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Donald Trump warns of all-out nuclear World War III, says 'not very far away from it'
In his first public address since being arraigned on Tuesday, Trump accused the current US government of destroying the country. He pleaded 'not guilty' to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records at his arraignment in a Manhattan court on charges relating to hush money payments made to porn star Stormy Daniels.
PTI celebrates early Punjab polls decision by Pak SC
After the court's decision on Tuesday, PTI supporters sprung into a celebratory mood terming the decision as historic. The Imran Khan-led party maintained that the move has buried the "Doctrine of Necessity" for good.A three-judge bench of the court accepted the PTI's constitutional petition and rejected justifications issued by the election supervisory authority for its inability to hold the polls at the moment
US Court orders adult film star Stormy Daniels to pay Donald Trump's attorneys USD 120,000 more in legal fees
On the same day that this order was delivered by the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals, a Manhattan court arraigned Trump on 34 charges related to alleged hush money payments to Daniels to cover up a purported affair between the two. Trump was charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records related to the alleged payments, making him the first former US president to face criminal charges.
Anti-corruption watchdog moves against ex-ISI chief Faiz Hameed's brother
The Rawalpindi division of the anti-graft body wrote a letter to the Rawalpindi and Chakwal deputy commissioners for the records, claiming that Najaf had "superseded several seniors for promotion to the Girdawar post and "accumulated assets beyond his own means", Geo News reported.
South Korea, US hold air drills involving strategic bomber
The bomber was redeployed to the Korean Peninsula about a month after its last deployment here amid tensions caused by Pyongyang's provocative moves, such as its unveiling of the Hwasan-31 tactical nuclear warhead last week, reports Yonhap News Agency. The South Korean Air Force mobilized its F-35A radar-evading fighters for the drills, while the US side deployed F-35B and F-16 fighters.
SpaceX Starship's 1st test flight may takeoff on April 10: Report
SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk, in mid-March, said that the landmark flight might launch as soon as the third week of April. But recent developments suggest that the attempt could come even sooner than that. The new date comes as the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released an air traffic advisory identifying April 10 as a primary launch date, TechCrunch reported.
Iran appoints new Ambassador to UAE after 8 years
The new envoy, Reza Ameri, had served as the director general of the Iranian expatriates office at the Foreign Ministry prior to his appointment, Xinhua news agency reported citing local media. Ameri had also previously served as Iran's Ambassador to Algeria, Sudan and Eritrea. In 2016, the UAE downgraded its relations with Iran after Saudi Arabia cut diplomatic ties with Tehran in January that year after Iranian protesters stormed the kingdom's embassy in Tehran following Riyadh's execution of a prominent Shia cleric.
5 Indian-Americans among 100 Most Influential Women in US Finance
The list includes Anu Aiyengar of JP Morgan, Rupal J. Bhansali of Ariel Investments, Meena Lakdawala-Flynn of Goldman Sachs Group, Sonal Desai from Franklin Templeton and Savita Subramanian of BofA Securities.Aiyengar is the global head of Mergers and Acquisitions at JP Morgan -- a role she assumed in January after serving as co-head of the division since 2020.
Invites issued for King Charles' coronation on May 6
Along with the ornately illustrated invitation from "King Charles III and Queen Camilla", a new photograph of the royals which was taken last month in the Blue Drawing Room at the Buckingham Palace was also released on Tuesday. The invite, printed on recycled paper, shows the coronation will mark a change in how Camilla is titled -- from Queen Consort to Queen.
UN body wraps up 52nd session with a clutch of human rights resolutions
Other resolutions addressed the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment, promotion and protection of human rights, and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Xinhua news agency reported. Vaclav Balek, President of the UN Human Rights Council, said in his concluding remarks on Tuesday that the body's longest ever session "had done enormous work".
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