Caitlin Clark believes the excitement surrounding her trailblazing college basketball career heralds a bright future for women’s sport in the United States as she prepares to join the professional ranks of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). The 22-year-old Iowa phenomenon signed off from collegiate sport on Sunday with a disappointing 87-75 defeat to South…
US pushes for UN to support temporary Gaza ceasefire, oppose Rafah assault The United States has proposed a rival draft United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a temporary ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and opposing a major ground offensive by its ally Israel in Rafah. The move comes after the U.S. signalleded it would…
Both candidates seek to be Republican nominee, but only one is eligible to win delegates in unorthodox Nevada. The latest contest in the United States presidential primary season is set to be a Republican doubleheader, with not one but two races in a single state. The problem is, only one will carry weight in the battle for…
Will Democrats in the US campaign on the promise of regaining access to abortion? “Disarray.” “Bewilderment.” Following the 1973 verdict of the US Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion, medical professionals, activists, and those seeking abortions have had to adjust to a new standard of care for reproductive health. It can…
US says missile presented an ‘imminent threat’ to merchant ship and US Navy vessels in the region. The United States military says it destroyed a Houthi antiship missile in Yemen that was aimed into the Red Sea and ready to launch after the Iran-aligned group attacked a British oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden….
Former employee files lawsuit accusing McMahon and another executive of sexual assault, trafficking and emotional abuse. Vince McMahon has resigned from wrestling giant TKO Group and the subsidiary World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) he founded after a lawsuit that accused him of sexual assault and trafficking. McMahon stepped down from his position as executive chairman of…
His tour comes amid multiple political upheavals in West Africa and as governments reassess relationships with the West. Lagos, Nigeria – This week during his visit to the Ivorian capital Abidjan, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken pledged $45m to boost coastal West African security, extending funding of an ongoing programme in the region to $300m. Blinken, who…
Donald Trump is one step closer to an election rematch against United States Democratic President Joe Biden, as the former president secured a decisive victory in New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary on Tuesday. Within minutes of the state’s polling stations closing, US media announced Trump had beaten his Republican rival Nikki Haley by a substantial margin,…
Trump leads opponents in popularity: Donald Trump is ahead of his Republican opponents on key measures of popularity. At the same time, US President Joe Biden’s job approval rating has hit a new low, according to a new poll. The findings from an ABC News/Ipsos poll published on Sunday come a day ahead of the Iowa caucuses…
During the combat halt, captives are anticipated to be released every day until Monday. According to US President Joe Biden, there’s a “real” possibility that Israel’s four-day ceasefire with Gaza may be prolonged. “I believe there is a good chance,” he told reporters on Friday, declining to comment on the length of the conflict that…
