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Trump escapes impeachment but Speaker orders independent 9/11-style probe
Trump was free to go on impeachment in the second vote of the senate. Even as Trump got this reprieve with his 'Trumpification' of the Republican party, Pelosi announced plans for Congress to establish an outside and independent commission to investigate "the facts and causes" related to the attack on the US Capitol last year.
Trump could announce White House run as early as in September
Former US President Donald Trump could announce his third bid for the White House in 2024 as early as September. Trump has been contemplating an early announcement, according to early US media reports. The Washington Post reported Thursday that it could be in just a few weeks from now in September, even before the midterm elections due in November.
Boris Johnson wants 'anyone but Rishi' to replace him
Johnson, who announced last week that he will step down as party leader when his replacement is decided, has said he will not publicly endorse any candidate or get involved in the increasingly bitter leadership race, the Daily Mail reported. However, Johnson has reportedly made clear in private discussions with failed leadership hopefuls that Sunak should not be his successor, it said.
Sri Lanka's acting President says he would limit powers of future Presidents
Wickremesinghe, who was the Prime Minister, was appointed as acting President as Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country amidst public protests, announced his resignation on Thursday. "I have banned calling the President Excellency," Wickremesinghe said in a televised statement. He also warned the protesters not to resort to violence as military had been empowered to take action.
US House of Representatives approves CAATSA waiver for India
The measure passed in a voice vote as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2023 (the defense budget). To make it to President Joe Biden's desk for enactment, it must be a part of the final legislation that comes out of a process called reconciliation in which bills passed by the House and Senate are made into one.
Lahore court declares Shehbaz Sharif's son proclaimed offender in money laundering case
Lahore's Special Court (Central-I) declared Suleman and Tahir Naqvi as proclaimed offenders after both the suspects failed to appear before the court despite being summoned, Dawn reported. On June 11, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had submitted a report about non-bailable arrest warrants issued against Suleman, Naqvi and others.
Pakistan blocks India's attempt for UNSC membership
India lacked minimum support from other member states of the UNSC's global forum to become the permanent member, while Pakistan's stance of opposing the UNSC membership to India and urging for a continuation of debate on the criteria of the membership was accepted.
World is nearing 'brink' of nuclear war, says Tulsi Gabbard
"The American people need to understand the seriousness of the situation that the Biden administration and leaders in Washington have put us in," Gabbard said in a Fox News interview, RT reported. The Hawaii Democrat, who was among the candidates whom Biden defeated to win his party's 2020 presidential nomination, called for stepping back to focus on "the big picture and the great threat that we face, which is the reality that this war is continuing to escalate".
Central banker warns Sri Lanka faces shutdown without stable government
Progress on getting an international bailout package depended on having a stable administration, he said. The country is in the grip of mass unrest over an economic crisis. Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled to Singapore and acting president Ranil Wickremesinghe has imposed a curfew for a second day. Sri Lanka has seen its economy collapse and the cost of food, fuel and other basic supplies skyrocket for ordinary people.
Man acquitted in 1985 Air India plane bombing shot dead in Canada
Malik was killed as he sat inside his car in the Vancouver suburb of Surrey on Thursday, the Vancouver Sun reported. Malik and a Babbar Khalsa associate, Ajaib Singh Bagri, were acquitted by a British Columbia Supreme Court judge of murder and conspiracy charges in the terrorist bomb attack that brought down Air India's Kanishka, a Boeing 747 aircraft, over the Atlantic Ocean near Ireland in 1985.
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