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Judge says Imran appeared in court with 'goons'9
On February 28, the former Prime Minister appeared before three courts to attend the hearing in four cases filed against him, Geo News reported. Khan secured interim bail in three cases, while a non-bailable arrest warrant was issued against him in one of the cases. During the hearing of a case at the ATC, the judge without taking Khan's name said that the PTI chief had appeared before the court along with 2,000 people, Geo News reported.
As G20 host, India has 'unique role' to play in ending Russia-Ukraine conflict: US
Talking to media persons, State Department Spokesperson Ned Price stated that India has tremendous leverage in different areas, including economic, diplomatic, political, and moral leverage. He also referred to the G20 foreign ministers' meeting in New Delhi being unable to come out with a joint communique due to the increasing rift between the US-led Western powers and Russia over the Ukraine conflict despite consistent efforts by host India to bridge the differences.
China asks India to put boundary issue in 'proper place': Report
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang and his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar met on Thursday on the sidelines of the G20 foreign ministers conclave in New Delhi to discuss the over 34-month-long border row in eastern Ladakh. India has maintained that its ties with China cannot be normal unless there is peace in the border areas.
China blames 'certain developed country' for Pakistan's financial crisis
The spokesperson called on concerted efforts of all parties to play a constructive role in the economic and social development of the country, The Express Tribune reported. "It must be pointed out that the financial policy of a certain developed country is the main reason behind the financial difficulties of a large number of developing countries including Pakistan," Mao Ning said while responding to a question during her regular briefing.
Biden to sign off Republican-backed resolution on new crime laws
Initially, the Biden administration had some reservations on the Republican resolution on grounds of Congressional intervention in the laws. The District of Columbia has sought to rewrite the crime laws on the period of sentencing for crimes. For the first time in 30 years, the President's signature would allow Congress to overturn a D.C. decision.
UK security services missed chance to stop 2017 Manchester bombing: Inquiry
"The reasons for this significant missed opportunity included a failure by a Security Service officer to act swiftly enough," said inquiry chairman John Saunders. Although it is impossible to definitively prove that the attack could have been stopped, "there was a realistic possibility that actionable intelligence could have been obtained which might have led to actions preventing the attack", Xinhua news agency quoted the report as saying.
South Africa to host BRICS summit in late August
Gungubele made the remarks on Thursday while briefing the media about the cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Xinhua news agency reported. This year's summit will be held under the theme: "BRICS and Africa: Partnership for Mutually Accelerated Growth, Sustainable Development, and Inclusive Multilateralism," according to the Minister.
Having been duped, US city scraps agreement with Nithyananda's 'Kailasa'
"Based on deception, the (sister-city) ceremony was groundless and void," Newark Press Secretary Susan Garofalo said in a message to IANS on Wednesday. "As soon as we learned about the circumstances surrounding Kailasa, the City of Newark immediately took action and rescinded the sister-city agreement on January 18," she added.
Vladimir Putin accuses Ukraine of terrorist act in Russian village
Earlier, the Governor of Bryansk region had said that "saboteurs from Ukraine" had fired at a civilian car in Lyubechane, a border village, killing one person and injuring a child, BBC reported. Speaking on Russian state TV, Putin said, "Today they committed another terrorist act, another crime, penetrated the border area and opened fire on civilians.
Told Russian counterpart to end war and engage in meaningful diplomacy: Antony Blinken
Addressing a press conference after the day-long deliberations at the G20 Foreign Ministers meeting, Blinken, while referring to his brief unscheduled meeting with his Russian counterpart on the sidelines of the conference, said he told Lavrov to end the "war of aggression" and "engage in meaningful diplomacy that can produce a just and lasting peace".
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