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Ami Bera elected to House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee
He was also named to the influential House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence earlier this month. "I am proud to continue my leadership on the House Foreign Affairs Committee as Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific. The Indo-Pacific remains the most consequential region of the world for our national security.
Death toll surpasses 12,000 as quake relief in Turkey, Syria enters 3rd day
Rescuers and volunteers are working round the clock to locate the trapped under rubble as the survival rate without food or water drops drastically after the 72nd hour, which is rapidly approaching. Experts have warned that the 72-hour window for rescuing those trapped by the earthquakes may be much smaller than anticipated.
Turkey-Syria toll reaches 9,638, rescue efforts becoming 'harder'
In its latest update, Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) said the overall death toll currently stood at 7,108, while the number of injured persons increased to 40,910, reports Anadolu News Agency.More than 96,670 search and rescue teams are currently conducting operations in the field, the AFAD said.
S.Korean Parliament votes to impeach Interior Minister over 2022 crowd crush
The National Assembly, dominated by the main liberal opposition Democratic Party (DP), voted 179 to 109 in favour of impeaching Lee, reports Xinhua news agency. Five other votes were counted invalid. Lee will be suspended from duty until the constitutional court rules in favour of or against the impeachment motion, proposed by the DP and two minor liberal parties.
Samantha Power arrives in Kathmandu amid growing US-China rivalry in South Asia
Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Samantha Power landed in the Nepali capital to hold high-level talks including Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Deputy Prime Minister Bishnu Poudel and Foreign Minister Bimala Rai Paudyal. Apart from that she will also be holding meetings with civil rights groups.
Petrol shortage again grips Pakistan
Last month, the government had raised the price of petrol and diesel by 35 PKR per litre each, a couple of days before the scheduled date of revising oil prices, apparently bowing to hoarders rather than taking action against them, The Express Tribune reported. Some petrol pumps have now stopped the supply to customers as they plan to store the commodity.
Saudi diplomats' exit from Kabul sparks fears of exodus
An Afghan Taliban official confirmed that Saudi Arabia has withdrawn its staff, but said the Saudis "have told us that they have withdrawn embassy staff for a week-long training", Dawn news reported. After Saudi Arabia's "temporary withdrawal" of staff, reports surfaced about the closure of the UAE, Qatari and Russian missions in Kabul.
Russian troops sent to eastern Ukraine ahead of planned offensive
On Tuesday, Serhiy Haidai, Governor of the eastern Luhansk region, said that "we are seeing more and more reserves being deployed in our direction", reports the BBC. Almost a year into Moscow's ongoing invasion, an estimated 300,000 Russian reserve troops have been recruited in recent months in an attempt to break through Ukraine's front lines in the east.
US says Chinese balloon also spied on India, others
Meanwhile, an Indian official had attended a briefing conducted by Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on Monday for representatives from 40 embassies. These developments were first reported by The Washington Post citing unidentified US officials who further said that such a balloon had been sighted over five continents.
Urgent need to resolve Tibet-China conflict: Advocacy group
"China's unconscionable efforts to cut Tibetan children off from their language, religion, culture and families is an existential threat to the survival of Tibetan culture inside Tibet," said the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) which promotes human rights and democratic freedoms for the Tibetan people.
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