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Dutch diplomat 'untweets' advice to India after pushback from Tirumurti
In a tweet late Thursday, Oosterom had said: "You should not have abstained in the GA. Respect the UN Charter." To this, Tirumurti replied: "Kindly don't patronize us Ambassador. We know what to do." Oosterom's tweet referred to India's abstention on a resolution condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine and on another to strip Moscow of its UN Human Rights Council membership. He gave the advice in reply to Tirumurti's tweet of his address to the Security Council on Thursday.
US judge dismisses Trump's Twitter ban lawsuit
San Francisco federal district court Judge James Donato left the door open for Trump and other plaintiffs to file an amended complaint against Twitter that is consistent with his written decision to toss the lawsuit in its entirety, reports CNBC. The micro-blogging platform had banned Trump on January 8, 2021, citing the risk of the incitement of further violence on the heels of the Capitol riot by a mob of supporters of the then-President two days earlier.
SL President declare State of Emergency ahead of continuous strike
Emergency law gives sweeping powers to military to crackdown on protests and make arrests without court warrants. President Rajapaksa declared state of emergency on the powers vested on him under the Public Security Ordinance. "I am of opinion that by reason of a public emergency in Sri Lanka, it is expedient, so to do, in the interests of public security, the protection of public order and the maintenance of supplies and services essential to the life of the community," he stated in the gazette notification on imposing of emergency regulation.
IS-K attacks puncture Taliban's claim of restoring order in Afghanistan
Since seizing power in August 2021, the Taliban have waged a ruthless crackdown against IS-K militants and their followers. But IS-K has remained resilient and has launched regular attacks on Taliban fighters and officials. Experts say IS-K is seeking to undermine the Taliban-led government and expose its failure to provide security.
UN chief welcomes Security Council speaking with one voice for peace in Ukraine
"Today, for the first time, the Security Council spoke with one voice for peace in Ukraine. As I have often said, the world must come together to silence the guns and uphold the values of the UN Charter. I welcome this support and will continue to spare no effort to save lives, reduce suffering and find the path of peace," said the secretary-general.
SL protesters surround Parliament as hartal brings country to standstill
Organised by the trade unions representing different state sector institutions, the hartal brought the entire country to a standstill as the private sector, including various trades, banks, exporting companies such as the apparel sector stayed away from work. Public protests were conducted in almost all the cities demanding the government to step down immediately.
Impression was created that I wanted to make Faiz Hameed the Army Chief: Imran Khan
"I never had a problem with the Army because I never intervened nor did I think I would ever bring my army chief," Imran Khan said, Samaa TV reported. "The only problem I had was that I knew there was a possibility of a civil war in Afghanistan last summer and I was afraid that if the US left Afghanistan, it would have repercussions for Pakistan," the PTI chairman added.
Putin order to hit the West with nukes would be ignored by top commanders'
Many leading military and security officials as well as oligarch cronies believe Putin to be dying or gravely ill, said Christo Grozev, who is an expert on Russian affairs and is associated with the Bellingcat open source research group, Daily Mail reported.
Shehbaz govt to scrutinise Imran's assets, income
As per sources, the federal government has decided to launch a thorough inquiry and scrutiny of Khan's assets and income, including details of at least four of his employees, who are under the payroll of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and dig deeper into finding irregularities, which may be used to book the ousted leader on assets beyond means, undeclared income and illegal inflow of huge sum of funds from unknown sources and accounts.
Putin apologised over Lavrov's 'Hitler had Jewish blood' remarks: Israel PM's office
Israeli PM's office claimed that President Putin made the apology on a call with PM Naftali Bennett. However Russia's summary of the Bennett-Putin call, mentioned that the leaders discussed the 'horrific memory' of Jewish holocaust but issued no claim of apology.
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