Yousaf resigns as Scottish First Minister
Humza Yousaf, the Pakistani-origin Scottish National Party leader who heads the devolved government in Scotland, announced his resignation on Monday, after days of political turmoil for the devolved SNP-led government. Yousaf, 39, took over as Scotland’s first Muslim and also the region’s youngest First Minister in March last year. Last week, he...
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UK’s new laws to keep smart devices secure over internet
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‘Israel must boost more humanitarian aid for Gaza’
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China nod to Tesla cars as Musk lobbies in visit to Beijing
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Thailand FM resigns after being dropped as deputy prime minister
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Attack in Russia’s North Caucasus leaves 2 cops, 5 gunmen dead
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NATO’s chief chides alliance countries for not being quicker to help Ukraine
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Indonesian, Singaporean leaders hold annual talks, joined by successors
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4 suspects involved in Chinese engineers’ killings arrested
(): Pakistan authorities claimed on Monday that they have arrested four suspects involved in the killing of Chinese engineers in a deadly terrorist attack last month. Five Chinese nationals and a Pakistani driver were killed in the attack on March 26 when a vehicle-borne suicide bomber targeted a convoy escorting...
Pak Sharif discusses new loan programme with IMF chief
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has met IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva and discussed a new loan programme for the cash-strapped country to put the economy back on track. In a meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Special Meeting in Riyadh, the premier thanked Georgieva, the International Monetary...
Dar’s surprise elevation as deputy PM a ‘pre-planned’ move: Report
The surprise elevation of Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar — a close confidant of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif — as the deputy prime minister was in reality “pre-planned” and is reportedly a move to “compensate” the PML-N supremo for the loss of the finance portfolio, it emerged on Monday. Dar,...
S Korea’s opp leader urges prez to accept probe against wife, officials
Emboldened by his party’s recent election win, South Korea’s opposition leader pressured President Yoon Suk Yeol to accept special investigations into allegations involving top officials and his wife, as they met Monday for talks on bipartisan cooperation. The meeting was their first since Yoon took office in 2022 after defeating Lee...
Pope Francis visits Venice
Venice has always been a place of contrasts, of breathtaking beauty and devastating fragility, where history, religion, art and nature have collided over the centuries to produce an otherworldly gem of a city. But even for a place that prides itself on its culture of unusual encounters, Pope Francis’ visit...
Houthi rebels claim downing US drone, release footage of wreckage
Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Saturday claimed shooting down another of the US military’s MQ-9 Reaper drones, airing footage of parts that corresponded to known pieces of the unmanned aircraft. The Houthis said they shot down the Reaper with a surface-to-air missile, part of a renewed series of assaults this week...
Chants of ‘shame on you' at White House dinner
An election-year roast of President Joe Biden before journalists, celebrities and politicians at the annual White House correspondents’ dinner Saturday butted up against growing public discord over the Israel-Hamas war, with large protests outside the event condemning both Biden’s handling of the conflict and the Western news’ media coverage of...
