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Erdogan receives presidential candidate's support in election runoff
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"Following our internal consultations, I want to announce that I will support the presidential candidate of the People's Alliance, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in the second round. I also call on my electors to endorse Mr. Erdogan," Ogan said at a press conference on Monday.
General Asim Munir showed Imran proof of his wife's corruption in 2019
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The claim was first made by British newspaper The Telegraph in a report claiming that Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Asim Munir, who was then serving as Director General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), brought to then Prime Minister Imran Khan's attention the allegations of corruption against his wife, Bushra Khan, in 2019.
'Modi ji we have great hopes from you', Indians welcome PM Modi in Australia
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"Landed in Sydney to a warm welcome by the Indian community. Looking forward to various programmes over the next two days," PM Modi tweeted upon landing in Sydney. Modi, who is visiting Australia from May 22-24 as a guest of the Australian government, was received at the airport by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
Australia city's newly-elected Indian-origin Mayor to meet PM Modi: Report
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Councillor Sameer Pandey, who was first elected to City of Parramatta Council in September 2017, has been serving as Deputy Lord Mayor since January 2022. "Parramatta is home to a vibrant and diverse community and I'm excited to lead the City as it cements itself as Sydney's second CBD and the focus of some of its most exciting opportunities," Pandey said in a statement.
Muslim activists storm Birmingham cinema screening 'The Kerala Story'
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A group of protesters led by Shakeel Afsar, a Kashmiri activist, disrupted the screening of 'The Kerala Story' on Friday at a Cineworld theatre in Birmingham, Daily Mail reported. A 10-minute clip uploaded on the British Muslim news website '5Pillars' showed Afsar, 35, with a group of demonstrators entering the cinema and causing the film to be paused.
PTI moves Pakistan Supreme Court against trials in military courts
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The petition has been moved by PTI's Additional Secretary General Omar Ayub Khan on behalf of the party, seeking the top court's intervention under Article 184(3). The petition has put 22 questions before the court asking for its input on the scope of the law, whether the requisition violates Article 17 or not and if the deployment is a "threat to the system of parliamentary democracy".
Militants blow up 2 girls' schools in Pakistan's North Waziristan
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Deputy Commissioner Rehan Gul Khattak confirmed an explosion at the Government Girls Middle School Hafizabad, in Hassu Khel, and said that the building of the school was damaged but no loss of lives occurred, The News reported. Meanwhile, District Police Officer Saleem Riaz said there were reports of two girls' schools to have been targeted and destroyed by explosives on Sunday night.
Imran Khan sees 80% chances of his arrest on Tuesday
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In an interview with CNN, the PTI chief said that PDM was aligned with the army and was "dismantling the democratic system to keep me out", Dawn reported.
Greek conservatives win general elections, fall short of majority
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ND garnered 40.79 per cent of the votes, securing 145 seats in the next 300-member Parliament, according to 96.03 per cent of the votes counted, official results released by the Interior Ministry revealed.
PM Modi conferred with Papua New Guinea's highest civilian award
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In a tweet, the Prime Minister's Office said: "Papua New Guinea has conferred the Companion of the Order of Logohu on PM Narendra Nodi. It was presented to him by Papua New Guinea Governor General Sir Bob Dadae."
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