5 dead in dormitory fire in Moscow

IANS | June 29, 2024 6:31 AM

Moscow, June 29 (IANS) At least five persons were killed as a fire raced through a dormitory in a Moscow suburb, Russian media reports quoted emergency services as saying early on Saturday.

Let's keep going, says Biden as Democrats deal with debate shocker

Yashwant Raj | June 28, 2024 7:17 PM

Washington, June 28 (IANS) US President Joe Biden said he did well at the Thursday debate with former President Donald Trump and dismissed the likelihood of him stepping aside, as being demanded by some Democrats disappointed by his performance, telling supporters: "Let's keep going."

EU leaders reach agreement on top jobs

IANS | June 28, 2024 5:39 AM

Brussels, June 28 (IANS) The European Council summit has agreed to formally nominate Germany's Ursula von der Leyen for a second term as president of the European Commission.

Biden, Trump to face off in first presidential debate

Yashwant Raj | June 27, 2024 9:00 PM

Washington, June 27 (IANS) Will the two men shake hands when they meet on the debate stage? They didn't when they met last for a debate in 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic was at its peak then. On Thursday night, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will have nothing to blame but the yawning chasm of ill will that separates them now.

SpaceX bags $843 million NASA contract to de-orbit ISS in 2030

IANS | June 27, 2024 9:44 AM

New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Elon Musk’s SpaceX has won a $843 million NASA contract to prepare for the safe and responsible deorbit of the International Space Station (ISS) in a controlled manner after the end of its operational life in 2030.

Bolivia coup attempt fails, army general arrested

IANS | June 27, 2024 5:56 AM

La Paz, June 27 (IANS) Armoured vehicles and troops of the Bolivian Armed Forces pulled back from the presidential palace in La Paz on Wednesday evening, hours after an attempted coup.