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Man arrested after vandalism at Indian High Commission in London
Videos on social media showed a crowd waving yellow "Khalistan" banners and a man detach the Indian flag from the first-floor balcony of the building, the BBC reported. Two security guards were injured in the violent protest and an investigation has been launched. PA news agency said that crowd members were believed to be supporters of a Sikh separatist movement.
Kuwait court nullifies 2022 election results, reinstates previous Parliament
The ruling, which took immediate effect, saw members of the previous Parliament, including Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem, taking office, Xinhua reported citing Kuwait News Agency (KUNA). The decision came after the Constitutional Court ruled that the election process in September 2021 in all the five electoral districts was null and void.
Ukraine crisis: Vladimir Putin visits Russia-occupied Mariupol
In a video, Putin is seen driving a car through streets at night and speaking to people, the BBC reported on Sunday. It was, however, not known when the footage was taken. During the visit, the Russian President is also reported to have met top military commanders in Rostov-on-Don city.
PTI demands to know if IMF asked Pak to give up nuclear weapons
Addressing a press conference, Qureshi said that the finance minister is the 'in-law' of the ruling party and his statement on the floor of the Senate is important, Geo News reported. "This statement has created a new crisis in the country," said former Foreign Minister Qureshi, adding that the foreign office spokesperson had to clarify during her weekly press briefing, the report said.
N.Korea slams US, UN for addressing human rights violations, missile provocation
On Friday, the US co-hosted an informal meeting highlighting the human rights violations in the reclusive nation at the UNSC. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres also condemned the North's recent test-launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile as a violation of UNSC resolutions on the same day, Yonhap news agency reported.
Japan's Kishida doing final fine-tuning to invite Yoon to G-7 summit: Report
Yoon is expected to be one of the leaders to be invited to the gathering, together with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Indonesian President Joko Widodo, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported. Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is also considering inviting Ukraine President.
US B-1B strategic bomber returns to S.Korea as N.Korea fires missile
The drills took place in skies over the Korean Peninsula as part of the Freedom Shield exercise that has been under way since March 13, and also involved F-35A stealth fighter jets of South Korea and US F-16 fighters, the Ministry said. A B-1B bomber was previously deployed to the peninsula on March 3, Yonhap news agency reported.
Biden's $6.8 tn budget hangs in the balance as Congress resumes sitting on Monday
The President's social spend includes increasing funding for early childhood education and childcare, expanding the $35 cap on insulin prices to all Americans and expanding free community college, besides boosting military spending to more than $835 billion, making it among the largest peacetime expenditures in US.
400,000 gallons of radioactive water leaked from US nuclear power plant
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) said this week that state agencies are monitoring Xcel Energy's efforts to clean up "a release of water contaminated with tritium" detected at the company's Monticello nuclear-generating plant, Xinhua news agency reported. Xcel Energy reported the leak to the.
Trump expects to be arrested next week on Tuesday
In a post on Truth Social, the former US President wrote that "illegal leaks" from the Manhattan District Attorney's Office indicate that he "will be arrested on Tuesday of next week", Xinhua news agency reported. "Take our nation back," Trump said, issuing a call for his supporters to protest.
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