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Nikki Haley uses brown skin to launder white supremacy: Pak-American writer
"I see her and I feel sad because she uses her brown skin as a weapon against poor black folks and poor brown folks, and she uses her brown skin to launder white supremacist talking points," Wajahat Ali, who was a guest speaker on MSNBC's 'The Mehdi Hasan Show', said. Haley, 51, the former South Carolina Governor, announced her presidential bid on February 14 in a video message where she proudly talked about her Indian heritage.
Pakistan's current account deficit shrinks 90% in Jan: SBP
Pakistan's current account deficit fell to $0.24 billion in January from $2.47 billion in the same month of the previous year, recording a 90.3 per cent decrease, Xinhua news agency reported citing SBP data. On a month-on-month basis, the current account deficit went down from $0.29 billion in December 2022, showing a 17 per cent decrease, according to the data.
Beyond partisanship, Indian-American community leaders see political headway in Haley candidacy
"Haley represents the headway the community has been steadily making," Thomas Abraham, the chairman of the Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO). Indian-Americans now have five in the 435-member House of Representatives which is close to the percentage of Indian-American citizens and Kamala Harris as Vice President, he said.
10-hr train journey to Kiev, details emerge of Biden's secret trip
White House officials have described Biden's unexpected visit to Kiev on Monday as "unprecedented in modern times" as previous presidential trips to wartime Iraq and Afghanistan had the back up of a heavy US military presence, said the BBC report. Biden had been scheduled to fly out from the US to Warsaw on Monday evening, for a two-day trip.
3 dead, over 600 injured after new quake hits Turkey
Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu also said 213 people had been injured. Turkey's disaster and emergency agency Afad said the tremor occurred at 20:04 local time (17:04 GMT), the BBC reported. A 7.8-magnitude quake struck the same area on February 6, killing more than 44,000 people in Turkey and Syria.
China slams US Senate for hyping up 'China threat'
The NPC Foreign Affairs Committee said in a statement that the US Senate had followed the House of Representatives in passing resolutions on the airship, calling the move another mistake that the United States has made to distort facts, mislead the public, and attempt to put pressure on China, Xinhua news agency reported.
Pakistan's ruling alliance rejects election dates announced by President
Last week, the President had summoned Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja for an urgent meeting for consultation regarding the date of the polls as he lambasted him over ECP's "poignant approach" regarding the general elections date.
Chechen warlord's threat of private army sparks fears he is preparing for Russian civil war
The 46-year-old, who has led Chechnya since 2007, is thought to be preparing for a potential civil war in Russia amid the possibility that President Vladimir Putin will be deposed over the faltering invasion of Ukraine, Daily Mail reported. The Wagner Group, which is led by Putin's close ally Yevgeny Prigozhin, has played a prominent role in Ukraine and spearheaded a months-long assault on Bakhmut in the Donetsk region.
As Joe Biden visits Ukraine, China's top diplomat heads to Russia
Wang Yi - who was promoted as Chinese leader Xi Jinping's top foreign policy advisor last month - is due to arrive in Moscow this week as part of his eight-day Europe tour, a trip that brings into focus China's attempted diplomatic balancing act since Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine a year ago, CNN reported.
Pakistan ministers warn Alvi not to turn President House into blackmailing den
However, after finding fault with the president's "choice of words" in a strongly-worded letter, the ECP on Sunday said that it may not be able to enter into a process of consultation with the office of the president due to the "matter being subjudice at various judicial fora" and several other reasons.
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