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Queen Elizabeth II vows to keep serving after 70-yr reign
"When it comes to how to mark 70 years as your queen, there is no guidebook to follow... But I have been humbled and deeply touched that so many people have taken to the streets to celebrate my Platinum Jubilee," the 96-year-old monarch said in a statement on Sunday, capping the four-day national celebrations.
Imran Khan to be arrested once protective bail ends: Minister
Ahead of the PTI's second long march to Islamabad, the Peshawar High Court, on June 2, granted Imran Khan three-week transit bail against a surety bond of Rs 50,000. The PTI Chairman moved the court against his possible arrest in case he marches to Islamabad again.Taking to Twitter, Rana Sanaullah said that Imran Khan has been named in over two dozens of cases including rioting, sedition, chaos and armed attacks at the federation.
China launches 3 astronauts to complete space station construction
The trio -- commander Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe -- will cooperate with the ground team to complete the assembly and construction of the Tiangong space station, Xinhua news agency reported. The astronauts will develop the space station from a single-module structure into a national space laboratory with three modules -- the core module Tianhe and two lab modules Wentian and Mengtian.
45 killed after blaze, blast devastate Bangladesh container depot
The incident at the BM Container Depot at Keshabpur of Sitakunda sub-district in Chittagong occurred at around 10.45 p.m. (local time) on Saturday. The blast was so powerful that it was heard even four kilometres away and the window glasses of nearby houses was shattered.
Close friend of Imran Khan's wife Bushra Bibi demanded a diamond gift for ex-first lady
The audiotapes, purportedly the recordings of telephonic conversations between Malik Riaz and Amber Riaz, were aired on Sunday. The recordings show that Farah Gogi rejected a three-carat diamond sent by Amber Riaz as unworthy and unsuitable for the first lady, who she allegedly said routinely wore such things, and asked for a five-carat diamond.
Russia will strike targets so far left intact, Putin warns
"If they are supplied, we will draw the appropriate conclusions and use our weapons, which we have enough of, in order to strike at those objects that we have not yet struck," Putin told Russia 1 in an interview. The Russian president noted that the shipment of US-made multiple-launch rocket systems confirmed by President Joe Biden on Tuesday is unlikely to bring anything new to Kiev's forces, RT reported.
Russia launches airstrikes on Kyiv for the first time in five weeks
Several explosions were heard around the eastern Kyiv suburbs of Darnytskyi and Dniprovskyi early on Sunday morning, wounding one person. The strikes represented a change of tack on the part of the invading forces. Russia's Ministry of Defence said the strikes had destroyed T-72 tanks that had been provided to Ukraine by European countries that were being stored in the buildings of a car repair business, although the claim could not immediately be verified,
Grounding of Russian passenger plane due to pvt lawsuit: Sri Lankan PM
Wickremesinghe conveyed this information via the Secretary of the Foreign Ministry, while the Justice Minister has directed to expedite the case. In a statement, the Ministry said "this matter is under consultation through normal diplomatic channels", adding that it was still pending final determination of the court.
Bajram Begaj elected as Albania's new President
A total of 103 out of the 140 MPs were present at the beginning of Saturday's Parliament session, but only 83 participated in the voting, reports Xinhua news agency. The majority of the opposition MPs, including those of the main opposition Democratic Party boycotted the process. Speaking to reporters on Friday, Rama declared that the ruling Socialist Party (SP) parliamentary group has decided to propose Begaj as the candidate for president.
US CDC expects global monkeypox cases to be over 700
Although overall health risk to the public remains low right now, according to CDC's Jennifer McQuiston, the cases present a community level spread in the US, CNBC reported. "There could be community-level transmission that is happening, and that's why we want to really increase our surveillance efforts," McQuiston told reporters over a call on Friday.
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