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Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to 3 more years in prison, totaling 20 years
She, along with former President U Win Myint and former Union Minister of Union Government Office, U Min Thu, was found guilty of electoral fraud, said the information team on Saturday. Before this, Aung San Suu Kyi has been convicted of multiple charges, including corruption, incitement, breaching the Natural Disaster Management Law, breaching the Export and Import Law and breaching the Communications Law. She was already sentenced to 17 years' imprisonment for these offences, and now faces 20 years in jail, Xinhua news agency reported.
Bentley stolen in United Kingdom recovered from Karachi
The Bentley Mulsanne, earlier reported stolen in London, was found parked in the driveway of a residence in the posh DHA locality of Karachi, Express Tribune reported. Customs was informed of the vehicle's presence and an investigation was conducted locally to trace the stolen luxury sedan. The vehicle costs more than $300,000 and it is the brand's largest and most expensive handcrafted sedan.
UN human rights office renews call for China to release all Uyghurs from detention
Despite China's angry response to the report, the UN human rights office says relations with China remain intact. Agency spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani confirms several interactions have occurred between China and Michelle Bachelet before she stepped down as high commissioner August 31.
Inspiring to see Tibetans keeping alive flame of their struggle in exile: US Senator
The delegation was received by a team led by Deputy Speaker of the Parliament-in-exile, Dolma Tsering Teykhang. While Senator Jon Ossoff expressed joy over the courage of Tibetans in exile, he informed the Tibetan Parliamentarians of his audience with the Dalai Lama at the latter's residence in Mcleodganj, besides explaining the objective of the delegation's visit.
President Macron calls for independent foreign policy, more balanced partnerships
In recent years, there were many unpredictable incidents including the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war, he told the diplomats, adding that France alone does not have the means to resolve these crises, Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday. Its interest is therefore to "build more and more balanced, equal, bilateral and regional partnerships", Macron said.
Pakistan owes 30% of its foreign debt to China
Bloomberg, citing the global money lender's document, reported that the debt is now 3% up as compared to February's statistics - when it was at 27 per cent. After being revised upwards by $4.6 billion, Pakistan owes a debt of $30 billion to China, from $25.1 billion in February, Geo News reported quoting the IMF report.
Ex-Brazilian President leads in pre-election polls
According to the Datafolha poll released on Friday, Lula da Silva, a candidate of the Workers' Party, slipped 2 percentage points from 47 per cent in the last survey on August 18, while Bolsonaro remained steady at 32 per cent, reports Xinhua news agency. Candidate Ciro Gomes of the Democratic Labor Party was in the third place with 9 per cent of the vote, followed by Tebet of the Brazilian Democracy Movement with 5 per cent.
White House suggests no conditionality between revival of Iran nuke deal
Addressing the media on Friday, Jean-Pierre made the remarks referring to the deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and investigations related to Iran's obligations under the Non-Proliferation Treaty, reports Xinhua news agency She said the investigations led by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) "are not political" and "are not leverage or bargaining chips".
UAE President receives PM Modi's letter on strengthening strategic ties
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed received the letter during a meeting with Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, who is currently on a visit to the United Arab Emirate to attend the meetings of the 14th session of the UAE-India Joint Committee and the third session of the UAE-India Strategic Dialogue.
8 migrants drown along US-Mexico border
As many as 37 others have been rescued from the river near Eagle Pass of Texas, according to a statement issued on Friday from the US Customs and Border Protection. Six bodies were recovered by US Border Patrol agents, and two others by Mexican teams, said the statement. Days of heavy rain in the region had resulted in swift currents in the Rio Grande, local media reported.
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