along the border – after it was targeted with balloons carrying rubbish. The speakers also carried updates on BTS member Jin’s torch-bearing…

A court in the United Arab Emirates has handed 57 Bangladeshis long prison terms for holding protests in the Gulf state against their own country’s government. Three of the unnamed defendants were sentenced to life for “inciting riots in several streets across the UAE on Friday”, while 53 others were jailed for 10 years and one for…

Abdul “Duke” Fakir, the last surviving member of beloved Motown group The Four Tops, has passed away at the age of 88. He died at his home in Detroit from heart failure, his family confirmed on Monday. The Four Tops became one of the best-known bands of the Motown era after forming in the late 1950s. The…

At least six people have been killed after a gunman opened fire in a care home in Croatia, sparking calls for stricter gun control in the Balkan country. Five people, including an employee, were killed in the home in the eastern town of Daruvar, while another person later died in hospital. Police said several people were also…

A newly posted video of Miss Kansas calling out her domestic violence abuser from the stage the night she was crowned is whipping up a maelstrom of support on social media. Alexis Smith, who works overnight shifts as a cardiothoracic intensive care nurse in Wichita, was crowned Miss Kansas on June 8, but posted the video of…

President Joe Biden’s “symptoms have almost resolved completely” from COVID-19, according to his physician, as the president on Monday remained out of public view for the fifth straight day. Biden called into the Wilmington, Delaware, headquarters of his former campaign during a visit by Vice President Kamala Harris, whose bid for the White House has been endorsed by…

Stalking has been the focus of renewed attention following recent Netflix drama Baby Reindeer and a new review has laid bare the scale of the problem. A man who was stalked for 27 years says police “laughed” at him when he first reported it – as a damning new report lays bare the need for “urgent action”…

The drug was found in all 13 wild Brazilian sharpnose sharks tested, with a concentration as much as 100 times higher than previously reported for other aquatic creatures. Sharks in waters off the coast of Brazil have tested positive for cocaine, scientists say. Researchers have long suggested that sea life could be impacted by drugs dumped into…

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris secured support Monday from a majority of delegates to the Democratic National Convention, likely ensuring she will become the party’s nominee for president next month, according to multiple sources. President Joe Biden threw his support behind Harris on Sunday when he withdrew from the race amid questions about his age and health.…

Dozens of exhausted migrants arrived in a wooden boat on a beach in Spain’s Canary Islands early on Friday amid a sharp rise in perilous crossings from Africa, with emergency personnel and a few stunned beachgoers rushing to help. The boat carrying 64 people made it to the Las Burras beach on the island of Gran Canaria…

U.S. President Joe Biden abandoned his reelection bid on Sunday under growing pressure from his fellow Democrats and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s candidate to face Republican Donald Trump in the November election. Biden, who at 81 is the oldest person ever to have occupied the Oval Office, said he would remain in the…

Following the announcement that Joe Biden, 81, has pulled out of the 2024 presidential race after months of speculation about his age and fitness to serve another four years, here’s how Donald Trump and other Republicans have reacted. Donald Trump has called Joe Biden “the worst president in the history of the United States” following the announcement…

US President Joe Biden on Sunday announced he would end his re-election campaign, and said Kamala Harris, his vice-president, should take his place. “I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year,” he wrote on X. “Democrats — it’s time to come together and beat Trump.”…

Israel said it shot down a missile launched from Yemen on Sunday and the Yemeni Houthi movement said it had fired several missiles at the Israeli city of Eilat after Israel’s first public strike against the Iran-aligned group a day earlier. The Houthis have launched missiles and drones at Israel and disrupted global trade through the Red…

A 29-year-old newly wedded Indian-origin man was shot dead in front of his wife in the US state of Indiana, in a suspected road rage incident. The accused shooter, who was initially detained at the scene, was later released indicating they may have acted in “self-defence” as the victim was carrying a handgun when he confronted the…

Thousands of anti-tourism activists protested in Spain’s Palma de Mallorca on Sunday in the latest demonstration against a key industry for the Iberian nation. Carrying makeshift models of planes and cruise ships, protesters walked through the streets of the capital of Mallorca with posters reading ‘no to mass tourism’ and ‘stop private jets’. Anti-tourism activists have staged…

