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30-04-2023 PYONGYANG: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s powerful sister has warned that a recent US-South Korean deal will lead to a “more serious danger”. Kim Yo-jong said North Korea’s nuclear deterrent “should be brought to further perfection”, state media reported. The US agreed to deploy nuclear-armed submarines to South Korea …

30-04-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies UNITED NATIONS/ KABUL: The UN Security Council (UNSC) has unanimously condemned a ban by the Taliban on Afghan women working for the United Nations in Afghanistan, calling on Taliban leaders to “swiftly reverse” a crackdown on the rights of women and girls. The resolution drafted …

29-04-2023 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: In an upsetting incident, nine (9) students committed suicide while two others attempted suicide in India after the results of grades 11 and 12 were announced, NDTV reported. As many as one million students appeared for the exam; however, only 61% passed the exam in …

29-04-2023 SAN JACINTO COUNTY, TEXAS: Five people have been killed, including an eight-year-old child, in a mass shooting that took place at a property in Cleveland, eastern Texas. The news was confirmed to Newsweek by San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office, who said the suspect is still at large and being …

29-04-2023 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Police in India’s capital Delhi have told the Supreme Court that they will register a case against the chief of the country’s wrestling federation. The court was hearing a petition by top wrestlers against Brij Bhushan Singh over allegations of sexual abuse by several female …

29-04-2023 MANILA/ BEIJING: A Chinese Coast Guard ship blocked a Philippine patrol vessel in the South China Sea, causing a near collision in waters where Beijing’s vast claims have alarmed the US and its allies. Media witnessed the tense encounter near Second Thomas Shoal in the remote Spratly archipelago last …

29-04-2023 ISTANBUL: Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party and its leftist allies have asked their voters to back President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main rival in the May 14 presidential election. Friday’s announcement pushes one of Turkey’s largest voting blocs behind opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the head of the People’s Republican Party, and further …

29-04-2023 WASHINGTON: Former US vice president Mike Pence testified before the grand jury on Thursday in the case by the special counsel against former US president Donald Trump for sabotaging the election results of 2020 and the Capitol Hill incident of January 6, NBC reported citing sources. Pence’s testimony holds …

28-04-2023 By Syed Najaf Ali Shoukat Bottom Line In early March 2023, China mediated an agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia to normalize diplomatic relations. While normalization between the two Middle Eastern rivals was in the works for some time, that Beijing brokered the detente sent geopolitical shockwaves around the …

28-04-2023 WASHINGTON: US prosecutors say Jack Teixeira, the airman charged with leaking secret military information, may still have access to a trove of classified files. They said he should remain in jail pre-trial as he could cause “extraordinary” damage to national security. Prosecutors also said the 21-year-old had a history …