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World leaders labelled Imran Khan 'rude, liar and narcissist': Shehbaz Sharif
In an interview with British publication The Guardian, the Pakistani premier said that he was "shocked" at the UNGA in New York when world leaders had personally objected to PTI Chairman Imran Khan's conduct. "Some leaders told me in person about his personality. They told me he was rude, he told lies and he is a 'narcissist', quote unquote," the PM told the publication without naming any world leaders, Geo News reported.
PM Modi speaks to Ukraine President Zelenskyy
The two leaders discussed the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Modi reiterated his call for an early end to hostilities and the need to pursue the path of dialogue and diplomacy. He expressed his firm conviction that there can be no military solution to the conflict and conveyed India's readiness to contribute to any peace effort.
India-origin couple, infant among four kidnapped in California
Merced County Sheriff's Office on Monday, said in a statement that 36-year-old Jasdeep Singh, 27-year-old Jasleen Kaur, their eight-month-old child and relative 39-year-old Amandeep Singh were taken "against their will from a business."
Pakistan is a one-per cent republic: Ex-FM Miftah Ismail
Speaking at an awards ceremony organised by the Management Association of Pakistan (MAP), Miftah Ismail said there's "something very wrong" with Pakistan, Dawn reported. "The 1 per cent elite controls this country," said Ismail, who was a placeholder at the finance ministry for six months until Ishaq Dar's recent return from exile.
Spate of suicides in Tibet due to China's repressive Covid steps
In the span of two days, at least five people took their own lives by jumping to their deaths in various parts of Lhasa and its suburbs, according to sources the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) reached out to. "The International Campaign for Tibet is deeply concerned about these developments and urges the Chinese government to refrain from repressive measures and allow space for Tibetans to express their legitimate grievances," said ICT, an advocacy group that promotes human rights and democratic freedoms for Tibetans.
North Korea fires IRBM over Japan: South Korea military
The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the launch from Mupyong-ri in the northern province of Jagang at 7:23 a.m. and that the missile flew some 4,500 kilometres at an apogee of around 970 km at a top speed of Mach 17.
Death toll of Afghanistan's suicide blast soars to 53: UNAMA
"Further rise in casualties from Friday's classroom bombing in Hazara quarter of Kabul: 53 killed, at least 46 girls and young women, 110 injured. Our human rights team continues documenting the crime," the UN mission here tweeted on Monday. A suicide explosion rocked an education centre in a neighbourhood of western Kabul on Friday morning where a large number of students were preparing for an exam, Xinhua news agency reported.
Britain abandons plan to scrap top rate of income tax following criticism
British government is clear that the abolition "has become a distraction from our overriding mission to tackle the challenges facing our country," tweeted Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng on Monday. "We get it, and we have listened."
Trump wants revenge from President Biden, media and whole lot of people by running for presidency in 2024
But that will reveal itself in the coming weeks or I think the criticism about too much coverage of Donald Trump felt very real to his primary opponents in 2016, and often to the Clinton campaign. But I would argue that he was leading the polls in the primaries, says The NYT in a newsletter mailed to the media and subscribers today quoting her where a NYT columnist David Leonhardt reviews her book.
Russian nuclear military train is seen on the move
A series of BPM-97 armoured personnel carriers (APCs) and other military vehicles were seen travelling through central Russia in a clip posted on the Telegram messaging app by pro-Russian channel Rybar on Sunday, Daily Mail reported.
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