Angelina Jolie’s daughter Shiloh Jolie dropped her dad Brad Pitt’s last name due to “painful events” in her life, according to her lawyer. In a statement to Page Six, Shiloh’s attorney, Peter Levine, denied that the 18-year-old took out a newspaper ad to announce the name change. “Shiloh Jolie did not take out an ‘ad’ announcing any…

The bodies of a couple who set off on a sailing trip across the Atlantic Ocean have been found on a washed-up life raft almost six weeks after they were last seen. Briton Sarah Packwood and her Canadian husband Brett Clibbery are thought to have abandoned their yacht and perished before washing up on Sable Island near…

An employee of Reuters, his wife and their two children were killed in a fire that broke out at their apartment in Kuwait City. The tragic incident took place late on July 19, the same day they returned from Kerala after vacation, local authorities said. According to a report published by The Arab Times, the Indian couple…

Greek Cypriots mourned and Turkish Cypriots rejoiced on Saturday, the 50th anniversary of Turkey’s invasion of part of the island after a brief Greek inspired coup, with the chances of reconciliation as elusive as ever. The ethnically split island is a persistent source of tension between Greece and Turkey, which are both partners in NATO but are…

The U.S. Secret Service said it had turned down requests from Donald Trump’s security detail for additional resources in the two years leading up to his attempted assassination last week, the New York Times reported on Saturday, citing a spokesman. This is a reversal from earlier statements by the agency denying that such requests for the former…

While Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan reaffirmed his country’s desire for a breakaway Turkish Cypriot state, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called for a republic. The leaders of Turkey and Greece took opposing stances to mark the 50th anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus – which led to the division of the island. Attending a military parade…

A look at how Kamala Harris came to be vice president, why she is being touted for the top job and what her reaction has been. Kamala Harris. Pic: Reuters Kamala Harris cemented herself in US political history when she became the first woman to serve as vice president four years ago. But as the 6 November…

The Downtown Aquarium in Denver has a new resident — a rare orange lobster that was rescued from a shipment of crustaceans delivered to a Red Lobster restaurant in Pueblo, Colorado. A long-term employee who is a dishwasher and head biscuit maker spotted the bright orange lobster while unpacking a shipment last Friday and alerted restaurant managers,…

The six-time world champion – who was nicknamed “Dracula” – is widely regarded as one of the greatest snooker players ever. Six-time snooker world champion Ray Reardon has died at the age of 91. The Welshman – widely regarded as one of the greatest snooker players ever – died on Friday after battling cancer, his wife Carol…

At least 105 people have been killed and thousands injured in the violence in Bangladesh this week. Internet and mobile services have been blocked as authorities crack down on demonstrations over the allocation of civil service jobs. Bangladesh’s army has imposed a “shoot-at-sight” curfew across the country after days of clashes between student-led protesters and the police.…

Hadid was modelling a shoe first created for athletes in the 1972 Munich Olympics, during which Palestinian terrorists killed 11 Israeli athletes and a German police officer. Bella Hadid’s new Adidas campaign has been pulled after being called “sick” and an “egregious error”. The US supermodel had been the face of the campaign for a relaunched shoe…

China’s President Xi Jinping orders an all-out rescue effort following the disaster in Shaanxi province, with some 30 people still missing. At least 11 people have been killed and dozens more are missing after a highway bridge collapsed in northwest China, authorities have said. China’s President Xi Jinping has ordered an all-out rescue effort following the disaster…

An emotionally and physically abusive marriage of 11 years led Rani Miranti to join a fight club that has trained her in martial arts, enabling her to stand up against violence. Miranti is one of the growing number of Indonesian women who are taking self-defense classes as gender-based violence remains a challenge in the world’s most populous…

Microsoft says it estimates that 8.5m computers around the world were disabled by the global IT outage. It’s the first time a figure has been put on the incident and suggests it could be the worst cyber event in history. The glitch came from a security company called CrowdStrike which sent out a corrupted software update to…

