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Boris Johnson made 1 mn pounds from speaking engagements since leaving Downing Street
An update to the MPs' register of interests showed Johnson had received more than 750,000 pounds in fees for three speeches given in November, the SKY News report said. The speeches were to Centerview Partners, an investment banking firm, The Hindustan Times and the CNN Global Summit Lisbon.
General Bajwa did to Pakistan no enemy could, says Imran
"Gen (retd) Bajwa asked me to grant NRO II to the then opposition when the government had to pass laws related to the Financial Action Task Force. It was Gen (retd) Bajwa who gave NRO II to the then opposition," the PTI chief said in his address to the nation via video link.
US Embassy starts 12-day visa programme; Indians fume
A video clip shared by the Embassy on Tuesday -- the first day of the programme -- said that there was a 17 per cent increase in the H and L visa applications and the waiting time for the same has been reduced. "That's tens of thousands of workers and families who have been able to reunite or start working in the US," the video clip shared on Twitter stated.
WH confirms US national freed during Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap
John Kirby, the National Security Council's coordinator for strategic communications, told reporters during a virtual press gaggle that he could confirm "a US national has been transferred as part of a transfer of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine today (Wednesday)", Xinhua news agency reported.
Covid global health emergency hopefully ends next year: WHO chief
Addressing a press briefing in Geneva, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the WHO Covid-19 Emergency Committee will discuss next month the criteria for declaring an end to the Covid-19 emergency, Xinhua news agency reported.
Jaishankar discusses India's G20 leadership with Guterres
Jaishankar tweeted after their meeting here on Wednesday that they "exchanged views on working together during India's G20 Presidency". India became President of the G20 group of major industrialised and emerging economies as the world faces a double whammy of crises from the fallout of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the lingering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
General Asim Munir's arrival as Army Chief opens next chapter in Pakistan
The exit of Gen. Bajwa has ended the verbal attacks on the military by former Prime Minister Imran Khan and senior members of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party. With the baton handed over to the rather non-controversial Gen. Munir, the Pak military has got a breather to recover from Khan's onslaught.
US Fed hikes interest rates by half percentage point
"We have more work to do," Fed Chair Jerome H. Powell, said at a news conference. This was the seventh rate hike this year by the Fed in an unprecedented set of measures to reign in inflation. These harsh measures, which have the effect of curbing spending which slows down production, had, it was feared, could trigger a recession. More rate hikes are expected.
Iran expelled from UN panel on women; India abstains on vote
The US proposal at the UN Economic and Social Council to remove Iran from the panel received 29 votes, while there were eight votes against and 16 abstentions in the 54-member elected body. The vote came after intense lobbying by the US following widespread protests in Iran sparked by outrage against the edict compelling women to wear hijabs.
Trump's 2024 presidential bid hitting a crater with Republican Party not wanting him
A USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds the former President has been beleaguered by the November midterm losses where most of his star candidates have lost and the court drama mounts day by day with the latest being a New York jury finding him guilty on 17 counts of criminal felony on the tax evasion case in lower Manhattan concerning the Trump Businesses.
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