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Death toll rises to 920 after major quake hits Afghanistan
Deputy State Minister for Natural Disaster Management in Taliban-led government, Mawlavi Sharfuddin, said in a press conference that 920 people were killed and 610 others injured in the quake, the state-run Bakhtar News Agency said in a tweet. The casualties were reported from Barmal, Ziruk, Naka and Gayan districts of Paktika province.
ASEAN defence ministers vow to strengthen bloc's centrality, unity
"We reaffirm our adherence to the fundamental principles and purposes enshrined in the ASEAN Charter and Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) in strengthening ASEAN centrality and unity and upholding a rules-based regional order anchored in international law for the benefit of the people," the declaration said.
Strong quake kills at least 280, injures 595 in Afghanistan
Some 255 people lost their lives in Barmal, Ziruk, Naka and Gayan districts of Paktika province, the most-hit eastern province, state-run Bakhtar News Agency reported, citing the latest local sources. Helicopters and rescue teams have arrived in the affected areas. In neighbouring Khost province, at least 25 people were killed and 95 others wounded, the report said.
Pakistan announces broad agreement with IMF
As per official sources, IMF and Pakistan have mutually agreed to impose at least Rs 50 per litre petroleum levy, which will be done through a gradual and consistent increase from August 2022 onwards. Miftah Ismail, Federal Minister for Finance said, "we have locked the budget for fiscal year 2022-23 in consultation with the IMF and now the Fund will consult with the State Bank of Pakistan on monetary targets."
Five Republican Congress members favouring Trump impeachment fear being unseated
Ever since they broke with the vast majority of their party to support President Donald Trump's impeachment, a handful of Republican members of Congress are fighting uphill battles to retain their seats, says the Washington Examiner in a report. Voters will soon decide the fates of five of the 10 GOP House members who cast votes in favor of Trump's second impeachment in 2021.
Ukraine receives howitzers from Germany
"German Panzerhaubitze 2000s with trained Ukrainian crews have joined the Ukrainian artillery family," Reznikov wrote on Facebook on Tuesday. The supply of PzH 2000 is an example of cooperation in support of Ukraine, he added. Apart from PzH 2000, Ukraine uses five types of 155-mm artillery, namely M777, FH70, M109, AHS Krab and Ceasar howitzers, the Minister said.
Luxury homes for Putin's rumoured lover arranged via close aide of Erdogan
Olympic gold-medallist Alina Kabaeva, 39, now owns a summer house in southern Turkey and a house in Istanbul, it has been claimed. The properties were arranged in Turkey via an intermediary and close aide of the country's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, claimed Russian-born Israeli businessman Leonid Nevzlin, 62, a former co-owner of oil giant Yukos, and a leading Putin foe.
Russia threatens Lithuania with serious consequences
"Of course, Russia will respond to hostile actions. Appropriate measures are in the works, and will be adopted in the near future," Patrushev told reporters during a trip to Kaliningrad on Tuesday, RT reported. He added that the consequences of Moscow's response will "have a serious negative impact on the people of Lithuania." Kaliningrad Region is a small Russian exclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania.
Russia's newest nuclear missile will be deployed by end of 2022
"We have successfully tested the Sarmat heavy intercontinental ballistic missile. According to the plan, the first such system will enter combat duty at the end of the year," Putin said in an address to graduating cadets on Tuesday, RT reported. The Sarmat was test-fired in April. The missile will replace the older Voyevoda systems, also known by the NATO reporting name, SS-18 Satan.
'No longer wish to be related to my father': Elon Musk's transgender daughter files petition to change gender, name
Musk's child Xavier Alexander Musk, after turning 18, has filed documents in the Los Angeles County Superior Court in Santa Monica in April court to change her identity. Xavier has requested the court to change her name to Vivian Jenna Wilson and asked the court to recognise her gender as female. In the documents, Xavier Musk said, "I no longer live with or wish to be related to my biological father in any way, shape or form."
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