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Trump prepping up defence against possible DoJ charges on overturning 2020 polls
Trump's legal team has begun strategising defence arguments, and the former President was briefed during at least two meetings over the summer, according to internal communications obtained by Rolling Stone. However, the efforts became more urgent after the devastating testimony of ex-White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson about Trump's efforts to join rioters at the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Ukraine President's comments likely to intensify fears of worldwide grain shortage
"Ukrainian harvest this year is under the threat to be twice less," the Ukrainian leader wrote on Twitter in English, The Guardian reported. His country's main goal, Zelensky said, was to prevent a global food crisis caused by the Russian invasion. His comments came as it emerged that the owner of one of Ukraine's largest agricultural companies had been killed in the shelling of the strategically important southern city of Mykolaiv, near the Black Sea.
Putin about to be getting a new palace on Black Sea in Georgia
Aslan Bzhania, de-facto leader of the breakaway Abkhazia region on the Black Sea, says he has been ordered to hand over a 'beachside paradise' near the resort city of Pitsunda by Putin himself. A 49-year lease has reportedly been signed in secret handing over control of 186 hectares of land, 115 hectares of water, and a nearby military camp to the control of Putin's Federal Protection Service - sparking protests among locals, the Daily Mail reported.
James Webb telescope likely spots first supernova
According to Mike Engesser of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), the object is extremely bright compared to the rest of the galaxy. And Webb observed the galaxy, called SDSS.J141930.11+5251593, twice, five days apart; the object dimmed, just slightly, over those five days -- classic supernova behaviour, Inverse reported. "We suspect it's a supernova," Engesser was quoted as saying.
McKinney Fire grows to become largest in California this yr
The wildfire began on Friday afternoon in the Klamath National Forest in Siskiyou County near the California-Oregon border, reports Xinhua news agency. It has scorched over 52,000 acres (210.4 square km) with zero containment as of Sunday evening, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE).
High-ranking Pakistan diplomat at heart of human trafficking scandal to European nations
The documents he attached with the complaint ranged from emails and note verbale issued to different embassies to proofs of payment he made to the accused diplomat, The News reported. Israr Husain is at the heart of this scandal. He was additional secretary (Europe) at the time the complaint was received against him.
Ex-Pak PM Shahid Abbasi accused of taking bribe from Indian company
Gill alleged that Abbasi took a 140 million pkr bribe from the Indian firm as a consultancy fee and the money was transferred to his bank account in three transactions, one in December 2016 and two in January 2017, The News reported.
S.Korea, US, Japan to hold Pacific Dragon missile defence exercise
The biennial Pacific Dragon exercise is scheduled to take place from Monday through August 14, according to the sources. In addition to the three countries, Australia and Canada will join the exercise in 2022's edition, Yonhap news agency reported.
Trump vs Biden Rematch in 2024? Polls suggest America wants new face
Odds seem stacked against the Democrats in the upcoming Nov mid-term polls, with President Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris' ratings plummeting by the day and Donald Trump with a wafer-thin edge over the incumbent President.
Russia says US, NATO 'main threats' to national maritime security
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the Executive Order on Approving the Naval Doctrine of the Russian Federation and the Executive Order on Approving the Russian Navy Regulations earlier in the day before the central part of the Main Naval Parade, Xinhua news agency reported.
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