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Grand jury won't hear Trump hush-money payment case this week
Several American media outlets reported the latest development in Trump's legal issues, citing sources familiar with the situation. Members of the grand jury have been meeting Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, reports Xinhua news agency. The jury was set to return to court in lower Manhattan, New York City, on Thursday but it will.
Will never share US user data with China, says TikTok CEO
Chew, who appeared before dozens of House Energy and Commerce Committee members late on Thursday, offered reassurances that the company would enhance privacy and avoid any possibility of "unauthorised foreign access" to US user data, reports TechCrunch. I understand that there are concerns stemming from the inaccurate belief.
US, Canada reach deal on decades-old asylum agreement
Biden, who is currently on a visit to Ottawa, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will make a formal joint statement on the deal on Friday. Signed in 2002, the Safe Third Country Agreement applies to individuals who have transited through a country where they could've made an asylum claim because it's deemed safe, as the name.
Finland's president signs national NATO legislation
This act formally sealed the Nordic country's historic bid to join the military alliance. Next, Finland will submit its NATO membership-related documents to the US administration once Turkey and Hungary ratify its membership bid, Xinhua news agency reported. Last Friday, during Niinisto's visit to Turkey, he country's President.
Biden's approval rating nears lowest point of presidency: Poll
The approval rating was approaching the lowest point of Biden's presidency in surveys conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research on Thursday. Views of how Biden is handling the national economy are more negative. Only 31 per cent approve of his handling of the nation's economy compared to 68 per cent who disapprove, Xinhua news agency reported.
Russian pilots who chased US drone awarded medals
Major Vasiliy Vavilov and Major Sergey Popov, who were previously not identified by the Russian Defence Ministry, were both presented with an Order of Courage by Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu at a ceremony where several Russian service members were honoured for their accomplishments, RT reported.
Video claiming Vladimir Putin is using body doubles goes viral on Russian social media
It seizes on speculation that the Kremlin president's only trip so far to newly-invaded territory in Mariupol was performed by a doppelganger, and asks: "Who is ruling Russia?" It is unclear who made the footage but it appears to be aimed at reaching Russians who rely on uber-loyalist state media for their news.
Imran Khan claims another assassination plot
"The IGs of Punjab and Islamabad have constituted two separate squads, who will join the PTI workers and open fire on the police... to provoke an armed retaliation and eventually reach (inside the house) and assassinate me, in a day or two," Dawn news quoted the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief as saying in a statement.
White House to disband Covid response team in May
Under President Joe Biden's administration, the team was responsible for coordinating the nationwide rollout and distribution of vaccines, treatments and medical supplies. "As a result of this administration's historic response to Covid-19, we as a nation are in a safer, better place than we were three years ago.
UNHCR calls for urgent support amid influx of Somali refugees into Ethiopia
The UNHCR, in its inter-agency refugee response plan and emergency appea, said the security situation emanating from a political dispute in the city of Las Anod in the Sool region and other surrounding areas has deteriorated since December 2022, reports Xinhua news agency.
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