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Maulana Masood Azhar not in Afghanistan, but in Pakistan: Taliban
Following Pakistans letter to Kabul seeking to locate, report and arrest Maulana Masood Azhar the head of banned outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed the Taliban government on Wednesday denied his presence in Afghanistan, media reports said. On Tuesday, Pakistan wrote to Kabul asking it to arrest the JeM chief, a UN-desiganted terrorist most wanted in India, stating that he was hiding somewhere in the Taliban-led country.
Ukraine has pulled off one of greatest counter attacks in modern history'
Justin Bronk, a research fellow at London's Royal United Services Institute, has analysed the latest situation in an article as Ukrainian troops continued to pile pressure on retreating Russian forces. Ukraine is now seeking to hold onto its sudden momentum that has produced major territorial gains, with Russian troops surrendering en masse amid hopes that a turning point in the war has finally been reached.
Donald Trump blasts 'weaponised' FBI as he fumes over seizure of My Pillows CEO's phone
CEO Mike Lindell, one of the most prominent 2020 election conspiracy theorists, said federal agents took his phone while questioning him about Tina Peters, a Colorado clerk who is under incitement over allegations of tampering with election voting equipment, the Newsweek reported.
President Putin will fail and Europe will prevail: EU chief
Addressing the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, European Commission President Leyen issued a rallying call intended to unite member states grappling with an energy crisis as winter draws near, The Guardian reported. Leyen described the Russian invasion as not only a war on Ukraine, but "a war on our economy, a war on our values and a war on our future".
77th session of UN General Assembly opens
In his opening remarks on Tuesday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for solidarity among member states to address common challenges, reports Xinhua news agency. The many challenges that defined the 76th session of the General Assembly are still very much around as the new session starts, he said.
Russia-India trade more than doubles this year, says Kremlin ahead of SCO summit
"Our relations are actively developing, the trade has also increased significantly with supplies of Russian oil, coal and fertilizers increasing," RT news quoted Kremlin foreign policy spokesman Yury Ushakov as saying to reporters in Moscow. The Summit will take place on Thursday and Friday in the Uzbek city of Samarkand.
UAE envoy resumes duties in Iran after 6 yrs
In a statement, the Ministry said that Zaabi met Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Tuesday during which the latter said that Tehran is interested in expanding relations with the UAE based on the neighbour-oriented policy, reports Xinhua news agency.
Russia has covertly spent over $300mn since 2014 to influence politicians: US
The Department of State's allegation is based on a declassified intelligence assessment released on Tuesday, the BBC reported. According to a senior official from President Joe Biden's administration, "this is just the tip of the iceberg". American intelligence "assesses that these are minimum figures and that Russia likely has transferred additional funds covertly in cases that have gone undetected", the official said during a phone briefing.
House panel asks National Archives to determine if Donald Trump retains sensitive govt records
On Tuesday, House Oversight Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney sent a letter to acting Archivist of the US Debra Steidel Wall to express concern that "sensitive presidential records may remain out of the control and custody" of the federal government, reports Xinhua news agency.
United States on mind, China steps up bid to cultivate ties with Nepal's parliament
Li and his Nepali counterpart Sapkota inked the six-point Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) following their hour-long delegation-level talks at the Federal Parliament Building, New Baneshwar. According to the text of the agreement shared to media, Nepal and China's legislatures will intensify their engagements and exchanges on governance, legislative and supervisory practices under the framework of the China-initiated Belt and Road Initiatives (BRI).
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