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'All world infrastructure is at risk of terror attacks': President Putin makes veiled threat
The authoritarian leader said the blast in the gas pipeline, which western intelligence agencies have blamed on his own country, was a terrorist attack and this has set 'the most dangerous precedent', Daily Mail reported. Speaking at an energy forum in Moscow yesterday, the Russian president warned that 'any critically important object of transport, energy or utilities infrastructure is under threat'.
Russia warns Ukrainian membership of NATO will start World War 3
Venediktov, who is deputy to Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev, a powerful Putin ally, said he felt Ukraine's application was propaganda as the West understood the consequences of Ukrainian membership of NATO, Daily Mail reported. Apparently, that's what they are counting on - to create informational noise and draw attention to themselves once again,' Venediktov said.
Pakistan epicentre of global terrorism: Lekhi at CICA
While addressing the Conference of Interaction & Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) at Astana, Kazakhstan, Lekhi accused Pakistan of misusing the platform to propagate false and malicious propaganda against India and distracting from the theme and focus of discussions and cooperation among the member states.
President Biden wants to rethink ties with Saudi Arabia
In an interview with CNN, Joe Biden said: "I am in the process, when the House and Senate gets back, they're going to have to, there's going to be some consequences for what they've done with Russia." The decision by the Saudi-led OPEC oil cartel to cut production last week prompted anger at the White House, where officials said Biden was personally disappointed by what they called a "shortsighted" decision.
Rare protest against Xi Jinping days before Communist Party meet
Photos circulating on Twitter showed two banners hung on an overpass of a major thoroughfare in the northwest of the Chinese capital, reports CNN. "Say no to Covid test, yes to food. No to lockdown, yes to freedom. No to lies, yes to dignity. No to cultural revolution, yes to reform. No to great leader, yes to vote. Don't be a slave, be a citizen," reads one banner.
President Biden rules out talks with President Putin
Asked during a CNN interview whether he would meet President Putin at the summir, President Biden said he didn't see a good reason for a sit-down."It would depend on specifically what he wanted to talk about," he said, adding if Putin wanted to discuss the jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner, then he would be open to talking.
Onus on India to take steps for meaningful engagement: Shehbaz Sharif
"I am absolutely ready and willing to have a serious dialogue and discussion with our counterparts, Indians, provided that they show sincerity of purpose and they show that they are ready to discuss issues that have really kept us at a distance over decades," Dawn news quoted the premier as saying while addressing the 6th summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia in Kazakhstan.
Nawaz Sharif instructed Maryam to leave Pakistan immediately: Report
The decision to leave Pakistan forthwith was taken after concerns expressed in the reports of the government agencies regarding the preparations of arch-rival PTI's long march and its possible success, The Express Tribune report said. Therefore, instead of waiting for the other shoe to drop, Maryam, like the rest of her siblings, took refuge under the wings of her father in London, the report quoted sources as saying.
NASA eyes Nov 14 as launch date for Artemis I Moon mission
Artemis I is an uncrewed flight test to launch SLS and send Orion around the Moon and back to Earth to thoroughly test its system before flights with astronauts. "Teams will perform standard maintenance to repair minor damage to the foam and cork on the thermal protection system and recharge or replace batteries on the rocket, several secondary payloads, and the flight termination system," NASA said in a statement late on Wednesday.
Kim Jong-un inspects long-range cruise missile launches
On Wednesday, the North fired two long-range strategic cruise missiles that flew for "10,234 seconds along an oval and pattern-8 flight orbits in the sky above the West Sea of Korea and clearly hit the target 2,000 km away", Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said in a report.
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