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Liz Truss prepares to take charge as new UK Prime Minister
London: Liz Truss, the new Conservative Party leader who beat former chancellor Rishi Sunak to replace Boris Johnson, will take charge as Britain’s new Prime Minister on Tuesday after an audience with…
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Heavy floods pose drowning threat to Dadu, other cities in Pakistan
Sindh [Pakistan], September 5 (ANI): Floodwater in Main Nara Valley (MNV) drain in Pakistan has surged to pose threat to Dadu and other cities and towns in the district, ARY News reported…
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Russia bans 25 more US citizens from entry
Moscow: An additional 25 US citizens have been indefinitely barred from entering the country in response to Washington’s growing anti-Russian sanctions, the Russian Foreign Ministry has announced. The newly blacklisted are members…
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Sri Lanka to oppose new rights resolution at UNHRC
Colombo: Sri Lanka will oppose a new resolution on its human rights accountability, especially an external investigation mechanism, at the UN Human Rights Council session getting underway this week, Foreign Minister Ali…
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Liz Truss gets frustrated at being compared to Margaret Thatcher
London: Liz Truss got “frustrated” after she was “compared to Margaret Thatcher”, the media reported. When asked whether she models herself on the former Tory prime minister, she disagreed with the accusation,…
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Trump breathes fire on Biden, calls FBI & DoJ ‘vicious monsters’
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump literally breathed fire, calling the “FBI and DoJ as vicious monsters” even as the Department of Justice (DoJ) sat on the horns of a dilemma on…
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UK: Liz Truss beats Sunak; becomes 3rd woman Prime Minister
London: UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss was on Monday emerged victorious to become the United Kingdom’s third Prime Minister. She won the Conservative Party’s (Tory) leadership contest, defeating former Chancellor of Exchequer…
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Former director Ariel Koren protests Google’s ties with Israel
Ariel Koren, the former director of marketing for Google’s educational products department, protested with a number of her colleagues in front of the company’s headquarters in San Francisco, USA, in protest against…
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Sri Lanka issues red alert for heavy rain
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Meteorological Department on Monday issued a red alert for several districts as heavy rain were expected to lash the island nation in the coming days. The Department warned that…
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Shehbaz blasts Imran for comments on Pakistan Army chief
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has blasted his predecessor Imran Khan for what he called “Imran Niazi’s despicable utterances to malign institutions”. The Prime Minister also said that Khan’s “nefarious agenda…
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2 killed in California wildfire
San Francisco: Two people were killed in a fast-moving wildfire in California’s Siskiyou county, a top official said. Late Sunday, the county’s Sheriff Jeremiah LaRue said the deaths in the Mill Fire…
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Pakistan govt delaying elections to appoint army chief of choice: Imran
New Delhi: Former Pakistan Prime Minister PTI Imran Khan has slammed the coalition government for stalling the elections, saying that the delay is being done to “appoint an army chief of their…
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Ukraine dispatches biggest convoy of grain ships
Kiev: The Ukrainian Infrastructure Ministry said that it has dispatched its largest convoy of grain ships so far since the UN-brokered “grain initiative” was implemented on August 1. In a Facebook post…
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One killed, nine missing after float plane crashes in Washington State
Washington: At least one person was killed and nine others were still missing after a float plane carrying 10 people crashed on Sunday (local time) in Mutiny Bay in Washington State, according…
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Taiwan lifts typhoon Hinnamnor warning, no casualties reported
Taipei: Taiwan’s meteorological agency lifted its typhoon warning as Hinnamnor, the 11th typhoon this year, left the island and its coastal waters, with no reports of severe disasters or casualties. According to…
