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‘Foolproof arrangements for Chinese citizens security’
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Thursday said Pakistan is “proud” of its friendship with all-weather ally China, as he asserted that “foolproof arrangements” have been made for the security of Chinese nationals working on major infrastructure projects in some restive provinces. Naqvi made the remarks during a meeting with his Chinese...
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Sri Lanka finalises debt restructuring agreement
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Zelenskyy scolds officials who shirk their duties
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NATO picks outgoing Dutch PM Mark Rutte as its next secy-general
NATO appointed Mark Rutte as its next secretary-general on Wednesday, putting the outgoing Dutch prime minister in charge of the world’s biggest security organisation at a critical time for European security as war rages in Ukraine. Rutte’s appointment was sealed by NATO ambassadors during a meeting at the 32-nation alliance’s headquarters...
Suspect kills self after shootings near Las Vegas leave 5 people dead, teen hurt
A man who fatally shot five people and critically injured a 13-year-old girl at apartments near Las Vegas has killed himself, authorities said on Tuesday. The North Las Vegas Police Department said the suspected shooter, 57-year-old Eric Adams, killed himself Tuesday morning as he was confronted by officers in a neighborhood....
US journalist goes on trial in Russia for ‘espionage’
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich went on trial behind closed doors in Yekaterinburg on Wednesday, 15 months after his arrest in the Russian city on espionage charges that he, his employer and the US government vehemently deny. The 32-year-old journalist appeared in the court in a glass defendants’ cage, his...
US officiant marries 10 same-sex couples in HK
Ten same-sex couples got married in the United States over the internet from Hong Kong, a semi-autonomous southern Chinese city that does not formally recognize such unions but offers them legal protections. The event Tuesday was timed to mark Pride Month, with a registered officiant from the American state of Utah...
Suspected N Korean hypersonic missile exploded in flight, South Korea says
A suspected hypersonic missile launched by North Korea exploded in flight on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, as North Korea protests the regional deployment of a US aircraft carrier for a military drill with South Korea and Japan. Later Wednesday, South Korea conducted live-fire drills along its disputed western sea...