A 12-year-old girl in Tennessee has been charged with murder, accused of smothering her 8-year-old cousin as the younger girl slept. A relative said they had been arguing over an iPhone. A security camera recorded the killing, inside the bedroom they shared on July 15 in Humboldt, Tennessee, the county prosecutor said. The recording shows the older…

Khalid has been denied bail twice by the trial court and once by the High Court. Former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) scholar Umar Khalid has approached the Delhi High Court seeking bail in the Delhi riots conspiracy case. The case is listed for hearing before the Division Bench of Justices Prathiba M Singh and Amit Sharma on…

Israeli fighter jets struck Houthi military targets near Yemen’s Hodeidah port on Saturday, killing at least three people and wounding 87, a day after a drone launched by the Iranian-backed group hit Israeli economic hub Tel Aviv. Most of the wounded suffered severe burns in air strikes that targeted oil facilities and a power station, Al-Masirah TV,…

Donald Trumpheld his first campaign rally on Saturday since he narrowly escaped an assassination attempt one week ago, mocking Democrats and comparing former Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to a “dog.” After briefly calling for national unity earlier this week, Trump has since returned to his usual campaign tactics — using insulting and sometimes offensive language to…

Tshiring Jangbu Sherpa cannot forget the dead body he saw just metres from the summit of Mount Lhotse in the Himalayas more than a decade ago. The Nepali was working as a guide for a German climber trying to scale the world’s fourth highest mountain in May 2012. The body blocking their path was thought to be…

There was little to indicate what had happened on the fifth floor of the Grand Hyatt Erawan in Bangkok until police officers opened the door. No-one was heard to scream, or had rung for help. No-one had even made it to the door. Even inside, there were apparently no signs of struggle – the untouched late lunch…

The Sundance Institute has selected the finalist cities for the location of the 2027 Sundance Film Festival. In addition to the possibility of remaining in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah, the cities that made the next round are Atlanta; Cincinnati; Boulder, Colo.; Louisville, Ky.; and Santa Fe, N.M. The Sundance Institute looked at the infrastructure…

As the character celebrates her 50th anniversary, Hello Kitty’s creators have said the little girl lives in an unnamed London suburb with her parents and has a boyfriend. After 50 years in business and annual retail sales of $5bn (£3.87bn) last year, you may think Hello Kitty is the cat that got the cream. But she’s not…

Venice introduced a €5 day-tripper tourist tax across a summer trial period from 25 April to 14 July and made around €2.4m. Venice officials have indicated they plan to double a daily tourist tax after a successful summer trial. Over 29 days during the summer, the city said the €5 (£4.20) tax was paid 485,062 times, generating…

Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy discuss the war in Ukraine after JD Vance, a strong critic of US support of Ukraine, was chosen to be Trump’s running mate. Donald Trump and the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a “very good phone call” on Friday, according to the former president, after he promised to end Russia’s war with…

The United Nations’ highest court said on Friday that Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories and settlements there are illegal and should be withdrawn as soon as possible, in its strongest findings to date on the Israel-Palestinian conflict. The advisory opinion by judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), known as the World Court, was not binding…

More than 5,000 flights were cancelled as a global IT outage hit Windows PCs on Friday, while the “majority” of GP surgeries in England and Northern Ireland were affected. Now, there are warnings delays could last into the weekend. Airports and pharmacists are warning delays and disruption caused by a global IT outage could last into the…

A Russian court found U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich guilty of espionage on Friday and sentenced him to 16 years in a maximum security penal colony in what his employer, the Wall Street Journal, called “a disgraceful sham conviction.” Gershkovich, a 32-year-old American who denied any wrongdoing, went on trial in the city of Yekaterinburg last month after…

Conservative politicians pose with AR-style rifles for Christmas card portraits. Churches in deep red states give them away at raffles. Demonstrators on both sides of the political divide tote them at protests. A bill in Congress supported by conservative representatives even wants to designate the AR-15 style rifle as “the National Gun of the United States.” The…

President Joe Biden vowed on Friday to continue his campaign for reelection even as more fellow Democrats in Congress urged him to end his floundering campaign, fearing that it could cost the party dearly in the Nov. 5 election. More than one in 10 congressional Democrats have now publicly called on the 81-year-old incumbent — who is…

