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Complaint seeks ouster of Chief Justice of Pakistan, 3 other judges
In addition to the CJP Bandial, Justice Munib Akhtar, Justice Ijazul Ahsan and Justice Mazhar Ali Naqvi have been named in the complaint, Express Tribune reported. The complainant, Advocate Sardar Salman Ahmad Dogar, maintained that all four judges were guilty of misconduct and "consistently acted in violation of Article 209 of the Constitution".
Lula calls for national unity to rebuild Brazil
He made the appeal on Sunday marking the eve of his 100th day in office while reviewing the main measures his administration has taken since he took office on January 1, reports Xinhua news agency. "We live in one country and we need everyone to come together to rebuild it," Lula wrote in a column headlined "Brazil Is Back" in local newspaper "Correio Braziliense".
Expelled Rep uses racial slur against Indian-American lawmaker
Sabi Kumar, 75, told Fox News that during a debate in the statehouse, Democrat Justin Jones, 27, shoved his finger in his face and said: "Kumar, they will never accept you." The remarks against Kumar came just before the Tennessee House of Representatives voted to expel Reps Jones and Justin Pearson from the Legislature for their role in a protest calling for gun control after a shooting at a private school in Nashville that killed six people.
N.Korea still unresponsive to routine inter-Korean liaison, military hotline calls
South Korea's Unification Ministry said the North appears to have "unilaterally" cut off the liaison communication line, as the country has not answered routine calls since April 7, reports Yonhap News Agency.The two Koreas are supposed to hold phone calls twice a day, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., via their joint liaison channel.
What does BBC stand for, asks Musk after labelling it as govt-funded media
After labelling the @BBC account -- which has 2.2 million followers -- Musk tweeted on Monday: "What does BBC stand for again? I keep forgetting."
"We need to add more granularity to editorial influence, as it varies greatly. I don't actually think the BBC is as biased as some other government-funded media, but it is silly of the BBC to claim zero influence," the Twitter CEO posted.
Haley slams Biden for hasty withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan
Biden never took his allies, who fought shoulder to shoulder in the hilly terrain for over three decades against terrorism, into confidence about the withdrawal and made America open to criticism for the Taliban overrunning the elected government, media reports said. Nikki Halley, an Indian American whose parents migrated from Amritsar to the US, was born and brought up in South Carolina, the state of which she became the governor.
Iran 'successfully' tests kamikaze drone equipped with 50-kg warhead: Official
Ali Kouhestani, the head of the Research and Self-Sufficiency Jihad Organization of the IRGC's Ground Force, made the remarks in an interview with the semi-official Tasnim news agency, which was published on Sunday, Xinhua news agency reported. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), named "Meraj-532", has a range of 450 km, and is capable of flying at a maximum altitude of 12,000 feet for three straight hours.
Egyptian FM calls for end to foreign 'interference' in Syria
During a phone call with the United Nations Special Envoy to Syria Geir Pedersen, the top Egyptian diplomat reiterated Egypt's full support for Pedersen's efforts to reach a comprehensive political settlement in Syria, in line with Security Council Resolution 2254, Xinhua news agency reported, citing a statement by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry.
Two cops killed in US traffic stop shooting
The shooting occurred at around 3:38 p.m. on Saturday, Xinhua news agency reported, citing a statement by the Wisconsin Department of Justice. Two officers were pronounced dead at the scene. The suspect, a motorist, was taken to a hospital and later died. Details about the incident are still being investigated, local media reported on Sunday.
N.Korea remains unresponsive to military hotline calls from S.Korea for third day
The two Koreas are supposed to hold calls twice a day -- once in the morning and the other in the afternoon -- via military and liaison hotlines set up across the border, but the North stopped answering calls from the South on Friday afternoon, Yonhap News Agency reported.
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