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Retired general Pavel wins Czech presidential election
With 99.99 per cent of precincts counted, Pavel won with 58.32 per cent of the vote to Babis' 41.67 per cent. Turnover for the election surpassed 70 per cent, Xinhua news agency reported. Voters cast their ballots on Friday and Saturday, with Czechs abroad heading to the polls on Thursday.
3 killed, 4 injured in second mass shooting in a week in Los Angeles
The fatal victims, two men and a woman, have not been identified, and the injured were taken to the hospital in critical condition, reported KABC-TV, the West Coast flagship station of the ABC television network. The shooting occurred just after 2:30 a.m. local time in the Beverly Crest area, it said.
Iranian official vows legal pursuit of Trump, Pompeo for Soleimani's assassination
Pompeo's "horror is quite serious and real," as he, along with Trump and all the other "criminals," must be tried and punished in a just court on the charge of assassinating Iranian and Iraqi officials, said Abbas Ali Kadkhodaei, who heads a special legal committee tasked to investigate Soleimani's assassination, in a Twitter post on Saturday.
Supreme Irony! Pak can't feed its own people but wants Kashmir
It's an open secret that successive Pakistan regimes always used terrorism as an instrument of their state policy. Rulers overlooked governance and focused all their energies on using terror as a strategic weapon. A small part of Kashmir under the occupation of Pakistan since 1947 is a glaring instance of the colonial mindset of Islamabad.
Pakistan's economic meltdown triggers infighting; blame game among political class intensifies
A shortage of fuel and food has led to severe disruption in the supply chain. The fuel shortage has started to have an impact on the country's business operations and transport services while the liquid petroleum gas (LPG) distributors are now threatening to go on a strike in protest of the government's move to increase prices.
Pakistan Finance Minister seeks divine intervention to rescue sinking economy
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the Green Line Train in Islamabad, the Finance Minister said that he had full faith that Pakistan would progress because it was created in the name of Islam, The Express Tribune reported. He said "if Allah can create Pakistan, then he can also protect, develop, and make it prosper", adding that under the leadership of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif,
Indian-American loses election to head Republican Party after challenging establishment
The current RNC chair Ronna McDaniels was re-elected on Friday at the Committee's meeting in California despite criticism for having led the party through three successive defeats and an underperformance. Dhillon, who polled 51 votes to McDaniel's 111 in the 168-member RNC, ran a grassroots campaign that brought out the discontent in the ranks of the party that must face a presidential election next year.
US, India to hold diplomatic consultations: State Dept
During her visit to Sri Lanka that will mark the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between that country and the US, she will convey Washington's "support for Sri Lanka's efforts to stabilise the economy, protect human rights, and promote reconciliation", the Department said. In Nepal, Nuland will engage with the new government of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal who took office last month on the broad agenda of the partnership between the two countries.
Imran accuses Zardari of paying money to terror outfit for his assassination
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman termed the alleged conspiracy 'Plan-C' for which he accused Zardari of paying money to a terrorist outfit to carry out the assassination attempt on his life, The Express Tribune reported. "Now they have made a Plan C, and Asif Zardari is behind this. He has loads of corruption money, which he loots from the Sindh government and spends on winning elections.
NASA's mega Moon rocket now ready for crewed mission
NASA continues to evaluate data and learn more about the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket's debut performance during the agency's Artemis I launch on November 16 this year. "NASA's Space Launch System rocket has laid the foundation for the Artemis Generation and the future of spaceflight in deep space," said John Honeycutt, SLS Programme manager.
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