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ISI forced me to lie about India funding anti-Pakistan terror groups: Former TTP spokesperson Ehsanullah Ehsan
In his recently published blog, Ehsan also says that the ISI offered him money to come back to the country after his escape in 2020, adding the Pakistani spy agency's overtures to him and his associates included “millions of dollars” as well as land and housing properties in the Punjab province to secure his return back to Pakistan or maintain silence over his still-unexplained surrender back in 2017 as well as mysterious “escape” from prison in 2020.
Omicron rapidly replacing Delta in almost all countries: WHO
Last week, more than 15 million new cases of Covid-19 were reported to WHO from around the world - by far the most cases reported in a single week. While these are official estimates, the actual numbers could be really high.
Afghan women demand govt jobs, representation
Some women who participated in Wednesday's protest were former employees of the Independent Administrative Reform and Civil Service Commission, who lost their jobs following the Taliban takeover last August, TOLO News reported.
UNSC takes up matter of hijacked UAE vessel, India seeks release of crew
India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador T.S. Tirumurti expressed grave concern over the seizure of the UAE vessel and expressed deep concern about the safety and well-being of its crew members, including 7 Indian nationals.
Joe Biden reaffirms support for changing Senate filibuster to pass voting rights bills
US President Joe Biden said he supports changing the Senate filibuster rule so as to make it easier for the chamber to pass legislation upholding Americans' right to vote. The filibuster is a rule in the US Senate that requires 60 votes for virtually every piece of legislation to advance, reports xinhua news agency.
Afghan universities to reopen, female students included: Taliban
Since the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August 2021, universities have remained shut, TOLO News reported. Minister of Higher Education Abdul Baqi Haqqani made the remarks while speaking to the media on Wednesday, without however giving an exact date for the reopening.
NATO-Russia Council meeting ends without clear result
"This was not an easy discussion," he told journalists after the four-hour meeting on Wednesday, Xinhua news agency reported. "But that is exactly why this meeting was so important. We had a very serious and direct exchange on the situation in and around Ukraine. And the implications for European security. There are significant differences between NATO allies and Russia on these issues. Our differences will not be easy to bridge."
8 member states lose right to vote at UN due to unpaid dues
Iran and Venezuela are among the eight countries whose rights to vote at the UN have been revoked due to unpaid dues, a UN spokesperson has said.
WHO cautions against concurrent outbreaks of Covid-19, other diseases
Maria van Kerkhove from the WHO's Health Emergencies program, on Wednesday said at a press briefing that this could happen as population mixing increases, and as other respiratory pathogens such as influenza circulate in spring.
US CDC projects over 62,000 Covid-19 deaths in coming 4 weeks
The number of newly reported Covid-19 deaths will likely increase over the next four weeks, with 10,400 to 31,000 new deaths likely reported in the week ending February 5, according to the forecast published on Wednesday.
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