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French rioters loot high-end retail shops as Emmanuel Macron attends Elton John concert
The looting took place on Thursday night at the Rue de Rivoli in central Paris, just hours after the President was filmed at the capital city's Accor Arena in the evening, watching the singer on his farewell tour, as rioters caused mayhem in the following the fatal shooting of the 17-year-old French-Algerian Nahel on Tuesday, reports the Daily Mail.
China's new Law on Foreign Relations to take effect tomorrow
But the legal system concerning foreign affairs still has some shortcomings, said an official of the Legislative Affairs Commission, adding that in particular, gaps exist in laws concerning safeguarding national sovereignty, security and development interests. "Speeding up the building of the legal system concerning foreign affairs will help China more effectively deal with risks and challenges," the official said.
Russian General Surovikin was secret Wagner VIP member: Report
The documents, obtained by the Russian investigative Dossier Center, showed that Surovikin had a personal registration number with Wagner, CNN reported. Surovikin is listed along with at least 30 other senior Russian military and intelligence officials, who the Dossier Center said are also VIP Wagner members.
Biden exits interview set before host wraps up
As cameras were still rolling during the MSNBC interview on Thursday, the President got out of his chair, shook hands with host Nicolle Wallace and awkwardly walked away after she thanked him for the interview, The New York Post reported. “Don’t go anywhere,” the MSNBC host told viewers as Biden made his exit, walking directly behind her.
Over 400 arrested in France as violent protests continue
At least 421 people were arrested in the protests from Thursday night into Friday morning, CNN quoted Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin as saying to the local BFMTV. More than half of those arrests took place in the Paris region, in the departments of Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne, BFMTV reported, citing Paris police.
Pakistan, IMF reach $3bn deal after 8 months of delay
The deal however, is subject to approval by the IMF's Executive Board in July, reports Dawn news. The $3 billion funding, spread over nine months, is higher than expected for Pakistan. The country was awaiting the release of the remaining $2.5 billion from a $6.5 billion bailout package agreed in 2019, which expired on Friday. To help secure the deal, the State Bank of Pakistan had raised its main interest rate to a record high of 22 per cent on Monday.
UNSC reforms pushed for 25th time to next session; India warns it could go on for 75 yrs
Calling the failure of the negotiations to again make headway a “wasted opportunity”, India’s Permanent Representative Ruchira Kamboj said on Thursday that the process “could well go on for yet another 75 years without any progress whatsoever in the direction of genuine reform” unless there were changes in the procedure.
Putin calls PM Modi 'great friend of Russia'
Addressing an economic forum in Moscow organised by the Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI), the President said on Thursday: “Our friends in India and our big friend, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, launched the ‘Make in India’ initiative several years ago. It has had a truly impressive effect on the Indian economy. It would do no harm to emulate what is working well, even if it was not us but our friends who created it,” RT News reported.
Protesters clash with riot officers at march for killed teen in France
The march in Nanterre, a town on the western outskirts of Paris, was proceeding peacefully at first, with Nahel's mother leading the crowd. But later, some protesters began throwing projectiles at police outside the main local administration building in Nanterre, and security forces then dispersed the protest by firing tear gas, according to local media reports released on Thursday.
In a first, Indian-American takes oath as Stafford Mayor
Mathew, a former Stafford City Council member, won the race defeating incumbent Mayor Cecil Willis by 16 votes in a run-off race this month, crediting his victory to his faith in god, the Fort Bend Star reported. He was administered the oath of office by Missouri City Mayor Robin Elackatt, also an Indian-American, at a special event attended by his family members and top officials.
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