A rehearsal for U.S President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration scheduled for Sunday has been postponed because of security concerns, Politico reported late on Thursday, citing two people with knowledge of the decision. The rehearsal is now planned for Monday, according to the report. Biden’s team had also canceled an Amtrak trip from Wilmington to Washington planned مزید پڑھیں

South Korea’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a 20-year prison term for former president Park Geun-hye over bribery and other crimes as it wrapped up a historic corruption case that marked a striking fall from grace for the country’s first female leader and conservative icon. The ruling means Park, who was ousted from office and مزید پڑھیں

Outgoing US president Donald Trump achieved a rare feat on Wednesday as he became the first president to be impeached twice, this time on charges of inciting an insurrection in last week’s violent attack in the Capitol. The vote in the Democratic-controlled House was 232-197 following the deadly assault on American democracy, although it appeared مزید پڑھیں

Donald Trump on Wednesday became the first president in US history to be impeached twice, as 10 of his fellow Republicans joined Democrats in the House of Representatives to charge him with inciting an insurrection in last week’s violent rampage in the Capitol. The vote in the Democratic-controlled House was 232-197 following the deadly assault مزید پڑھیں

Kuwait’s Prime Minister Sabah al-Khalid al-Sabah presented the resignation of his cabinet to the country’s ruler on Wednesday, days before the premier was due to be questioned in parliament over his choice of ministers and other issues. The standoff between the government and parliament less than a month after the cabinet was appointed poses the مزید پڑھیں

The US House of Representatives passed a resolution calling Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th amendment to remove Donald Trump from office amid moves by the Democrats to impeach the president. With eight days remaining in Trump’s term, the House will vote on Wednesday on an article of impeachment accusing the Republican of مزید پڑھیں

South Korean researchers say they have designed an inflatable “negative pressure” ward for isolating and treating patients with infectious diseases like COVID-19, after the pandemic exposed shortages of such beds around the world. The rooms use a ventilation system that creates negative pressure to allow air to flow into the isolation room and be channelled مزید پڑھیں

The unveiling ceremony was participated by IRGC commander Major-General Hossein Salami and Commander of the IRGC naval force Rear-Admiral Alireza Tangsiri. Speaking during the ceremony, General Salami said: “Our logic is to get strong to defend the territorial integrity and independence of the country as well as the achievements of the Islamic Revolution.” He said مزید پڑھیں

Congressional Democrats were moving closer to a historic step on Friday as they weighed impeaching US President Donald Trump for a second time, two days after his false claims of election fraud helped encourage a mob that breached the US Capitol. Top Democratic leaders, including House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader مزید پڑھیں

President Donald Trump for the first time acknowledged his defeat in the Nov 3 election and announced there would be an “orderly transition on Jan 20” after Congress concluded the electoral vote count early on Thursday, certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. Trump’s acknowledgment came after a day of chaos and destruction on Capitol Hill as مزید پڑھیں