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Heatwave in Europe underscores need for effective action to combat climate change: WHO
According to Kluge, 1,700 people have died as a result of the current heatwave in Spain and Portugal, and wildfires have spread from southern Europe to as far north as Scandinavia, reports Xinhua news agency. This week, with the "scorching summer season barely halfway done", fires in London have destroyed 41 homes, he added.
21 dead, 3 missing in Iran flash floods
Speaking to the semi-official Mehr News Agency earlier in the day, Estahban Governor Yousef Kargar said 13 of the recovered bodies have been identified. He noted that so far, 55 people, who were stuck in areas surrounded by the flood, have been rescued and that a rescue operation is underway.
3 killed in US park shooting
Police were notified of a triple homicide at the Maquoketa Caves State Park campground in Jackson County at about 6.23 a.m. on Friday, Xinhua news agency quoted the statement as saying. Officers located three deceased bodies and later found that a camper was unaccounted for, it said. Officers also found the deceased body of Anthony Orlando Sherwin, 23, west of the park. Sherwin appeared to have suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Dramatic escalation of Chinese espionage on US soil
Since at least 2017, federal officials have investigated Chinese land purchases near critical infrastructure, shut down a high-profile regional consulate believed by the US government to be a hotbed of Chinese spies and stone-walled what they saw as clear efforts to plant listening devices near sensitive military and government facilities, CNN reported. Among the most alarming things the FBI uncovered pertains to Chinese-made Huawei equipment atop cell towers near US military bases in the rural Midwest.
Ukrainian losses significantly reduced since peak of war: President Zelensky
In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, the President said that at the height of the hostilities in May and June, Ukraine was losing 100-200 servicemen per day, but now that number has dropped to 30, with about 250 injured per day, reports Ukrayinska Pravda. "I can tell you for sure, because I live with this every day," he asserted. Zelensky however, refused to reveal Ukraine's total military losses since the war started on February 24, but said they were several times lower than Russia's.
Hamza Shehbaz retains post as CM of Pakistan's Punjab province
Clad in a black sherwani, Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman administered the oath at a ceremony held at the Governor's House in Lahore. Hamza secured 179 votes against 176 votes received by Pervaiz Elahi, a joint candidate of the former Prime Minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party and the Pakistan Muslim League (PML), deputy speaker Dost Mazari announced late Friday night. This is the second time that Hamza beat Elahi in the contest for the Punjab Chief Minister.
TIME magazine says Trump's glass jaw may be exposed, dented
The eighth hearing hearing has considerably damaged Trump's image before a prime time audience of 20 million plus that showed explosive footage of the former leader's behaviour on January 6, 2021 and the stars witnesses lined up like press aide Sarah Mathews and deputy national security advisor Mathew Pottinger who said they resigned immediately after they found Trump was not listening to any White House staff to quell the riotous mob, TIME said in its web edition.
Trump aide Bannon held guilty of contempt of Congress
Jail terms and fines will be determined during sentencing, which is scheduled for October 21. Bannon faces between 30 days to one year behind bars and a fine of $100 to $100,000 for each count. The trial lasted less than a week; it started on Monday, the US attorney and defence up their arguments on Thursday and the jurors returned the guilty verdict on Friday. "This case is not complicated, but it is important," Assistant US Attorney Molly Gaston told jurors during closing arguments on Friday. She argued, that "he did not want to recognise Congress' authority" or play by the government's rules.
Ex-White House officials blame Trump of inaction on Jan 6 Capitol Hill attack
Matthews said in live testimony that Trump's refusal to act and call off the mob on January 6 was "indefensible" and she decided to resign that evening. She added that she was "shocked" to see that Trump began his video statement at 4:17 p.m. "by pushing the lie that there was a stolen election".
Massive protests break out all over POK against inflation, rights issues
Sixty-five people have been arrested so far and the agitations are likely to continue for a few more days with chances of getting more violent in a day or two. As per reports, the police in POK's Poonch opened fire on the peaceful protesters and many have been injured. Reports said that in Poonch, the locals were fired upon by Pakistani forces as when they were holding protests on the main highway
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