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Russia won't recognize Nord Stream leaks probe if domestic experts excluded: Foreign Ministry
In a statement, the Ministry added on Thursday that it had summoned envoys from Germany, Denmark and Sweden in recent days to express "bewilderment" over Russia's exclusion from a joint probe into the sabotage, Xinhua news agency reported. If Russian experts are not allowed to take part in the investigation, "Moscow will proceed from the fact that the mentioned countries have something to hide or are covering up for the perpetrators of these terrorist acts," it said.
Iraqi parliament elects Abdul Latif Rashid as new Iraqi President
Rashid received 162 votes in the second round of voting, defeating Barham Salih who gained 99 votes, while eight votes were considered invalid, according to the media office of the parliament on Thursday. In the first round of voting, none of the 39 presidential candidates garnered two-thirds of the votes of the total 329 parliament members, but Rashid got 156 votes and Salih came in second with 99 votes, Xinhua news agency reported.
2 cops fatally shot, 1 critically injured in Connecticut shooting
Bristol police told reporters on Thursday that the officers responded to a reported possible domestic violence incident between two siblings before 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday. When officers arrived, one suspect was outside of the residence and shots were fired, fatally wounding one officer on the site. The second officer died at the hospital, and the third was seriously injured, Xinhua news agency reported.
'Outcompeting China, restraining Russia' are Biden's top of the agenda foreign policy: White House
The policy also said the US wants to build an international alliance to do both, which are the main goals of its foreign policy.
The Biden administration's long awaited national security strategy says outcompeting China, and restraining Russia's aggression as its war in Ukraine progresses, will be its key goals for the coming year.
Sikh trio fights to keep turban, beard at US Marine boot camp
The three plaintiffs -- Aekash Singh, Milaap Singh Chahal and Jaskirat Singh -- want to attend Marine Corps basic training without having to shave their beards or forgo their traditional turbans during boot camp. A three-judge panel expressed skepticism that the Marine Corps had a good reason to deny religious exemptions to its grooming standards but questioned why the plaintiffs required emergency relief
Suspect pleads not guilty in US Sikh family's murder
On Thursday, Jesus Salgado appeared in Merced County Superior court wearing shackles and a safety garment, ABC30 reported. He is charged with four counts of first-degree murder with special circumstances, along with arson and possession of a firearm by a felon. If convicted, he could spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole.
US Congressional panel to subpoena Trump for Capitol riots
"There's precedent in American history for Congress to compel the testimony of a President." Trump is not the first sitting or former President asked by the Congress to give testimony -- there have been at least seven previous instances of it -- but there is only one previous instance of a former President defying the subpoena, Harry S. Truman. Trump is also likely to refuse to testify.
Colombian illegal immigrants targeting Indians in US arrested: Police
Nassau Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said at a news conference: "They would watch those coming out of the Patel store or the jewellery store or getting their nails done. They follow them to their residence" and rob them.Indian-origin people across the US have often been targets of robbers because they are believed to have lots of jewellery.
2 Indians missing in Kenya; kin wants PM Modi to intervene
"We want to make people aware of who Zulfi really is, question his disappearance, and plead with our Honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to intervene and ask the concerned Government of Kenya to start a search operation to get Zulfi back home safe!" the family said in a statement.
Covid restrictions in Shanghai fuel fears of another lockdown
At least 46 residential buildings or neighbourhoods had been designated medium risk and one high risk, across 14 of Shanghai's 16 districts, local media reported. Several districts have also shut down entertainment and sporting venues, and all new arrivals must get tested within 24 hours, authorities said on Sunday, The Guardian reported.
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