Thomas Crooks was pacing next to a warehouse building outside the Butler Farm Show grounds as a crowd gathered for one of former President Donald Trump’s signature outdoor rallies. Crooks had already been flagged as suspicious by law enforcement. By the time two police officers walked over to check him out, he was on the roof, belly…

What asset class do millennials and Gen Z investors both want to own? Here is an answer you may not have guessed: Gold. Among wealthy investors under the age of 43, 45% own gold as a physical asset, and another 45% are interested in holding it, according to a recent study by Bank of America Private Bank.…

Shannen Doherty finalized her split with husband, Kurt Iswarienko, just hours before her death at age 53, and she was granted a rare posthumous divorce two days later. Doherty, the star of “Beverly Hills, 90210” and “Charmed,” died Saturday after years with breast cancer, her publicist said. Los Angeles County court documents showed that Doherty and her…

In a post on X, Air India said the aircraft has landed safely after diversion and it is working with relevant authorities to ensure passengers’ care. Mumbai: A San Francisco-bound Air India flight from Delhi was diverted to Krasnoyarsk international airport in Russia on Thursday due to a technical issue, the airline said. In a post on…

The iconic LZR Racer, the swimsuit that Michael Phelps wore while winning eight golds medals at the Beijing Olympics, is still revered around Speedo’s design center. It serves as a reminder of just how much a suit can push a swimmer to greater heights. “In so many ways, that was the golden era,” said Coora Lavezzo, the…

Several top Democratic leaders reportedly privately push the president to drop his campaign. Meanwhile, Mr Biden insists he will not back down, arguing he beat Donald Trump before and he will do so again. Pressure is building on Joe Biden to end his re-election campaign after former president Barack Obama told allies his path to victory had…

The Ukrainian president will be the first foreign leader to be hosted in Downing Street during Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership, and the first to address a full cabinet since US President Bill Clinton in 1997. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit Number 10 on Friday as the UK government promises to lead a “crackdown” on Russian oil vessels.…

Demonstrators announced they would enforce a “complete shutdown” across the country on Thursday in response to attacks on campus protesters. Thousands of students armed with sticks and stones clashed with armed police in Bangladesh following days of violent confrontations local media say have killed at least 39 people. The students were demonstrating in the country’s capital, Dhaka,…

When Usha Vance took to the stage at the Republican National Convention, she introduced the crowd to the “most determined person I know” – her husband JD Vance, the newly selected vice-presidential candidate. “That JD and I could meet at all, let alone fall in love and marry, is a testament to this great country,” she told…

Melania Trump and her stepdaughter Ivanka Trump stunned in red and white as they made an appearance at the 2024 Republican National Convention to support Donald Trump. The former first lady and former first daughter joined the 45th president onstage at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on Wednesday as he signed documents to accept the GOP nomination…

Is there anything Maya Rudolph can’t do? It’s a serious question, as the comedy superstar reigns as this year’s Emmy nominations MVP. Rudolph earned four nominations — a stunning achievement in itself, but made even more impressive because those nods come from three different programs. She’s nominated in comedy lead actress for Apple TV+’s “Loot” (just renewed…

Unrest broke out in Leeds on Thursday evening as rioters set a double-decker bus ablaze and overturned a police car. Social media footage showed the crowd attacking the police vehicle, using a pram, rocks, and bicycles to smash its windows before flipping it onto its side. Civil war is coming to Britain. It’s a matter of when,…

60 rare Siamese crocodiles have hatched in Cambodia’s Cardamom National Park, offering hope for their endangered population amid conservation efforts. : A group of 60 rare Siamese crocodiles have hatched in Cambodia, boosting hopes for one of the world’s most endangered reptiles, conservationists said Thursday. Five Siamese crocodile nests were discovered in Cambodia’s Cardamom National Park in…

Elsewhere at the convention, West Virginia governor Jim Justice’s pet dog steals the show after appearing on stage with him during a speech. Donald Trump supporters are wearing pretend ear bandages to the Republican convention in solidarity with him after an assassination attempt on the former president. Mr Trump has been wearing a patch over his ear…

