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Deny Imran Khan face saving, Nawaz instructs Shehbaz Sharif
Taking to Twitter, Nawaz took a jibe at Khan and his ongoing long march and said that "the one who claimed to bring 1 million people out on the streets couldn't even manage to gather 2,000 workers", Geo News reported. He said that he has instructed Shehbaz not to bow before Khan's demands at any cost.
Braverman calls migrant crisis an 'invasion', faces heat
Braverman, who was forced to resign from her position under former Prime Minister Liz Truss for breaching the ministerial code of conduct, said on Monday that migrants have launched an "invasion on our southern coast". "Let's stop pretending that they are all refugees in distress," she said while responding to questions in the House of Commons amid concerns about conditions at the Manston processing site in Kent.
North Korea warns of 'more powerful' actions against South Korea-US air drills
A spokesman at the North's Foreign Ministry denounced the ongoing combined air drills by the allies, called Vigilant Storm, as "ceaseless and reckless" military provocations, reports Yonhap News Agency. The exercise is "a war drill for aggression mainly aimed at striking the strategic targets of the DPRK in case of contingency in the Korean Peninsula", the spokesman said in a statement carried by the North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
'Russia suspends, not withdraws from grain export deal with Ukraine'
Russia has halted traffic along the security corridor in the Black Sea defined by the grain export deal known as the Black Sea Grain Initiative with Ukraine, the Ministry said in a statement on Monday. The Ministry also accused Kiev of launching military attacks via the humanitarian route, reports Xinhua news agency.
1 dead after shooting at high school in Canada
The shooting happened just before 3:22 p.m. on Monday outside Woburn Collegiate Institute, Toronto police confirmed on social media on Monday. A male victim was located with gunshot wounds and transported to hospital in life-threatening condition. He was later pronounced deceased in hospital, Xinhua news agency reported.
Russia welcome back into grain export deal: UN official
"We are encouraged by Russia's assurance that it is not pulling out of the initiative and it is only temporarily suspending activities in the implementation," Martin Griffiths, UN UnderSecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, told a Security Council briefing on Monday.
Azerbaijan, Armenia agree to work toward peace treaty
The consensus was part of a statement by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Russian President Vladimir Putin adopted during their trilateral talks in Russia's Sochi on Monday. In the statement, the leaders reaffirmed their commitment to strict observance of all the previous tripartite agreements in the interests of the comprehensive normalisation of Azerbaijani-Armenian relations, ensuring peace, stability, security and sustainable economic development in the South Caucasus.
Antonio Guterres 'deeply saddened' by Morbi bridge tragedy: Spokesperson
Stephane Dujarric said on Monday, "UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expresses his condolences to the families of the victims, as well as the people and government of India, and wishes a quick recovery to those injured." The suspension bridge over Machchhu river in Gujarat collapsed on Sunday sending hundreds of people plunging into the waters below.
Iran sanctions 10 US officials, 4 institutions for 'inciting violence, interference'
In a statement published on its website, the Foreign Ministry on Monday said the sanctions have been imposed based on a law adopted by the Iranian authorities to counter US human rights violations as well as its "adventurist and terrorist moves in the region". The US individuals on the list include Commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) Michael Kurilla, CENTCOM's Deputy Commander Gregory Guillot, US Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo, and others
Criminal trial against Trump Organisation on tax fraud starts in New York
The Trump Corporation and Trump Payroll Corp., two entities under the Trump Organisation, offered $1.76 million of perks to Allen H. Weisselberg, former Chief Financial Officer of the Trump Organisation, without paying taxes, according to the Manhattan District Attorney's Office.
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