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US: 4 dead, 3 wounded in Maine shootings
Police were called to a home in Bowdoin on Tuesday morning, where they said four people were found dead. Shortly after that, gunfire reportedly erupted on Interstate 295 in Yarmouth, injuring three people who were inside their vehicles, Xinhua news agency reported. One person has been taken into custody but the person's identity.
Pakistan's ruling alliance rejects conditional talks with PTI
The Prime Minister reiterated unity among the allies and expressed his satisfaction on the completion of a year in power, since the ouster of former premier Imran Khan in April last year, Samaa TV reported. Sharif chaired a meeting of the allied parties to discuss the Punjab elections and the current political situation in the country.
Vladimir Putin makes 'surprise' visit to frontline, reviews status of operations
Putin travelled to the command centre of the 'Dnieper' battlegroup located "in the Kherson area" and received reports from the group's commander, Colonel General Oleg Makarevich, and Colonel General Mikhail Teplinsky, the commander of Russia's airborne troops, a Kremlin statement said, RT reported.
Sudan violence: Indian embassy asks citizens to stay indoor in fresh advisory
In an advisory to Indians there, the embassy said "We have come across many instances of looting. All Indian nationals are advised please not to venture out. Please ration your supplies. The situation may continue for a few more days. Please try to take help from your neighbours. Please stay at home and remain safe."
Mob vandalises Ahmadi place of worship at Sargodha in Pakistan
According to Amir Mehmood, a spokesperson for the community, local police personnel were present during the incident but did not try to prevent the angry crowd, The Express Tribune reported. District police officer (DPO) Faisal Kamran said that a case has been registered against the attackers after the police received a plea in the matter.
Dead satellite to crash into Earth on Wednesday, no threat to humans: NASA
Launched in 2002, the RHESSI observed solar flares and coronal mass ejections from its low-Earth orbit, helping scientists understand the underlying physics of how such powerful bursts of energy are created. NASA decommissioned it after 16 years, in 2018, due to communications difficulties.
Imran fears another assassination attempt during Eid holidays
He claimed that this would be the second assassination attempt since the Wazirabad attack last year during the anti-government long march from Lahore to Islamabad. Khan made these claims during a hearing on his petition filed in the Lahore High Court (LHC) seeking directives from concerned quarters to not take any action and arrest him in connection to about 121 FIRs registered against him. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief alleged that similar to the "planned" attack in Wazirabad, "they" are planning another assassination attempt.
SpaceX's next attempt to launch Starship likely on Thursday
"SpaceX is targeting as soon as Thursday, April 20 for the first flight test of a fully integrated Starship and Super Heavy rocket from Starbase in Texas," the company updated on its website."The 62 minute launch window opens at 8:28 a.m. CT (6:58a-pm IST) and closes at 9:30 a.m. CT (8:00a-pm IST)," it added. The first launch attempt on Monday was called off at the last minute due to an issue with the pressurization system on Starship's first stage, a huge booster called Super Heavy.
Ireland grants highest number of work permits to Indians in Q1 2023
Of the total of 7,264 work permits issued to third-country citizens, 2,894 went to Indian nationals from the beginning of January to March 31.The month of January alone saw 2,525 of these permits issued, out of which almost half of them -- 1,059 -- went to Indian nationals. After India, Brazil and the Philippines in the second and third spot with 734 and 663 permits issued to its nationals in the first quarter of 2023.
Xi voices willingness for strong bilateral ties in letter to Kim
Xi expressed his "heartfelt" thanks to the North's leader in a reply sent on April 12 to Kim's earlier message congratulating Xi's election as the Chinese president for a third term, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). Xi said China and the North have maintained and developed their traditional friendly relations, even though international and regional security situations are changing "seriously and in a complicated way", reports Yonhap news Agency
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