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France to choose between Macron, Le Pen in prez run-off
In order to win, the two contenders, who also contested the presidential run-off in the 2017 election, will need to attract voters who backed other candidates in the first round on April 10, says a BBC report. "But these are two polarising figures in France, and no votes are guaranteed," the report said.
8 killed in Odessa shelling, says Zelensky
The missiles were fired on Saturday afternoon by Tu-95 strategic aircraft flying over the waters of the Caspian Sea, Ukrayinska Pravda reported. According to preliminary reports, two aerial targets were shot down by Ukrainian air defence, while another two missiles hit a military facility and two residential buildings. Addressing a press conference on Saturday night, the President said that Russia fired a total of seven missiles into Odessa, of which two were shot down.
Ukrainian Prez backs diplomatic solution to conflict with Russia
"There is a diplomatic path. There is a military one," Zelensky told a press conference in Kiev on Saturday, adding he wants to stop the conflict and put an end to it.
Russian forces hit logistics terminal of foreign weapons near Odessa
"This afternoon, high-precision, long-range air-based missiles fired by the Russian Aerospace Forces disabled a logistics terminal at a military airfield near Odessa, where a large batch of foreign weapons received from the US and European countries were stored," said Russian Defence Ministry spokesman, Igor Konashenkov on Saturday.
Imran accuses Nawaz Sharif of hatching conspiracy to topple PTI govt
Imran Khan said, "Supreme Court should hold an open hearing on the threat letter... we will not accept any in-camera hearing." The PTI chief also claimed that Pak Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari colluded with "foreign conspirators" to remove him from power, Express Tribune reported.
Pakistan ISPR condemns use of Afghan soil for terrorist activities
The terrorists crossed the border from Afghanistan and opened fire on Pakistani troops who inflicted heavy casualties on the terrorists, Samaa TV reported. Pakistan has condemned the use of Afghanistan's territory for launching attacks in Pakistan. "We hope that the Afghan government will not allow such incidents to take place in the future," said ISPR.
China moves in after Shell's exit from Russia
The discussions, which are in the early stages, reportedly include the sale of the stake to one or two of the Chinese firms, or to a consortium of all three majors. Shell is also open to negotiations with other potential buyers outside of China, the sources, who asked to remain anonymous, told the media. In March, Shell announced plans to exit its joint ventures with Russian state-run gas giant Gazprom and related entities.
Pakistan: Social media trends against state institutions decline after counter action
Anti-Pakistan, anti-establishment and anti-judiciary slogans, banners and chanting has been witnessed in many protests in and outside of Pakistan, while an organised social media drive in the same regard seemed to have launched from many social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Anti-army hashtags like #ImportedHakoomatNamanzoor stayed among the top trends on twitter in Pakistan.
3 Pak soldiers killed in cross-border firing from Afghanistan
Terrorists from inside Afghanistan across the international border opened fire on Pakistani troops in the North Waziristan district, Xinhua news agency quoted the military's media wing Inter-Services Public Relations as saying in the statement.
Suspect for Washington D.C. shooting found dead
Robert Contee, chief of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, told reporters that they "believe the suspect took his own life" as officers were entering or breaching the apartment where he was located, reports Xinhua news agency. The police department tweeted on Friday night that Raymond Spencer, 23, of Fairfax, Virginia, was identified as a person of interest.
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