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Nepal national abuses Air India cabin crew members, breaks lavatory door
According to the FIR, accessed by IANS, the complainant Aditya Kumar, cabin crew member said that the passenger, Mahesh Singh Pandi, a resident of Nepal, changed his seat from 26 E to 26 F and he started abusing the economy class crew.
Parachinar becomes Pakistan’s new conflict hotspot amid Shia-Sunni clashes
Blocked roads due to the conflict have led to a shortage of food, medicines and fuel. Local Shias have blamed the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as well as Sunni militants for blocking the only road that links the region to Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Biden declares emergency in Vermont amid catastrophic flooding
In a statement late Tuesday, the White House said in a statement that Biden has ordered federal assistance to supplement the northeastern state and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions in the areas affected by flooding beginning on Sunday and continuing, reports Xinhua news agency.
Donald Trump loses immunity shield in defamation lawsuit
The DOJ had previously taken the position that Trump could be defended by government attorneys because he was serving in his capacity as President when he made the remarks, the BBC reported. But on Tuesday, Department lawyers said "there is no longer a sufficient basis to conclude that the former President was motivated by 'more than an insignificant' desire to serve the US government".
G7 members to ratify long-term Ukraine security arrangement at NATO Summit
The G7 announcement came after the military alliance said that Ukraine could join the NATO only "when allies agree and conditions are met", the BBC reported. In a statement, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the arrangement, which will defence equipment, training and intelligence sharing, will send a "strong signal" to Russian President Putin.
NATO summit opens in Vilnius amid protests, criticism
NATO also wants its member states to agree on "a more ambitious" defence investment pledge to spend a minimum of two per cent of their GDP annually on defence. After "nine consecutive years of increased defence spending" since 2014, only 11 of the alliance's 31 members have reached or exceeded this target.
Iran threatens to pound 'terrorists' in Iraq
Mohammad Baqeri, Chairman of the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, made the remarks at an annual conference attended by ground force commanders of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in the northeastern city of Mashhad, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency on Tuesday.
N.Korea fires suspected long-range ballistic missile: Seoul military
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the launch from an area in or around Pyongyang at about 10 a.m. (local time) without elaborating further, reports Yonhap News Agency. "While strengthening our monitoring and vigilance, our military is maintaining a full readiness posture in close cooperation with the United States," the JCS said.
NATO fails to give timetable for Ukraine membership at summit
Speaking at a press conference, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday that the allies have agreed on a package of three elements to "bring Ukraine closer to NATO". However, he clarified that an invitation for Ukraine to join the alliance will be issued "when allies agree and conditions are met".
Iran-Pakistan rift widens, Tehran threatens hot pursuit to eradicate cross-border terror
On July 8, Saturday, terrorists belonging to the Jaish-al-Adl group barged into a police station in Zahedan - the capital of the Sistan-Baluchistan province that lies to Iran’s south-east, on the common border with Pakistan. Two of the attackers blew themselves up killing two police officers and in the retaliatory fire all the four attackers were killed, according to the Iranian media.
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