UN to vote again on Gaza ceasefire, US plans unclear UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council is expected to vote Wednesday on another draft resolution calling for a... Updated 20 Nov, 2024 08:00pm
World Democrat Sarah McBride becomes first openly transgender member of US Congress WASHINGTON: Democrat Sarah McBride became the first openly transgender person elected to the US House of... Published 06 Nov, 2024 08:44am
World Obama hits campaign trail for Harris WASHINGTON: Former US president Barack Obama will bring his star power to Kamala Harris’s election campaign... Published 11 Oct, 2024 06:30am
World Julian Assange to give first public address since prison release SYDNEY: Controversial WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange plans to break his post-prison silence in an address to the... Published 25 Sep, 2024 12:22pm
World ‘Yes she can’: Obama says US ready for a Harris presidency CHICAGO: Barack Obama told fellow Democrats in Chicago Tuesday that “the torch has been passed” to Kamala Harris... Published 22 Aug, 2024 06:58am
Opinion ‘Israel and allies are after bigger trophies…’ This is apropos a letter to the Editor titled “Israel and allies are after bigger trophies” carried by the... Published 11 Aug, 2024 03:28am
World Backed by Biden, Kamala Harris moves to lock up White House bid WASHINGTON: Vice President Kamala Harris wasted no time launching her 2024 presidential campaign, seeking the... Published 22 Jul, 2024 11:06am
World Obama, Bill Clinton to join Biden to raise $25 million at event with Queen Latifah and Lizzo WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden will get a boost from Democratic predecessors Barack Obama and Bill Clinton on... Published 28 Mar, 2024 04:52pm
World Biden and Obama: a complicated bromance WASHINGTON: When Joe Biden takes the stage with Barack Obama at an election fundraiser in New York this week, it ... Published 26 Mar, 2024 04:20am
World Bangladesh Nobel winner fears for future as woes mount DHAKA: Bangladesh Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus says it is a “million-dollar question” why the prime minister... Published 04 Mar, 2024 11:49am
World Donald Trump, Biden win Michigan primaries but Democrats mount Gaza protest vote DEARBORN: US President Joe Biden easily won the Democratic presidential primary in Michigan on Tuesday, but a... Published 28 Feb, 2024 11:13am
World Behind Biden’s shift on Israel assault: deaths of Palestinians, international pressure WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden and his team have markedly shifted their tone on the Israel-Hamas crisis in... Updated 27 Oct, 2023 10:51pm
World Indian minister scoffs at Obama comment on protecting Muslims NEW DELHI: India’s finance minister has derided comments by former US President Barack Obama that Prime Minister... Published 26 Jun, 2023 12:24pm
World Obama warns India risks ‘pulling apart’ without minority rights WASHINGTON: Former US president Barack Obama said Thursday that India risks “pulling apart” if the Muslim... Published 23 Jun, 2023 06:00am
World Russia bans entry to 500 US nationals including Obama MOSCOW: Russia on Friday said it banned entry to 500 Americans, including former president Barack Obama, in response... Updated 19 May, 2023 11:38pm
World Bitter race for top UN migration job enters home stretch GENEVA: After months of an unusually acrimonious leadership battle, the International Organization for Migration... Published 12 May, 2023 12:07pm
Technology Musk overtakes Obama as most followed personality on Twitter WASHINGTON: Elon Musk has surpassed former US president Barack Obama as the most followed account on Twitter, five... Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am
World After six-year break, Biden names envoy to press North Korea rights WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Monday named an envoy to press North Korea on human rights, ending a six-year gap... Published 24 Jan, 2023 09:54am
World Biden to promote US infrastructure spending in bipartisan Kentucky visit WASHINGTON: Democratic US President Joe Biden will join Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in a... Published 02 Jan, 2023 11:46am
World Biden, Obama warn of democracy threat in final midterms countdown PHILADELPHIA: President Joe Biden, Democratic superstar Barack Obama and Republican firebrand Donald Trump all... Published 06 Nov, 2022 10:43am
World Obama warns of 'dangerous' U.S. political climate ahead of midterms PITTSBURGH: Former President Barack Obama warned about divisions fueling a "dangerous climate" in U.S. politics as ... Published 05 Nov, 2022 10:29pm
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World With Russia in crosshairs, US suddenly talks up UN reform UNITED NATIONS: Few issues have been as constant at the United Nations as grievances about the structure of the... Published 18 Sep, 2022 11:09am
Life & Style Barack Obama: president, Nobel laureate, and now an Emmy winner WASHINGTON: Hollywood newcomer Barack Obama was awarded an Emmy for narrating his Netflix documentary series “Our... Published 04 Sep, 2022 10:49am
World Weakened Scholz seeks to seize G7 opportunity BERLIN: The last time Germany hosted a G7 summit, then-chancellor Angela Merkel produced a series of viral images... Published 24 Jun, 2022 09:45am
World Progressive Twitter accounts lose followers, conservatives gain SAN FRANCISCO: Key figures on the American left, Barack Obama among them, have shed thousands of followers since... Published 27 Apr, 2022 12:46pm
Business & Finance Biden to nominate former Treasury official Barr for Fed top job WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Friday said he would nominate former Treasury official Michael Barr to be the... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
World Obama returns to White House to tout healthcare law with Biden WASHINGTON: Former President Barack Obama will return to the White House on Tuesday for the first time since leaving... Published 05 Apr, 2022 03:02pm
World US Vice President Harris’ deputy chief of staff to depart WASHINGTON: US Vice President Kamala Harris’s deputy chief of staff Michael Fuchs is leaving the administration,... Published 05 Apr, 2022 05:38am
Life & Style Arooj Aftab becomes first Pakistani artist to win Grammy Arooj Aftab became the first Pakistani artist to win a Grammy award at the 64th Grammy Awards held on Sunday night ... Updated 04 Apr, 2022 02:30pm
KSE-100 closes above 97,000 for the first time as investors dismiss political noise, index gains 1,782 points