Don­ald Trump said on Sunday he will skip this week’s first Republican presidential debate, arguing that Americans know him well so there’s no need for a public showdown with his rivals for the White House. In a message on his platform Truth Social, Trump touted what he called a hugely successful record as president and مزید پڑھیں

At least eleven people have been killed in an explosion in a coal mine in Yanchuan County, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, authorities said Tuesday. According to details, the incident occurred on Monday evening. Authorities said that out of the 90 people in the mine at the time of the blast, two “died after resuscitation efforts مزید پڑھیں

China said on Monday it had lodged complaints over a statement released at a first-of-its-kind summit of the leaders of the United States, South Korea and Japan in which they criticised Beijing’s “aggressive behaviour”. US President Joe Biden hosted the summit — described as launching a “new chapter” of close, three-way security cooperation — at مزید پڑھیں

Italian authorities have detained a migrant rescue ship for 20 days after it disobeyed an order about where to disembark its passengers, the charity which operates the vessel said on Monday. The 14-metre ex-lifeboat Aurora picked up 72 people in distress in the central Mediterranean on Friday, and was told by Italian authorities to take مزید پڑھیں

Thailand’s ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra was jailed on Tuesday as he returned to the kingdom after 15 years in exile, hours before parliament votes to install his party’s candidate as the new prime minister. According to international media reports, Thaksin Shinawatra landed in a private jet at Bangkok’s Don Mueang airport at 9 am (0200 GMT), greeted by مزید پڑھیں

Heavy rains lashed California on Sunday as Tropical Storm Hilary raced in from Mexico, bringing warnings of potentially life-threatening flooding in the typically arid southwestern United States. With people already on edge, a 5.1 magnitude earthquake hit near the southern California town of Ojai but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. As مزید پڑھیں

Niger’s new military ruler has said a transition of power will not go beyond three years, and warned that any attack on the country “will not be the walk in the park” for those involved. “Our ambition is not to confiscate power,” Gen­eral Abdourahamane Tiani said in a televised address. Any transition of power “will مزید پڑھیں

Police in northeastern Bangladesh used batons and tear gas to disperse opposition activists amid a political dispute over who will oversee the next election. According to international media reports, about 300 people were injured in the clash, including some from live fire. As per reports, as many as 150 people including police officers were hurt in مزید پڑھیں

The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Hilary’s winds had significantly weakened but were still sustained at a hazardous 90 miles per hour (145 kilometers per hour) with higher gusts. According to international media reports, Mexico’s Civil Protection agency said in a statement that river and stream levels had risen significantly in Loreto and Mulege مزید پڑھیں

Niger’s new military ruler General Abdourahamane Tiani has said a transition of power would not go beyond three years, and warned that any attack on the country would not be easy for those involved. “Our ambition is not to confiscate power,” General Abdourahamane Tiani said in a televised address on Saturday, adding that an attack on مزید پڑھیں