Donald Trump accepted the Republican presidential nomination before a raucous audience of thousands on Thursday, the crowning event to a gathering of the party’s faithful just days after the former president survived an assassination attempt. Here are takeaways from the Republican National Convention. TRUMP THE UNIFIER? On the stump, Trump typically paints a dark portrait of America,…

The car was rented at Copenhagen airport and was captured on CCTV as it crossed the Oresund Bridge with three people potentially inside, according to Swedish media. The families of two British men missing in Sweden are appealing for information on their whereabouts amid fears they were victims of a double murder. It comes after a pair…

Around half the 251 Conservative MPs who lost their seat at the election went to listen to the former prime minister apologise for the party’s election disaster and to grieve together for the demise of once-promising political careers. It was like a wake. There were tears. And Rishi Sunak said sorry eight times. The 251 Conservative MPs…

Baldwin’s case was thrown out by the judge after three days, based on testimony heard in court that police and prosecutors had withheld potential evidence from the defence. Alec Baldwin has said he may sue a state prosecutor and sheriff over their failed attempt to prosecute him over a fatal shooting on the set of the film…

The young man was pacing around the edges of the Donald Trump campaign rally, shouldering a big backpack and peering into the lens of a rangefinder toward the rooftops behind the stage where the former president would stand within the hour. His behavior was so odd, so unlike that of the other rallygoers, that local law enforcement…

Emmy voters are paying attention. The Television Academy announced nominations for the 76th Emmys on Wednesday morning, and the announcement was filled with historic-making choices and several critically acclaimed names and titles that had been overdue for recognition. Leading the charge was FX’s “Shogun,” which scored a stunning 25 nominations (including limited series) and scored first-time acting…

Paris has been working on cleaning up the Seine so that people can swim in it again, as was the case during the 1900 Paris Olympics. Former Paris Mayor Jacques Chirac in 1988 promised he would swim in the Seine “in the presence of witnesses”, but his plunge never materialised. The city has built a huge storage…

China has halted nascent nuclear-arms-control talks with the United States, its foreign ministry said on Wednesday, in a protest of Washington’s arms sales to the democratically governed island of Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its territory. The Chinese decision deals a potentially serious setback to global arms-control efforts, with Beijing joining Moscow in refusing to discuss with…

Germany plans to halve its military aid to Ukraine next year, despite concerns that U.S. support for Kyiv could potentially diminish if Republican candidate Donald Trump returns to the White House. German aid to Ukraine will be cut to 4 billion euros ($4.35 billion) in 2025 from around 8 billion euros in 2024, according to a draft…

A former Goldman Sachs (GS.N), opens new tab and Blackstone (BX.N), opens new tab analyst was sentenced to 28 months in prison on Wednesday for insider trading, after admitting that his conduct was “catastrophically stupid.” Anthony Viggiano, 27, of Baldwin, New York, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni in Manhattan, after pleading guilty in January…

The U.S. military announced on Wednesday that its mission to install and operate a temporary, floating pier off the coast of Gaza was complete, formally ending an extraordinary but troubled effort to bring humanitarian aid to Palestinians. The pier, announced by President Joe Biden during a televised address to Congress in March, was a massive endeavor that…

NASA’s Artemis lunar rover, the VIPER, had aimed to explore the lunar south pole in search of ice and other resources. NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on Thursday announced the cancellation of its planned moon rover mission, citing cost overruns and launch delays, in a major setback for the agency’s lunar exploration program. According to NASA,…

Cyanide has been found in the blood of all six people who died in a luxury hotel suite in Bangkok, say doctors after examining their bodies. Based on the initial post-mortem examination, they say there is “no other cause” that would explain their deaths “except for cyanide”. But further tests are being carried out to determine the…

Hans de Borst’s hands were shaking as he flipped through the memorial service programme. His 17-year-old daughter Elsemiek was on board flight MH17, 10 years ago to the day. Hans was the first family member to arrive in the small amphitheatre at the heart of the MH17 national monument. “How am I feeling?” Hans repeated my question.…