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Two Former Chinese Defense Ministers Expelled from Communist Party and Facing Corruption Trials
President Xi Jinping’s Communist Party expelled Gen. Wei, 70, and Gen. Li, 66, following investigations that reportedly uncovered corruption by both individuals. Official announcements confirmed the expulsion and the initiation of prosecution proceedings against them.
India Firmly Rejects Pakistan's 'Baseless' Kashmir Comments at UNSC
“Let me respond briefly in the interest of time to remarks, which were obviously politically motivated and unfounded, made by one representative against my country. I categorically dismiss and condemn these baseless remarks with the contempt they deserve," stated Ambassador R. Ravindra, Chargé d’Affaires and Deputy Permanent Representative of India to the UN, on Wednesday.
Julian Assange Leaves Court a Free Man After Legal Resolution
Judge Manglona gave Assange credit for 62 months in a UK prison as adequate enough to serve as his sentence. "You will be able to walk out of this courtroom a free man," she assured.
India Condemns Pakistan's Kashmir Agenda as ‘baseless, deceitful’
"I will not dignify these remarks with any response just to save valuable time of this august body," he added dismissively. Mathur, referring to Pakistan as "one delegation," was responding to Pakistan's Permanent Representative Munir Akram's suggestion to establish a Security Council body to monitor the implementation of its resolutions on Kashmir. Despite not naming Pakistan, the target of his dismissive remarks was clear. Regardless of the discussion topic or its relevance, Pakistan consistently raises the Kashmir issue.
Conservatives Upset Trudeau's Liberals in Crucial Toronto By-Election
The Conservative candidate, Don Stewart, clinched victory in Toronto-St. Paul’s by defeating Liberal candidate Leslie Church by 590 votes, ending the Liberal Party's three-decade dominance in the district. The by-election also featured Amrit Parhar from the New Democratic Party.
Rishi Sunak Pulls Party Support from Two Candidates Amid Election Betting Scandal
Mr Williams and Laura Saunders would no longer be supported as candidates at the general election, a Conservative Party spokesman said. Williams was to stand in Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr in Wales, while Saunders was the candidate for Bristol Northwest in England.
Congressman Meeks Highlights India's Strategic Partnership with the US
Meeks told CNN that this particular initiative, like the Quad that includes cooperation between India and the US, along with Japan and Australia, cannot go without India onboard. "India is part of the Quad, our relations with India, as well as South Korea and Japan, United States, and Australia", he said.
Police Capture Suspect in Killing of Indian National in US
Mathis entered the store during the robbery and shot Gopikrishna dead, then fled with the loot. Though Gopikrishna was taken to the hospital in critical condition, he succumbed to his injuries. With the death of Gopikrishna, Mathis was scaled up on a capital murder charge with bail now at USD 7.5 million, from an initial arrest for robbery.
China's Spy Agency Urges Passengers to Keep Window Shades Closed for Security Reasons
In a post on its official WeChat account, the Ministry of State Security urged passengers to follow the instructions and keep window shades down during takeoff, landing, and taxiing at these dual airports, the South China Morning Post based in Hong Kong reported. It has explicitly told passengers that they are not allowed at will to take any photos or videos and then upload them onto the internet, citing the global practice of keeping military facilities secret.
US Envoy Garcetti Highlights 'Multiplicative' Nature of India-US Relationship
“This (India-US) is a relationship that isn't just additive. It's not just the US plus India. It's multiplicative. It's the United States times India,” Garcetti said at the meeting held in the suburbs of Washington.
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