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Yoon Suk Yeol's approval rating falls to 27%: poll
In the poll of 1,002 adults conducted by Gallup Korea from Tuesday to Thursday, the positive assessment of Yoon's performance declined 4 percentage points from the previous week to 27 per cent, Yonhap News Agency reported. Yoon's disapproval rating was 65 per cent, up 4 percentage points from the previous week.
Pakistan's parliament, Supreme Court on collision course
The Pakistan Supreme Court, on the other hand, while exercising "anticipatory injunction", stayed the operation on the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure Bill) 2023 aimed at curtailing the powers of the Chief Justice of Pakistan to take suo motu notice and constitute benches, The News reported.
Senior Conservatives hit out at Suella Braverman's 'racist rhetoric'
Pressure was mounting on UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to intervene to protect the party's reputation after the UK home secretary stoked renewed anger by criticising police for confiscating a set of racist dolls displayed in an Essex pub, The Guardian reported. A former senior minister from Boris Johnson's government told The Guardian they believed Braverman was a "real racist bigot".
Guterres not surprised by US spying on him, denies being soft on Russia: Spokesperson
Antonio Guterres pushed back on Thursday in suggestions in leaked US documents that Washington considers Guterres soft on Russia. The documents suggested that US officials' opinions about Guterres were based on communication intercepts or spying. Dujarric said, "The Secretary-General is not soft on any one country or another. On the conflict in Ukraine, he has been very clear about the violations of international law, very clear about the violations of the Chartera."
EU cannot 'blindly, systematically follow' Washington: European Council president
More and more European Union leaders have echoed Macron's comments that Europe should resist pressure to become "America's followers," Michel told the US-based POLITICO news service on Tuesday. "On the issue of the relationship with the US, it's clear that there can be nuances and sensitivities around the table of the European Council... I think quite a few really think like Emmanuel Macron," the European Council president said, Xinhua News Agency reported.
Afghanistan needs regional cooperation, not US-led intervention: Iranian FM
Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks during a quadrilateral meeting with Chinese, Russian, and Pakistani representatives on the sidelines of the foreign ministers' meeting among the neighbouring countries of Afghanistan in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, according to the Iranian Foreign Ministry's website on Thursday. Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks during a quadrilateral meeting with Chinese, Russian, and Pakistani representatives on the sidelines of the foreign ministers' meeting among the neighbouring countries of Afghanistan in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, according to the Iranian Foreign Ministry's website on Thursday.
Pakistan poll panel demands independent powers in the style of ECI
The statement came after Pakistan President Arif Alvi gave an interview to a private TV channel and compared the poll panels of both the countries. The Election Commission of Pakistan also rejected the statement of any government pressure' on the ECP, Samaa TV reported. The ECP clarified that the supreme election body has not accepted pressure of any government in the past and would not do so in the future.
Imran's security chief arrested on 'money-laundering' charges
The Anti-Money Laundering Cell (AMLC) of the agency busted an internally active racket involved in the illegal business of money-laundering based out of Lahore and arrested two members of the gang, the FIA said, The News reported. According to the FIA officials, Ghumman was running a fake international money-laundering network along with Qaisar Mushtaq and Asim Hussain, the report said.
Russian envoy to UK hits out at The Times for 'removing' interview
The story in question was published last Sunday, but as of Thursday, it was no longer available on The Times' web page, and readers, instead, receive a notice that the article "has been removed", RT reported. An online service that records the content of popular internet links dates Tuesday morning as the latest snapshot of the article.
Imran's lust for power imperiled Pakistan's foreign policy: Shehbaz Sharif
The Pakistan premier took to Twitter to launch a tirade against the former Prime Minister, saying that "his hypocrisy knows no bounds", The Express Tribune reported. "From accusing the United States of toppling his government to now wooing the US to mend fences, Imran Niazi's hypocrisy knows no bounds," Sharif said.
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