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Pakistan calls India-US joint statement 'unwarranted, one-sided
The Foreign Office (FO) in Islamabad maintained that Pakistan-specific reference made in the joint statement was contrary to diplomatic norms and carried political overtones. "We consider the Pakistan-specific reference in the joint statement issued on June 22, as unwarranted, one-sided, and misleading.
Is Islamabad on the brink of another confrontation at Lal Masjid as TTP joins the fray
Ghazi has been booked by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on terror charges along with four other people. He has been booked under the charges of rioting with weapons, unlawful assembly, obstructing public servants and attempt to commit qatl-i-amd - which means that the cleric tried to cause death.
Two Indian-Americans win Democratic primaries in Virginia
Subramanyam, who had announced his bid for Virginia's newly-drawn 32nd Senate District in March, defeated former state delegate and dentist Ibraheem Samirah by a narrow margin. According to preliminary results from the Virginia Department of Elections, Subramanyam had 73.6 per cent of the vote in the primaries held on.
Russia accuses Wagner chief of mutiny, orders his arrest
Late Friday night, the Federal Security Service (FSB) urged Wagner mercenaries to "stop the columns" and detain their leader after the latter vowed retaliation over the Russian military allegedly killing a "huge amount" of Wagner fighters during a strike on a camp earlier in the day, reports CNN.
Indonesia's Mt. Semeru erupts, people warned to stay away
The mountain, 3,676 metre above sea level, remained in the third danger level, below the highest level of IV.
According to the Semeru Volcano Monitoring Post, the volcano on Friday exploded 12 times, Xinhua news agency reported. At 1:43 a.m., the volcano launched hot ashes as far as 3.5 km from the crater to the southeast.
Man fatally shot in San Francisco
The shooting took place near the Powell Street BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) Station around 9 p.m on Thursday. Officers who responded to reports of the shooting found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. The victim, whose identity was not released, was transported to a local hospital, where he succumbed.
South Africa to host BRICS political parties dialogue in July
South Africa's governing party, the African National Congress (ANC), has said that political parties from the BRICS countries will meet next month to discuss how to strengthen the BRICS mechanism, economic recovery and conflict resolutions.
Modi ends US visit with a ringing endorsement of Biden
"Over the last three days, we have been together continuously," Modi said on Friday in his address to a packed auditorium of Indian-Americans who had travelled from all over the US. Modi was at the White House for a private dinner on Wednesday, the day he arrived here from New York, and the whole of next morning.
EU adopts 11th package of sanctions against Russia
The package includes measures aimed at countering the circumvention of sanctions, and adds 87 new entities to the list of those "directly supporting Russia's military and industrial complex". It imposes a full ban on trucks with Russian trailers and semi-trailers from transporting goods to the EU, and extends the ban.
India-US ties have met their promise, became a reality: PM Modi
Modi was referring to his 2014 visit to the US, his first as the Prime Minister. Biden was the Vice President then, and had hosted a luncheon meeting for Modi at the State Department. In the years since, the relationship has made a "lot of progress", Modi said, adding, "Whether it is on ground or in the skies.
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