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The debates between Biden and Trump will be hosted by two television networks CNN and ABC, respectively. WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, the presumptive presidential nominees for the Democratic and Republican parties in this year’s presidential election, on Wednesday agreed to hold …

WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law Monday a bill that will prohibit U.S. imports of unirradiated low-enriched uranium from Russia. U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said in a statement that Biden signed the Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act, which is aimed at “reducing, and …

Kyiv, Ukraine | THE INDEPENDENT | US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is Ukraine on a surprise visit . “I returned to Kyiv today to demonstrate our unwavering support for Ukraine as they defend their freedom against Russian aggression,” he said. “As I told President Zelensky, the U.S. has been by …

MOSCOW | TASS | If the West wants to solve the Ukraine conflict on the battlefield, “so be it,” Sergey Lavrov, candidate for the post of Russia’s foreign minister, told a Federation Council committee meeting discussing his reappointment. “If they want [to resolve the conflict in Ukraine] on the battlefield, …

GAZA | Xinhua | The Hamas-run health authorities on Monday warned that the health system in the Gaza Strip could collapse within hours due to a severe fuel shortage. “As a result of the failure to bring the needed fuel to power hospital electricity generators, ambulances, and transport employees to …

London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT |  The title race will go right to the very final whistle after Leandro Trossard’s first-half strike was enough to grind out another win on Arsenal’s travels. It’s the first time in 25 years that Arsenal have been involved in the title race on the …

Malmo, Sweden | THE INDEPENDENT | Switzerland has won the 68th Eurovision Song Contest with the song ‘The Code’ performed by Nemo. Live from Malmö Arena, fans watched as the coveted Eurovision trophy was handed from Sweden over to Switzerland. The winning song is The Code, performed by Nemo. After the …

NEW DELHI | Xinhua | Two government-run hospitals in Delhi received a bomb threat on Sunday, triggering evacuations in both facilities. Personnel belonging to the Delhi Police, the Delhi Fire Services and the local disaster management force were carrying out security checks inside the Sanjay Gandhi Hospital in Mangolpuri and …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa | Xinhua | South Africa’s Presidency said Saturday that the country has on Friday approached the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to seek an urgent order from the court for the protection of the Palestinian people in Gaza amid Israel’s ongoing military assault on Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost …

    Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan communicate with French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron at the Col du Tourmalet in Hautes-Pyrenees Department of France, May 7, 2024. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei) TARBES, France | Xinhua |  On the last day of Chinese President Xi …