Sunak angry over election date betting accusations
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said that anyone involved in using inside information to bet on the date of Britain’s July 4 national election should be expelled from his Conservative Party. Sunak said on the BBC on Thursday that he was “incredibly angry, incredibly angry” to learn of allegations...
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2 killed when police clash with locals in Mexico
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Court upholds Canada's no-fly list for Sikh extremists
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Armenia recognises Palestinian state
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Hundreds die during Haj pilgrimage in S Arabia amid intense heat
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China, Malaysia to ink economic pacts as visiting Li meets Anwar
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US approves new $360 mn arms sale to Taiwan for drones, related equipment
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Iran’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate sentenced to another year in prison
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US soldier convicted of theft in Russia, sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison
A court in Russia’s far eastern city of Vladivostok on Wednesday convicted a visiting American soldier of stealing and making threats of murder, and it sentenced him to three years and nine months in prison. Staff Sgt Gordon Black, 34, flew to the Pacific port city to see his girlfriend...
Pak Taliban’s senior commander killed in Af
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s senior commander Abdul Manan alias Hakimullah has been killed by unknown men in Afghanistan’s Kunar province, in a setback to the banned outfit which has declared a three-day ceasefire with Pakistan during the Eid al-Adha festival. Hakimullah, a Shura member of the Pakistani Taliban’s powerful Malakand faction, was...
Pak for campaign to recover arms from terrorist groups
Pakistan has urged the United Nations for a “concerted campaign” to recover all weapons from dreaded terrorist groups such as the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Speaking at the UN’s Fourth Review Conference of the Programme of Action (PoA) on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) on Tuesday, Ambassador Munir Akram expressed Pakistan’s...
Lanka needs to benefit from India’s industrial success: Prez
(): President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday said Sri Lanka needs to connect with neighbouring India to reap the benefits of its massive industrial development. “Our neighbour India is going through a phase of massive industrial development. Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are experiencing it. We must also join in,” said...
Ramaphosa sworn in for second term as South Africa President
Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in for a second term as South Africa’s President to head a coalition government on Wednesday, despite his failure to secure a majority in parliament for the African National Congress (ANC) in last month’s election. Ramaphosa’s ANC lost its parliamentary majority for the first time in 30...
Kuwait to give $15K compensation to kin of Mangaf fire victims: Report
The Kuwaiti government will give USD 15,000 each as compensation to the families of the victims of the devastating fire that killed 50 people, including 46 Indians, in the southern Ahmadi Governorate, according to a media report. The massive fire which occurred at a seven-storey building in the city of...
Early blast of heat and humidity leaves millions sweltering across US
A blast of heat and humidity in the Midwest and Northeast days before the official start of summer put a wet blanket on outdoor activities from festivals to sports camps as officials urged people to take precautions. Cities that opened cooling centers this week advised that Wednesday’s Juneteenth holiday means...
