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UK govt adviser resigns amid Downing Street Christmas party video row
On Wednesdaym Allegra Stratton said she has offered her resignation less than 20 hours after the video emerged, reports Xinhua news agency. The video, obtained by ITV, showed Stratton, who was Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Press Secretary at that time, laughing about how to describe the alleged party during a rehearsal for a news conference.
US Senate votes to overturn Biden's vax mandate
Senators on late Wednesday voted 52-48 on the resolution, which needed a simple majority to be approved, reports Xinhua news agency. Democratic Senators Jon Tester and Joe Manchin voted with Republicans, giving it enough support to be sent to the House. The resolution faces an uphill path in the Democrat-controlled House and Biden is expected to veto the bill if it clears Congress.
Pakistan to skip democracy summit convened by Biden
The Biden administration has invited leaders from over 100 countries and Pakistan was among the four South Asian nations besides India, Maldives and Nepal to receive an invite. China and Russia were excluded, while Taiwan was extended an invitation, drawing a strong reaction from Beijing. Islamabad's move is seen as a clear snub to the White House that could entail serious implications for the already strained relations between the two countries.
Pakistan hasn't offered any military bases to China in Gwadar
However, Yusuf said there are economic bases of China in Pakistan, where any country in the world can invest, adding that "the same were also offered to the US, Russia and the Middle East". "We are open to all countries," he added. Yusuf delved into Pakistan's ties with China, saying that Beijing is a close friend of Islamabad.
China warns countries announcing diplomatic boycott of Winter Olympics
Beijing is scheduled to host the Winter Olympics from February 4-20 next year. The US, the UK, Australia and Canada will not send government representatives to the Games because of concerns over China's human rights records, including widespread allegations of abuse against the Uyghur minority group. France, host of the next Summer Games, said it would not join the boycott, the report said.
Obligation to defend NATO allies does not extend to Ukraine, won't sent US troops: President Joe Biden
The US President said the moral and legal obligation to defend NATO allies if they are under attack does not extend to Ukraine as it is not a member of the 30-member bloc. In addition to this, Biden said that he hoped to announce a meeting with Russia and other NATO countries by Friday.
Japanese billionaire on way to space station for 12-day trip
Maezawa, who earlier booked a lunar flight with SpaceX, lifted off with his production assistant Yozo Hirano and veteran cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin of the Russian federal space agency Roscosmos on board Russia's Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft, Space.com reported. The flight took off at 2:38 a.m. EST (1.08 p.m. IST) atop a Soyuz 2.1a rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
90% Pakistanis say inflation highest in Imran's tenure
In addition, 85.9 per cent of the people surveyed said their income had shrunk during the last three years. When asked about the reasons behind inflation and unemployment, 50.6 per cent of them cited government incompetence, 23.3 per cent said corruption, 16.6 per cent said lack of policy implementation and 9.6 per cent blamed undue interference of politicians in government affairs, the report said.
Sialkot Lynching: Sri Lankan minister demands apology from Pakistan's Minister over his insensitvie remark on Sialkot incident
Sialkot mob lynching case is very bruatal of its' kind where mob burnt alive a Sri Lankan factory manager, accusing him of blasphemy. Khattak said murders even take place when the young people get emotional and so the lynching should not be linked with the government's recent decision to lift the ban on Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP).
Apple CEO Tim Cook inked $275 Billion deal to buy with Chinese authorities: Report
The hefty deal was made five years ago in 2016 when Cook had visited China to quash a host of regulatory action against the company, the report added. The Apple CEO also signed the agreements with a Chinese government agency to persuade Chinese officials who thought that the company wasn't contributing enough to the local economy.
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