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Kremlin pledges serious response in case of EU visa restrictions
Russia is closely monitoring the EU decision and the retaliation, symmetrical or not will definitely meet Russia's interests, Peskov told a local TV program on Sunday without disclosing what the retaliatory steps could be. Foreign Ministers of the EU member states agreed to suspend a visa facilitation agreement the bloc has with Russia, EU top diplomat Josep Borrell said on Wednesday. The decision, which has yet to be legalised, will significantly reduce the number of new visas issued by the EU member states to Russian citizens and make the process to get a visa longer and more difficult, Xinhua news agency reported.
Iran to consider 'other options' if West delays nuclear agreement: Lawmaker
Mahmoud Abbaszadeh Meshkini, a member of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, told the official IRNA news agency on Sunday that a win-win agreement is important for securing Iran's national interests. "The Westerners need negotiations more than Iran ... if the Western side does not make an agreement, we have other options on the table, and Iran's hands are not empty in this regard," he noted.
10 killed, 15 injured in stabbings in Canada: Police
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said in a press conference on Sunday that they found 13 incident locations in James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon of the province in central Canada and are hunting for two suspects. The whereabouts of the suspects are unknown and everyone in Saskatchewan needs to remain vigilant as this is one of the largest and most significant events they have seen in recent years, the police added.
2 killed, 5 injured in overnight shooting in Virginia
The incident took place on early Sunday morning, Xinhua news agency reported. Norfolk police on Sunday said officers responded to the 5000 block of Killam Avenue for the report of a gunshot disturbance around midnight and found four women and three men suffering from gunshot injuries. Among the victims transported to the hospital, two died later as a result of their injuries.
Indian Army chief arrives in Kathmandu
During his visit, General Pande will call on the President Bidhya Devi Bhandari, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba who is also the Defence Minister, and will hold delegation- level talks with his counterpart, Gen Sharma, where both sides will discuss wide range to issues related to military and defence cooperation, according to Nepal Army.
IMF raises red flag over Chinese investment in Pakistan
"In early 2022, new investments through the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), originally established in 2013, were announced. Although infrastructure in these second-phase investments could raise growth prospects, attendant contingent liabilities also pose a risk to debt sustainability," the IMF stated in its Public and External Debt Sustainability Analysis done alone with the Fund staff report released after the approval of EFF program for Pakistan, The News reported.
Joe Biden's 15% corporate tax could be halted if MAGA Republicans seize control of house of reps in Nov midterms
President Biden's tax agenda could be stopped in its tracks if Republicans seize control of the House or Senate, shifting attention to what will happen when major pieces of the tax code expire in the coming years, says the Wall Street Journal in a report. Biden campaigned on tax increases for large corporations and high-income individuals alongside larger tax credits for middle class American families.
Donald Trump little fazed by Biden's Philadelphia speech, renews his call for reinstalling him as President
Trump's remarks, however ridiculous it might sound, seems to be gaining much traction with a section of the Make America Great Again (MAGA) Republicans who are seething with rage over the 15 per cent taxes imposed on corporates and the rich having to subsidise the high costs of health care to the middle class through the inflation reduction act of Biden and the massive student loan waiver program of the democrats.
'Bloody revolution or elections only way to remove ruling elite': Imran Khan
Addressing a jalsa in Bahawalpur, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman highlighted how the Sharifs, Zardari and Maulana Fazlur Rehman are a disease the country is suffering from, Samaa TV reported. He maintained that the incumbent government did not come to power to reduce inflation but only to protect their ill-gotten wealth.
FATF team completes onsite visit to decide Pakistan's fate
The findings of the 15-member FATF team would be discussed and reviewed in the next meeting of FATF, scheduled in Paris in October, The Express Tribune reported. The positive outcome of the onsite team's findings would allow Pakistan to finally come clean over deficiencies in the system to curb money laundering and terror financing.
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