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Sunak's decision to reappoint Braverman facing fresh questions
Jake Berry, who sat in the cabinet alongside Braverman at the heart of the former Liz Truss government, said the Home Secretary was responsible for a "really serious breach" after sending confidential information to a private address, sending it to an MP, attempting to send it to the MP's wife and then accidentally sending it to a member of parliamentary staff, the Guardian reported.
Bank of Canada increases policy interest rate
Given elevated inflation and inflation expectations, as well as ongoing demand pressures in the economy, the bank's governing council expected that the policy interest rate will need to rise further, the central bank said in a statement issued on Wednesday.
Shehbaz Sharif seems to be in low spirits: Imran Khan
The PTI chief made the remarks while addressing his supporters in Sialkot, The Express Tribune reported. "A gang of thieves and slaves of America were imposed upon us. Our fight is against these thieves and (mission is to) bring real freedom to the country," he said.
Murderer of Indian-American sheriff's deputy sentenced to death
The verdict was handed down on Wednesday by the jury, a panel made up of citizens, which had earlier found Robert Solis guilty of murdering Sandeep Dhaliwal in 2019. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez tweeted: "Verdict is in: Jurors sentence Robert Solis to death. We are extremely grateful that justice has been served." Dhaliwal had made headlines when the obtained a religious exemption in 2015 to wear a turban as part of his uniform as a deputy for Harris County sheriff.
Post-Covid recovery still years away for Heathrow Airport
The airport said in a statement on Wednesday that it expected total passenger numbers for 2022 to be between 60 million and 62 million, about 25 per cent fewer than in 2019, reports Xinhua news agency. "While demand is stronger, it is not fully recovered," the statement said.
76% of North Korea's missile tests since 1984 successful
The US-based James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies produced the data on the North's testing of missiles capable of delivering a payload of at least 500 kg at a distance of at least 300 km, reports Yonhap News Agency. Of the 204 missiles tested by the North since 1984, 156 were classified as successes, 32 as failures and the rest as "unknown", according to the institute's data posted on the Nuclear Threat Initiative's website.
Indian-origin Labour MP's tweet on Rishi Sunak sparks outrage
Whittome was "instructed" to remove her tweet, a spokesman for Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer confirmed, after it drew backlash on social media, the BBC reported. "Rishi Sunak as prime minister isn't a win for Asian representation," Whittome wrote in the tweet, which now stands deleted.
Italy's new cabinet wins final confidence vote
The final tally in the Senate was 115 votes in favour of confirming Meloni's government, 79 against and five abstentions, Xinhua news agency reported. On Tuesday, the government easily won approval in the lower house of parliament, with 235 votes in favour, 154 against and five abstentions. The two confidence votes are a step required by the Italian constitution for a new government to become fully operative.
Ready for talks with Ukraine over claims of drone supplies to Russia: Iran
Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in a joint press conference with his visiting Belarusian counterpart Vladimir Makei in Tehran, Xinhua news agency reported. "We strongly dismiss the baseless claims of some countries on Russia's use of Iranian drones in the war against Ukraine. We invite Ukrainian authorities to attend a bilateral meeting of experts, and present any evidence supporting the accusations," he was quoted by Press TV as saying.
'Terror attack' on Iranian shrine kills 13
One woman and two children were among the victims, semi-official Fars news agency said in a report, adding that investigations showed that the security forces of the shrine were also targeted in this attack on Wednesday, Xinhua news agency reported.
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