China’s Pan wins ‘magic’ 100m freestyle gold in new world record

China's Pan Zhanle enjoyed a "magic moment" after smashing his own world record on his way to victory in the men's 100m freestyle at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday. It was China's first swimming gold of the Paris Games. Pan powered to the finish in 46.40sec, beating the world record time of

Trump attacks Harris’s racial identity, says she opted to ‘turn Black’

Donald Trump suggested Wednesday that Vice President Kamala Harris had decided to "turn Black" for political gain, as he attacked his Democratic White House rival during a combative interaction with African American journalists in Chicago. The Republican former president's inflammatory comments marked an escalation of the 78-year-old's vitriol against Harris, whom

Violence has serious implications for Bangladesh’s international standing: UN rights chief

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk has written a letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina saying the reports of violence against its citizens advocating for fundamental rights have serious implications not only within Bangladesh, but also in its international standing. "As one of the largest contributors to the United Nations peacekeeping

‘Fresh’ Axelsen, top-ranked Shi cruise into Olympic badminton quarters

Defending champion Viktor Axelsen will play with a "fresh body" in the Olympic badminton quarter-finals after dismantling Ireland's Nhat Nguyen to cruise into the knockout round Wednesday. Denmark's Axelsen made it three wins from three in Paris, overcoming a slow start to beat Nguyen 21-13, 21-10 and top his first-round group. Axelsen,

42 bodies found in Khan Younis

Thousands of Palestinians returned to their homes in the ruins of Gaza's main southern city Khan Younis tuesday, after Israeli forces ended a week-long incursion there which they said aimed to prevent Hamas from regrouping. Palestinian health officials said rescue workers had so far recovered 42 bodies of Palestinians killed in

85 patients leave Gaza in biggest medical evacuation since war began: WHO

The WHO said 85 patients had been evacuated Tuesday from Gaza to the United Arab Emirates, in the largest medical evacuation from the Palestinian territory since the war began in October. The World Health Organization said the sick and severely injured patients evacuated to the Gulf country comprised 35 children and