WORLD
Russia detains Islamic State (IS) bomber plotting terror attack in India
In a statement, the FSB said that the IS terrorist was plotting the "attack against a member of India's elite leadership", reports Sputnik News Agency. The FSB claimed that the terrorist was recruited by an IS leader in Turkey this year. The IS is banned in Russia.
Another US delegation lands in Taiwan amid China tensions
Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb arrived in Taipei on Sunday night for a four-day trip, reports dpa news agency. His visit comes after recent trips by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and top Democrat Ed Markey drew ire from Beijing, which rejects official contacts between Taipei and other countries.
Large contingents of law enforcement agencies surround Imran Khan's home as government mulls arrest
"Negotiations with Imran Khan are underway, as the PTI leader wants to avoid arrest or house arrest," the sources said, adding that the authorities have multiple plans to handle the situation with the help of law enforcement agencies, but were waiting for a green signal from the quarters concerned.
South Korea, US begin combined military exercise after 4 years
The Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) exercise is set to run through September 1, involving an array of contingency drills, like concurrent field manoeuvers that were not held over the past years under the former Moon Jae-in administration's drive for peace with Pyongyang, reports Yonhap News Agency.
Probe launched against Imran khan after he threatens police, judiciary
As the Pakistan police opened its investigation, investigators said that Khan may have breached the country's anti-terrorism act for allegedly making threats against the state officials, the BBC reported. Late Sunday night, hundreds of Khan's supporters gathered outside his home in Islamabad after news of the investigation broke, vowing to "take over" the capital if police tried to detain him.
World's biggest Indian parade outside nation celebrated in New York
The Federation of Indian Associations (FIA) tri-state area unit, which organised the celebration, claimed that two events at the parade entered the Guinness Book of World Records: The most number of flags flown simultaneously, and the largest ensemble of the damru, the twin-headed drum.
Liz Cheney vows to keep battling Trump
In an ABC News interview on Sunday, Cheney touted her new political action committee targeting politicians who back Trump's disproven claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him, reports dpa news agency. "I'm going to be very focused on working to ensure that we can do everything we can (to) not elect election deniers," she said. "I'm going to work against those people. I'm going to work to support their opponents." The three-term Congresswoman lamented Trump's hold on the Republican Party and bashed fellow Republicans days after losing her primary race in Wyoming by more than 35 points to challenger Harriet Hageman, who had Trump's backing
Leaders of US, Britain, France and Germany discuss war in Ukraine
The White House on Sunday said in a statement that the four leaders spoke about the situation at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, where repeated shelling has raised fears of a potential catastrophe, dpa news agency reported.
Majority of Americans want probes against Trump to go on, more feel country headed in wrong direction
Americans are a dissatisfied public, with three quarters saying the county is headed in the wrong direction, while a record 58 per cent say that America's best years are behind it and 61 per cent who say that they're willing to carry a protest sign for a day because they're so upset, an NBC poll conducted recently after the FBI raid at the Mar a Lago residence of Trump reveals.
World powers appeal for military restraint at Ukrainian nuclear plant
US President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke about Zaporizhzhya and the wider Ukrainian war in telephone call on Sunday, dpa news agency reported.
Don't Miss
Advertisement