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Re-election or fadeout? Midterm results will decide Trump's political future
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Donald Trump has held on to his grip on the Republican party after leaving office deploying, among other tools, his endorsement of candidates from state to federal offices. He has endorsed 25 of 35 Republicans in the fray for the Senate, according to various counts, and upwards of 215 for the House.
Republicans develop software to track down and woo Hindu voters
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Shalabh Kumar, the Hindu outreach for the Republican party and former President Donald Trump, said the proprietary software has been developed in-house by the Republican Hindu Coalition (RHC), which he founded and heads, and has a success rate of 95 per cent.
Take legal action against Imran Khan's allegations: Army tells government
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On Friday, Khan alleged that three people -- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and a senior officer of the Pakistan Army -- were involved in plotting his assassination bid on Thursday, The News reported.
Twitter spews 'lies all across the world', Biden slams Elon Musk
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Joe Biden made these comments during a fundraising event for Illinois Democratic Representatives Lauren Underwood and Sean Casten, reports Fox Business.
UNSC elects judge to International Court of Justice
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Brant will serve with immediate effect, filling the vacancy caused by the death of Judge Antonio Augusto Cancado Trindade of Brazil on May 29, reports Xinhua news agency.
New Omicron subvariants make up over 35% of US Covid cases
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BQ.1.1 made up nearly 19 per cent of circulating variants and BQ.1 was estimated to make up 16.5 per cent of circulating cases this week, Xinhua news agency reported, citing a report released by the CDC on Friday.
US urges UNSC action to 'punish' N. Korea over recent 'provocations'
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"Over the last week and a half the DPRK has exacerbated an extremely worrisome trend that we've seen all year; an increasing number of (missile) launches in flagrant violation of the Security Council Resolution, destabilising and threatening rhetoric and continue escalation," the US diplomat said at an emergency meeting of the Security Council held in New York.
WATCH | Four people plotted to kill me: Imran Khan
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"Four people plotted to kill me. I made a video and named those people and have stashed it abroad," Imran Khan said, adding that it would be released in case something happens, Dawn reported. He indicated that he received the information of this plot through the relationships he had formed while in power.
Imran Khan is the new Benazir Bhutto
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In fact, the injured Imran Khan has already fired the first shot by accusing Major General Faisal Nadeem, head of ISI-Directorate C of conspiring to assassinate him. Nadeem, a few days, was nicknamed by Khan as 'Dirty Harry'. Nadeem and one of his sector commanders were in news recently for allegedly torturing a senior PTI leader, Azam Swati.
Shehbaz Sharif considering to visit Imran Khan
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"Earlier when Imran Khan had an incident, Nawaz Sharif went to inquire about his health," said Sanaullah, Geo News reported. He added that Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif is considering going to inquire about Khan's health, and will soon take a call on this.
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