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Chris Hipkins confirmed New Zealand's new PM, to focus on domestic issues
The Labor Party caucus meeting voted the Caucus member, Minister for Education, Police and Public Service and Leader of the House Chris Hipkins as the new party leader. Hipkins was the only nominee to replace Jacinda Ardern, who announced her resignation on Thursday, Xinhua News Agency reported.
Indian-origin man killed during robbery at US petrol station
The police on Friday announced a $20,000 reward for the capture of three suspects wanted in the killing of Patro Siboram on Tuesday morning when he was working during the night shift. Patro, 67, was born in a small town in eastern India and immigrated to the US in 1988, according to an obituary posted by the funeral home taking care of the final rites.
Nikki Haley accused of plotting a bid to become Trump's VP
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who made this accusation in his memoir, goes on to claim in the book that Haley's co-conspirators were former President Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner, who both held senior position in the White House at the time. Haley dismissed the charge as a stunt to sell the memoir.
Pakistan PM's son clarifies 'joker' remarks after backlash
The statement from the Prime Minister's son came in response to a journalist's query about his "joker" slur against ex-finance ministers which received a strong response from senior PML-N leader and former Pakistan prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Geo News reported. "Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) changed five finance ministers and I called the last three [jokers]," the PM's son stated.
Flu case numbers in Japan surge, signal epidemic beginning
About 5,000 medical institutions in all of Japan's 47 prefectures reported 36,388 cases of seasonal flu during the seven-day period, the National Institute of Infectious Diseases said. The nationwide per-institution figure was more than 1.5 times that of the previous week, while the tally of influenza patients across the country is estimated to stand at about 257,000, reports Xinhua news agency.
Pakistan blasphemy law tweak to be weaponised against religious minorities
The HRCP believe that it is likely to exacerbate the 'persecution' of Pakistan's beleaguered religious minorities and minority sects, Samaa TV reported. In a statement, the HRCP said the proposed legislation increases the punishment for using derogatory remarks against holy persons from three years with a fine to imprisonment for life "which will not be less than 10 years".
Another Moscow-Goa flight diverted after receiving bomb threat
Director of the Dabolim Airport in South Goa, S.V.T. Dhanamjaya Rao said the flight was supposed to land at 4.38 a.m. in the coastal state. "We received an email of the bomb threat and we soon contacted the airlines and then the plane was diverted to Uzbekistan and landed there," Rao told IANS. Airport sources said local police was also informed of the bomb threat mail.
Pakistan government has lost credibility to govern: Analysts
The analysts believe that the government wants to evade a political assault on it, but it will find it hard to pretend anymore that everything is running smoothly and elections will be held on time, particularly after the dissolution of two provincial assemblies and de-notification of around 80 PTI lawmakers, The Express Tribune reported.
Reverse decrees limiting women's rights, UN urges Taliban
On behalf of the Secretary-General, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, Executive Director of UN Women Sima Bahous and the Assistant Secretary-General of the Department of Political, Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, Khaled Khiari, completed a four-day visit to Afghanistan to appraise the situation, engage de facto authorities and underscore UN solidarity with the Afghan people.
US covertly sponsoring IS, says Russia
Asked if the US is in contact with the Afghan opposition, Kabulov, in an interview with Russia 24 TV on Friday, said: "Yes, there is such data", RT reported. The Americans have been acting this way "because they really want to avenge their shameful military-political defeat in Afghanistan, and in retaliation they do everything so that peace isn't established in this troubled land".
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