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SpaceX's all-civilian mission ready for launch on Thursday
SpaceX's charity-driven mission, which will be commanded by tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman and three others, aims to launch at 8:02 p.m. EDT Wednesday (5.30 a.m. India time Thursday), the company stated on its website. SpaceX is targeting a five-hour launch window aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft from historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Will Taro Kono become Japan's new Prime Minister?
His candidature as the leader for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), the ruling party, has been backed by none other than Japanese Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, the son of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. In a report on the Japanese political scene, Nikkei Asia quoted Koizumi as saying: "It's clear who can be the leader to breathe new life into the party and to change both the LDP and Japan".
Pak Taliban lures suicide bombers, says Bollywood actresses will receive them in heaven
A video made by the French media France24 is going viral on social media. In this video clip, a Pakistan Army officer is giving a tour of one of the TTP's safe houses, which has been converted into a museum. It houses items collected from various military operations against the TTP. "There were at least 300 of such safehouses of different sizes in North Waziristan," the officer says. "We have collected all the equipment and objects taken from their caches in this museum."
China vows 'necessary response' after UK Parliament bans its Ambassador
Analysts predicted that the responses may include temporarily terminating or suspending certain exchanges between the two countries, such as the China-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue; and meting out necessary reciprocity treatment to UK diplomatic bodies in China.
Taliban army chief says those who defend democracy will be suppressed
He added that they will suppress all those who defend the gains of the past two decades under the name of specific ethnic groups or resistance in Afghanistan, Khaama News reported. Those who defend democracy in Afghanistan and oppose the Taliban will be suppressed, he said. Though he did not directly name any group, he probably alluded to the resistance front led by Ahmad Masoud in Panjshir province.
Taliban remind US of its promise to de-list its leaders from terror lists
Acting Foreign Minister of the Taliban-led government, Amir Muttaqi, revealed that the US has agreed to ensure legitimacy to the Taliban government and de-listing of its leaders from global sanctions lists and removal of their names from the list of designated terrorists in the Doha agreement, which led to the withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan.
Taliban reject reports of rifts in leadership
Acting Foreign Minister Amir Muttaqi said at a press conference that there is no division in the Taliban ranks over distribution of power in the interim government. He highlighted that while there are no rifts within the elected interim government of the Taliban, changes would be made as per the need in the coming days, which he said would be done in accordance with the needs and requirements of the time.
Taliban want aids to be handed over to them for distribution in Afghanistan
The statement was made by the acting Foreign Minister of the Islamic Emirates of Afghanistan, Amir Muttaqi, who said that it is the responsibility of the Taliban-led government in the country to ensure provision of required relief to the deserving perons. Muttaqi's statement has left the international community in another difficult situation as the Taliban push forward global legitimacy demand.
Pak rupee under pressure since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan
"The extra pressure on the rupee is due to the Afghanistan factor. The rupee remained under stress ever since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan following the withdrawal of US forces from the country," said Khurram Schehzad,. There is an outflow of dollars to Afghanistan because of the scarcity of the US currency amid dried foreign aid after the Taliban set up a government in the war-torn nation.
US to re-assess its relations with Pakistan
Blinken stated that the US will look into its relationship with Pakistan and re-assess as to how it can be of use to ensure a better future for Afghanistan. Blinken's statement came in response to multiple demands and questions over taking a harder and more strict approach towards Pakistan.
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