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Unidentified drone crashes near Moscow
According to Moscow Region Governor Andrey Vorobyov, the unidentified drone came down near the village of Gubastovo in the Kolomna region near Moscow and appears to have been targeting civilian infrastructure, RT reported. The Governor added that security services and other agencies are investigating the incident and that there is no danger to the population.
Risk of military interference as Pakistan polls likely to be contentious
This has been forecast in a report prepared by the Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU), which was released on Tuesday, Samaa TV reported. With cost-of-living concerns weighing on the support of ruling parties, the EIU's baseline forecast was for opposition victories in the legislative polls scheduled to be held in Pakistan, the report said.
China urges US to stop trying to mislead the world on Taiwan
If the US refuses to change course and goes down that wrong path, there will be real consequences and it will come at real costs to the US, Spokesperson Mao Ning made the comment in response to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's recent erroneous remarks on Taiwan.
Toshakhana case: Pakistan court issues non-bailable arrest warrant against Imran Khan
Additional sessions judge Zafar Iqbal, who conducted the hearing of the case, announced the decision, Geo News reported. Earlier on Tuesday, an anti-terrorism court (ATC) and a banking court granted interim bail to the former Prime Minister after he appeared before them at the judicial complex.
India is a global strategic partner, says US as Antony Blinken leaves for New Delhi
"India is a global strategic partner of ours. We have a wide, broad, deep relationship with India. There will be a lot on the agenda in the bilateral relationship and in the multilateral engagements he takes part in on the margins of the G20," Ned Pric told reporters at his daily news conference on Monday.
Iran to probe 'revenge' poisoning of schoolgirls over hijab protests
Iran's deputy education minister, Younes Panahi, told reporters on Monday that "after the poisoning of several students in (the city of) Qom, it was found that some people wanted all schools, especially girls' schools, to be closed", The Guardian reported. Dr Homayoun Sameyah Najafabadi, a member of Parliament's health commission, also confirmed the poisoning of schoolgirls "in cities such as Qom and Borujerd has been done intentionally".
UK household energy bills to rise despite price cap to fall in April
Falling from the current 4,279 pounds per year, the drop reflects recent falls in wholesale energy prices, the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) said in a statement. The cap, reviewed quarterly by the Ofgem, sets the maximum price that suppliers can charge per unit of energy, reports Xinhua news agency.
Nikki Haley starts arduous campaign in 2 key states, will have Wall St fundraiser
A Rasmussen poll last week showed her beating President Joe Biden by 4 per cent in a head-to-head contest, with a support of 45 per cent to 41 per cent for him -- an improvement from a Public Policy Polling survey the previous week showing her behind by 6 per cent. However, she will first have to get her party's nomination, which seems a monumental task.
UK, EU reach new post-Brexit deal for N. Ireland
The agreement - dubbed the 'Windsor Framework' - was struck over the Northern Ireland Protocol, aiming to ease the trading issues created by the Protocol. After months of negotiations, the deal was announced by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen after their meeting in Windsor near London on Monday, Xinhua news agency reported.
Russian spy chief dismisses CIA Director's claim of 'defiance', 'hubris' in Nov meet
The Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) head's comments came after CIA Director William Burns in a CBS News interview described the high-level meeting between the two as "pretty dispiriting" and accused his Russian counterpart of displaying "a very defiant attitude" and "a sense of cockiness and hubris" during the negotiations.
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