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Pakistan Army expresses shock at Imran Khan's anti-military statement
The military's media wing, in its statement, shared that the institution is "aghast at the defamatory and uncalled for statements about the senior leadership of Pakistan Army" by Imran Khan. "Regrettably, an attempt has been made to discredit and undermine senior leadership of [the] Pakistan Army at a time when the institution is laying lives for the security and safety of the people of Pakistan every day," the statement read., The News reported.
Liz Truss gets frustrated at being compared to Margaret Thatcher
When asked whether she models herself on the former Tory prime minister, Liz Truss disagreed with the accusation, saying: "I don't accept that, I am my own person". Aged nine, she played Margaret Thatcher in a mock election at school, the BBC reported. She apparently got "zero votes -- I didn't even vote for myself".
Donald Trump breathes fire on President Biden, calls FBI & DoJ 'vicious monsters'
This would be tantamount to influencing the elections, legal experts said. So, the DoJ may not be able to do this overtly but nothing prevented them from continuing an ongoing investigation internally like speaking to people around Donald Trump to get at corroborating evidence on the FBI raid, media reports said.
No place for white men in key Cabinet posts in Liz Truss government
Liz Truss is expected to make long-term ally Kwasi Kwarteng chancellor, with Suella Braverman moving to the Home Office and James Cleverly to the Foreign Office, the Daily Mail reported. If selected, Kwarteng would be the fourth non-white chancellor in a row, directly following Sajid Javid, Rishi Sunak and Nadhim Zahawi. And Braverman would become the third minority home secretary, after Priti Patel and Javid.
Liz Truss trounces Rishi Sunak in Tory leadership battle, to be next UK PM
Liz Truss, who succeeds Boris Johnson, will be the third woman Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after Margaret Thatcher and Theresa May, all of from her Conservative Party. Announcing the results, 1922 Committee chief, Sir Graham Brady said Truss won 81,326 votes, or over 57 per cent, compared to Sunak's 60,399 votes.
Death toll in catastrophic Pakistan flooding reaches 1,314
According to the latest National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) update, 24 people were killed in the last 24 hours, which increased the Pakistan's overall toll in the deadly deluge triggered by the incessant rain since mid-June, reports Xinhua news agency. The update also said that 115 people were also injured in the same time period, which increased the cumulative number to 12,703.
Pakistan govt delaying elections to appoint army chief of choice: Imran
Addressing his supporters during a party gathering in Faisalabad, the PTI Chairman said that the government has "destroyed the country within four months' time", Geo News reported. He said that the government has only arrived in power to end corruption cases against itself. Khan added that only free and fair elections can ensure political stability in Pakistan and the government was running away from doing so because they want to "install an army chief of their choice in November", Geo News reported.
UK to get new PM today
The name will be announced at 12.30 p.m. (around 5 p.m. IST) and the winner of the leadership race will take office on Tuesday after being formally appointed by Queen Elizabeth II, reports the BBC. If Truss comes to power, she will be the third female Prime Minister of the UK after Margaret Thatcher (1979�1990) and Theresa May (2016�2019).
Kremlin pledges serious response in case of EU visa restrictions
Russia is closely monitoring the EU decision and the retaliation, symmetrical or not will definitely meet Russia's interests, Peskov told a local TV program on Sunday without disclosing what the retaliatory steps could be. Foreign Ministers of the EU member states agreed to suspend a visa facilitation agreement the bloc has with Russia, EU top diplomat Josep Borrell said on Wednesday. The decision, which has yet to be legalised, will significantly reduce the number of new visas issued by the EU member states to Russian citizens and make the process to get a visa longer and more difficult, Xinhua news agency reported.
Iran to consider 'other options' if West delays nuclear agreement: Lawmaker
Mahmoud Abbaszadeh Meshkini, a member of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, told the official IRNA news agency on Sunday that a win-win agreement is important for securing Iran's national interests. "The Westerners need negotiations more than Iran ... if the Western side does not make an agreement, we have other options on the table, and Iran's hands are not empty in this regard," he noted.
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