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US: Shooting at Atlanta medical facility leaves one dead
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Four shooting victims were transported to hospital for treatment while one was pronounced dead on scene. The shooter has been identified as 24-year-old Deion Patterson, who is still at large. Officers are actively searching for the suspect and any other victims. A manhunt for the shooter who opened fire inside the medical facility.
EU to ramp up ammunition production to support Ukraine
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One billion euros has been allocated to the Act in Support of Ammunition Production (ASAP), European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said. Half of the funding will come from the EU budget, while the other half will come from leveraged additional financing, Xinhua news agency reported. ASAP is part of a.
Watch | Video footage emerges of Ukrainian drone attack on Kremlin
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The video shows plumes of white smoke rising into the night sky over the Grand Kremlin Palace, a 19th century building serving as the official working residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin, RT reported. No sound can be heard in the video but witnesses claimed on Telegram that they heard at least one loud blast resembling "thunder rumbling".
UN chief urges Sudan's warring parties to pursue peace, reconciliation
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"The fighting needs to stop now before more people die and this conflict explodes into an all-out war that could affect the region for years to come," Antonio Guterres said, adding, "All parties must put the interests of the Sudanese people first -- that means peace, prosperity, and a return to civilian rule."
Russia warns of retaliation for Ukrainian attack on Kremlin
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Officials said two Ukrainian drones attempted to strike Kremlin early on Wednesday morning, but the raid was thwarted, RT reported. The President was not hurt in the "terrorist attack", and the Kremlin complex did not suffer any damage, Putin's office said, as per the report.
Pakistan electoral body asks SC to not intervene in its matters
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In a 14-page petition, the electoral body said that apex court should review its decision as the judiciary "doesn't have the authority to give the date of elections", Geo News reported. The petition was registered hours after the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) said that it would submit a detailed report of the talks between the party leaders and the ruling alliance, urging the apex court to implement its verdict in Punjab polls case.
Islamabad HC warns Imran of bail cancellation
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The court, hearing a case of incitement to mutiny against state institutions lodged against the former Prime Minister, expressed displeasure at hiss absence from the courtroom, The Express Tribune reported. IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq inquired regarding the petitioner whereabouts, to which Khan's counsel Naeem Haider Panjotha stated that he.
Pakistan general elections likely in August
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Notably, the Supreme Court (SC) had ordered the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to hold the elections in Punjab province on May 14, Samaa TV reported. However, the government refused to disburse funds.
Court finds Indian-American not guilty in labour market conspiracy case
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US District Judge Victor Bolden said the Department of Justice (DOJ) failed to prove that former Pratt & Whitney executive Mahesh Patel and five others restrained trade by forging an eight-year "no-poach" agreement to refrain from recruiting and hiring one another's employees, the Hartford Courant reported.
Sudan's rival factions agree to 7-day ceasefire
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Pauline Adhong Malok, the spokesperson for South Sudan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said at a media briefing in Juba that the ceasefire, which was negotiated by President Salva Kiir, will start on Thursday to pave the way for peace talks between warring factions,reports Xinhua news agency.
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