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Gen Azhar Abbas emerging as dark horse for Pakistan Army Chief
Entrenched preferences on either side mean that the government must go back to the drawing board and adjust its view, especially if it cannot reconcile with the army on the institution's choice, Dawn reported.
Indian-origin Sikh wins 2023 NSW Australian of the Year award
Singh, 41, is the founder and President of 'Turbans 4 Australia' -- a charity organisation that assists people facing financial hardship, food insecurity, homelessness and those impacted by natural calamities.
Control of US House remains in limbo
Twenty of the 435 House races have yet to be called, with Republicans already taking in 211 versus 204 for Democrats, Xinhua news agency reported citing the CNN projections issued on Sunday night. Many undecided contests are in California, where the counting of mail-in ballots continues. Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, and Oregon are among other states to have uncalled House races.
It takes at least 218 seats to claim control of the lower chamber, where Democrats have a slim majority this term.
In the Senate, 35 of its 100 seats were up for grabs this year.
Democrats have been projected to retain majority status with at least 50 seats despite Georgia's race headed to a runoff next month.
Russian forces committed war crimes in Kherson: Zelensky
In his nightly video address on Sunday, the President said: "Investigators have recorded more than 400 Russian war crimes; bodies of civilians and military personnel who had been killed are being found. "The atrocities the Russian army has left behind in Kherson Oblast (region) are the same as (atrocities committed) in other parts of our country that it was able to occupy."
Lawyer linked to Melania Trump elected Slovenia's 1st female President
Musar will take office on December 23 when the second mandate of the incumbent President Borut Pahor expires, reports Xinhua news agency.
Death toll from Seoul's Halloween crowd crush rises to 158
The additional victim is a South Korean woman in her 20s, the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters was quoted as saying by Yonhap news agency. A total of 132 South Koreans and 26 foreigners were killed during the crowd surge in the popular nightlife district of Itaewon on October 29.
Adviser to Bangladesh PM seeks 'exemplary punishment' for his murder plot accused
In his testimony submitted before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Muhammad Asaduzzaman Nur, Joy sought "exemplary punishment" for five "fugitive" accused who had "plotted to abduct and kill him", Dhaka Metropolitan Public Prosecutor Abdullah Abu told IANS. Arrest warrants were earlier sent to addresses of all the five accused.
6 killed after two WWII planes collide in midair at US air show
Videos on Twitter showed that following the collision, the two planes rapidly crashed to the ground, causing a large fire and plumes of black smoke, Xinhua news agency reported. Jenkins said authorities are continuing to work to identify the victims. "A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra collided and crashed at the Wings Over Dallas Airshow at Dallas Executive Airport in Texas around 1:20 p.m. local time Saturday," said a Federal Aviation Administration statement after the crash.
Permanent Indian residents can now be part of Canadian military
The announcement came close to Remembrance Day, amidst reports that the Canadian military is struggling to recruit new members to fill thousands of vacant positions.
Blast in Istanbul likely act of terror: President
"Although it is too early to confirm 100 per cent, initial reports and information from the governor's office show (the blast) smells like terror," Erdogan said at a press conference in Istanbul before heading to Indonesia for the G20 summit. "It looks like a single woman had a role in it," added the President, noting a full-scale investigation was underway, Xinhua news agency reported.
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