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Joe Biden meddles in Iran's state matters by supporting riots: Iranian spokesman
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"On Saturday, Biden interfered for the umpteenth time in Iran's state matters by supporting the riots as he has done ever since the outbreak of recent developments in Iran," the Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani was quoted as saying by state media on Sunday.
China's rollout of 5G technology will be used to further monitor and control Uyghurs
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The build-out in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is part of a nationwide expansion of the fifth-generation, or 5G, technology standard for broadband cellular networks that mobile phone companies began deploying worldwide in 2019. China is rolling out 5G to further digitize its economy and society, RFA reported.
Indian-American Theegala tied fifth for another super effort as Bradley wins Zozo
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The Indian-American, who was one of the rookies to reach the Tour Championships, was Tied-sixth at the Fortinet Championship but missed the cut at Sanderson Farms. He bounced back in Japan despite a first round of 1-over 71. He shot 67-63-67 in his final three rounds.
Imran Khan leads on six out of seven Pakistan National Assembly seats
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Results continue to pour in after the end of polling for by-elections on eight National Assembly seats and three Punjab Assembly seats amid reports of sporadic violence and clashes across the country, The News reported. According to unofficial results received so far, PTI was in the lead on six NA seats -- Mardan, Charsadda, Karachi-Lorangi, Peshawar, Nankana Sahib and Faisalabad -- while PPP was leading in Karachi's Malir and Multan.
Jeremy Hunt says Liz Truss is still in charge
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The new UK chancellor, now widely seen as the most powerful man in the government since he took over from the sacked Kwasi Kwarteng, has buried a series of flagship policies that brought Truss to power, The Guardian reported. "The Prime Minister is in charge," he told the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, even though her authority has been seriously undermined by her decision to allow him to tear up her economic agenda in a bid to calm the markets and mutinous Tory MPs, the report said.
Will Elon Mus make Vaibhav Balghare next Twitter celebrity from India?
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Elon Musk recently responded to Balghare, a 22-year-old computer engineering student, who is into coding and cloud computing. A student of Suman Ramesh Tulsiani Technical Campus -- Faculty of Engineering, Balghare told IANS that he never thought Musk would reply to him.
Conservatives to discuss replacing Truss with a joint ticket of Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt
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A group of senior MPs will meet on Monday to discuss the prime minister's future, with some wanting her to resign within days and others saying she is now "in office but not in control". Some are threatening to publicly call on Truss to stand down after the implosion of her tax-cutting programme, The Guardian reported.
Stage set for dramatic showdown as Jan 6 panel summons Trump
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The last meeting of the January 6 committee did not conclude its ninth and possibly final public hearing by referring Donald Trump to the US justice department for criminal conduct - a move many, including some members of the panel, had urged, The BBC reported. Instead, all nine members of the bi-partisan panel, including democrats and republicans, voted to issue a subpoena to Trump to appear before the panel and testify to the events of the attack by his supporters on capitol.
Xi warns China will never 'renounce the use of force' regarding Taiwan
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To achieve that, the Chinese military should uphold the party's "absolute leadership", modernise its theory, organisation, personnel and weapons, Xi was quoted as saying by the CNN. He pledged to improve the PLA's ability to safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests, and to "effectively fulfill the mission of the people's army in the new era."
How Kashmir's irreversible integration with India became anathema for Pakistan?
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Delhi had done with one stroke what seemed impossible to the common Kashmiri. He had prided himself on his special place in the polity of Indian states for over seven decades. While he could buy land and establish business anywhere else in the country, none from other states of India had the privilege of establishing residence or business in J&K.
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