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A year without Geelani's crowing, ISI organises London event
The ISI is using the name of a so-called organisation Tehreek-i-Kashmir UK to conduct the Geelani memorial week. Tehreek-i-Kashmir is among the organisation the ISI has set-up in some of the European countries for anti-India propaganda on the pretext of pleading Kashmiris' case. On the first death anniversary, what reference is shown to Geelani's memorabilia is not known, but one cannot help keep one's fingers crossed in view of the treatment Pakistan gave its own leaders.
Trump may have stashed classified docs in children's homes, Trump Towers: Ex-attorney
Trump may be hiding the classified documents in his children's homes and the Trump Towers in lower Manhattan in New York and several other locations as well, as per him. Cohen has also posited that Trump may attempt to find a scapegoat for any offenses uncovered by the Mar-a-Lago raid, such as his former lawyer, Rudy Giuliani.
US worried by Pakistan's path as nations entering into deals with China 'don't end up well'
However, Washington is worried that nations entering into relationships with China "are not going to end up well", Dawn news quoted Derek Chollet, a senior adviser to the US Secretary of State, as saying. In an interview with Dawn, Chollet said Washington was not "afraid of competing with China, but would like to have a fair competition".
Flood situation in Pakistan highly likely to boost disease spread: WHO
In its latest situation report on flooding in Pakistan, the WHO pointed out that the heavy monsoon rain which started in mid-June are continuing in many parts of the country and have affected 116 districts (75 per cent) out of the total 160, Geo News reported. The most affected province is Sindh, followed by Balochistan.
UN rights report accuses China of 'crimes against humanity' against Uyghurs
The "restrictions and deprivation more generally of fundamental rights enjoyed individually and collectively" by the Uyghur and other Muslims "may constitute international crimes, in particular, crimes against humanity", the report released in Geneva just before midnight Wednesday said.
EU Foreign Ministers agree to suspend visa facilitation agreement with Russia
"We agree today with EU foreign ministers on full suspension of the EU-Russia visa facilitation agreement," Xinhua news agency quoted Josep Borrell, the EU's high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, as saying at a press conference after the Ministers' two-day informal meeting here on Wednesday.
US life expectancy sees biggest drop in almost 100 yrs
According to the provisional analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one of the most dramatic drops in life expectancy in 2021 was among American Indian and Alaskan Native people. Between 2020 and 2021 the life expectancy for this group fell by almost two years, from 67.1 in 2020 to 65.2 in 2021, it said.
On Ganesh Chaturthi, External Affairs Minister Jaishankar visits BAPS Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi
"On Ganesh Chaturthi, blessed to visit the @BAPS Hindu temple under construction in Abu Dhabi. Glad to see the rapid progress and deeply appreciate the devotion of all involved. Met the BAPS team, community supporters and devotees and workers at the site," External Affairs Minister Jaishankar tweeted.
Zelensky discusses situation with military leadership again
Zelensky said on Wednesday evening in Kiev that the military had reported on developments at the front. He did not want to give details, dpa news agency reported. "I'll just say one thing: I want to thank, on behalf of our intelligence, all our people who are supporting us strongly in the south of the country, especially in Crimea," he added.
Palestinian PM urges US not to block Palestine's bid for full UN membership
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye made the remarks during a meeting with Hady Amr, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Israeli and Palestinian Affairs, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, the Prime Minister's office said in a statement on Wednesday.
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