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US to approve 2nd vaccine booster amid mixed pandemic scenario
The US Food and Drug Administration is poised to authorise a second Covid-19 vaccine booster for anyone 50 years and above amid concerns that a new Omicron subvariant could hit the US. The authorisations for second Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna boosters could be announced as soon as next Tuesday, according to US media reports. On Saturday, Hawaii became the last US state to remove the indoor masking requirement as the Omicron surge recedes.
Blinken vows 'ironclad commitment' to Israel
US State Secretary Antony Blinken has said his country has an "ironclad commitment" to Israel. The remark was made at a joint press conference on Sunday after his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in Jerusalem, Xinhua news agency reported. "Deal or no deal, we will continue to work together and with other partners to counter Iran's destabilising behaviour in the region," said Blinken, whose regional tour also focuses on calming the US allies in the Middle East
Iran vows not to cross red lines to surrender in Vienna talks
Iran will not cross its redlines to surrender in the Vienna talks, the conclusion of which requires "political will" of the US, Kamal Kharazi, a senior Advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said. Making the remarks at the Doha Forum international conference, Kharazi on Sunday added that "we want to reach an agreement (in Vienna) and establish normal relations
Erdogan, Putin agree to hold next round of Russia-Ukraine negotiations in Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin agreed to hold the next round of Russia-Ukraine negotiations in Turkey's Istanbul city, the Turkish presidency said. The two leaders had a phone conversation on Sunday and discussed the latest situation in the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the negotiation process, the Turkish presidency added in a statement. The two leaders "agreed that the next meeting of the negotiation teams of Russia and Ukraine will be held in Istanbul," the statement said.
Imran Khan says he has evidence that foreign money being used to topple his government
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday said that attempts are being made through foreign money to change the government in Pakistan. He claimed to be in possession of evidence that he said would prove his point, the Dawn reported.
Biden slammed for his 'unscripted' declaration that Putin 'cannot remain in power'
"For God's sake this man cannot remain in power," Biden had said in a shocking apparent call for regime change in Moscow at the end of a impassioned speech from Poland. The "unscripted" remark, which the White House scrambled to walk back as the Kremlin expressed fury, came at the end of an otherwise resolute and fiery speech rallying the free world to unite in opposition to "autocracy" and support of Ukraine.
Apple co-founder Wozniak to 'map' space junk, praises Elon Musk
Speaking at the 'Global Entrepreneurship Congress' (GEC) event, Wozniak noted that currently, the efforts and launches and money that is coming from private instead of public sources to get into space, satellites and the like, is crossing over to where more of it is now private enterprise, and that's one of the reasons for launching 'Privateer'.
Imran Khan done with boot polishing, now licking boots: Bilawal Bhutto
Pakistan People's Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said "selected" Prime Minister Imran Khan calls other politicians "boot-polishers", but he himself is a bootlicker. "The entire career of Imran Khan has been boot-polishing, but now he is done with it, and he has started bootlicking," he told a public rally, The News reported. "His nappies were changed by General Hameed Gul. He was a toy for General Pasha," he alleged.
Imran Khan's aide on Balochistan quits cabinet citing lack of development
He made the announcement while addressing a press conference in Islamabad alongside PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari. Earlier on Sunday, Bilawal called on Bugti at his residence where the two discussed the political situation in the country.
Putin may try to impose a 'Korean' scenario on Ukraine
"After their failures near Kiev and inability to overthrow Ukraine's central government, Putin is already shifting his main operational directions - now it is the south and the east. He may be considering a 'Korean' scenario for Ukraine," Budanov said, Ukrayinska Pravda reported. He added that Putin will try to impose a dividing line between the unoccupied and occupied regions of our country.
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