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Taiwan Prez says 'democracy under threat' while meeting US House Speaker
The highly-anticipated meeting took place on Wednesday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley amid warnings from China about a "serious confrontation" as retaliation to the talks.,This was the second time Tsai met a top American lawmaker in less than a year, following a visit from then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan in August 2022, reports CNN.
UN in touch with India for food supplies to Afghanistan: Official
We definitely are in touch with the authorities there and we've benefited from donations in 2022 and definitely the people of Afghanistan will continue to benefit from this donation," Alakbarov, who is the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan, said on Wednesday in a video conference from Kabul.
Sharif Sharif family coalesces against Supreme Court, deepening chaos inside Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called the verdict a "murder of justice" and compared the Supreme Court's decision with that of former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's hanging decades back. Speaking in the parliament on Tuesday, Sharif said: "Two decisions were made today, murder of Bhutto and murder of justice, which is highly regrettable". Sharif's statement is seen as trying to get Pakistan's other powerful dynastic family of the Bhuttos on his side.
A Kennedy scion announces long-shot challenge to Biden
Kennedy filed his papers on Wednesday.Biden has not announced his presidential run yet, but is widely expected to seek a second term and has already soft-rolled his campaign visiting key swing states to tout his administration's achievement. He has said he has every intention of running, but it won't be official until he makes it official.
India elected to UN statistical body; China suffers diplomatic rout
India was elected unopposed in two elections on Wednesday by the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) to the Commission on Narcotic Drugs and the Programme Coordinating Board of the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS. In the election to the Statistical Commission where China was competing with India for seats earmarked for the Asia Pacific region, India received 46 of the 53 votes for the Statistical Commission electing it to one of the two seats for the Asia Pacific region in the first round of voting.
'Subby' Subramaniam appointed Warrant Officer of UK's RAF
In his new role, Subramaniam will advise the Chief of the Air Staff on matters concerning airmen and airwomen of the RAF. He succeeds Warrant Officer Jake Alpert. "I am eager to take on the responsibilities that come with this position, particularly acting as the spokesperson for the non-commissioned cadre," Subramaniam said in a statement.
Maryam Nawaz snipes at Chief Justice of Pakistan
"When the parliamentarians were talking about law and Constitution, you (CJP) taunted them. Do you know how prideful it is to go to jail for an ideology?" said the PML-N Senior Vice-President Maryam Nawaz while addressing a lawyers' convention in Rawalpindi.
Indo-Canadian gets 10 year jail for stealing $47.4m from Ontario govt
Sanjay Madan, who served as an IT Director within the Ministry of Education, pleaded guilty to multiple charges of fraud, breach of trust, and money laundering, which he committed by overseeing two complicated schemes to bilk millions of dollars from taxpayers, the Global News reported.
Russian defector sheds light on Vladimir Putin's 'secret train' network
Gleb Karakulov, who served as a captain in the Federal Protection Service (FSO), a powerful body tasked with protecting Russia's highest-ranking officials, said that the measures were "designed to mask the whereabouts of the Russian President, whom he described as "pathologically afraid for his life", The Guardian reported.
Pakistan warns of serious repercussions of UK minister Braverman's remarks against Pakistani men
The British minister has been accused of "peddling extremist far-right lies" about Pakistanis after she singled out British Pakistani men over concerns about grooming gangs as she accused authorities of turning a "blind eye" to signs of abuse involving young people, Geo News reported.
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