Editors Desk

Compared with a bolder but more divisive alternative, the Minnesota governor was the easier choice

Most Americans have never heard of the top contenders to be Vice President Harris' running mate

The popular Minnesota governor could give Harris a critical edge across the battleground Rust Belt states of Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania.

Venezuela's attorney general, Tarek Saab, announced a new criminal probe against opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez and leader Maria Corina Machado after they posted a letter urging the country's security forces to "stand by the people" protesting President Nicolás Maduro's contested victory at July 28's presidential election.  

After 15 years of leading Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina fled the country on Monday as protesters stormed her palace in Dhaka. Daughter of a murdered revolutionary who helped Bangladesh gain independence, Hasina was once hailed for rescuing the country from military rule. But her iron fist and intolerance to dissent, including the mass arrest of opponents, left a bitter taste in the mouths of the public.

The former POTUS and FLOTUS have been married since 1992.

Mali has accused Kiev of violating its sovereignty and supporting international terrorism

Leader Kim Jong-un has overseen a parade of 250 of the tactical systems that will bolster the country’s border defenses

Bola Tinubu has warned that his government will not stand idly by while people with a “political agenda” tear the country apart

Maduro told troops he is ‘willing to do anything’ to protect his ‘revolution’ amid growing criticism of crackdown on opposition

US sprinter Noah Lyles Sunday took gold in the closest 100m final in modern Olympic history, becoming the first American to win the event since the 2004 Athens Games.

One of America’s most enduring rock bands are “heartbroken” as they announced they’ll be retiring from touring.

An American athletics star has missed out on a golden opportunity in the 100m final, ruining her perfect redemption story.The 

Moscow (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered condolences to North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un over devastating floods that caused untold casualties and damaged thousands of homes, the Kremlin said on Saturday.

Western media reports suggest Israel's secret service planted bombs inside the building Ismail Haniyeh was staying in.

US gymnastics star Simone Biles claimed her seventh Olympic gold medal on Saturday by winning the women's vault final at the Paris Summer Games. Biles will go on to compete in the balance beam and floor exercise finals on Monday.

Eight Russian prisoners were released in the swap, including spies, agents and a convicted assassin.

Officials have accused the platform of preventing users from posting condolences over the death of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh

Building on widespread sentiment and the incumbent Nicolás Maduro's refusal to provide transparent voting data, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said it "is clear" that opposition candidate Edmundo González won Sunday's Venezuelan presidential election, despite Maduro claiming he had secured 90% of the votes.