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China's national legislature decides on new cabinet lineup
Upon nomination by Premier Li Qiang, vice premiers, state councillors, ministers, governor of the central bank, auditor-general, and secretary-general of the State Council were endorsed by lawmakers at the fifth plenary meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), Xinhua News Agency reported. Chinese President Xi Jinping signed a presidential order to appoint these officials.
Iran unveils final prototype of indigenous jet trainer
Dubbed Yasin, the aircraft can also be tasked with close air support, said Iranian Defence Minister Mohammadreza Ashtiani at a ceremony held to launch an aircraft assembly line in Tehran, according to official news agency IRNA. Equipped with homegrown subsystems such as ejection seats, avionics, engines and landing gears, the final prototype is much upgraded and developed in tactical terms compared to the first one unveiled in October 2019.
Putin may attend G20 summit in India in September
As per reports, the Kremlin is working to clear Putin's schedule to make it possible for the Russian President to participate after he had to skip the last two summits. Reports said that even as the Kremlin is currently considering this, no decision has been taken in this regard. No official confirmation has been issued in this regard, even though India has formally invited Putin and the Kremlin has accepted it.
From Toshakhana sales to love child, Imran weighed down by 76 cases
Currently, Khan has over 76 cases registered against him across the county, which are believed to be the way forward for the Sharif government to tackle the former premier's glaring public support and popularity. Since his ouster from office in a no-confidence vote last April, Khan, also chief of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has been on the streets protesting against.
Growing signs of unease between new Pak Army chief Asim Munir and Imran
Imran Khan has started attacking the new army chief who is said to have declined a request for a meeting by Imran Khan. The former Prime Minister had indeed sent a message to the army chief but the request was turned down, Geo News reported. Gen Asim told the businessmen meeting him that PTI chief Imran Khan sent him a message seeking a meeting.
US investors worried about banks with similar profile to SVB
The megabanks recovered on Friday but many of their smaller peers continued to plunge. Several were halted for volatility, The Wall Street Journal reported. Investors are now worried about banks with a similar profile to SVB. Shares of San Francisco-based First Republic Bank, which caters to businesses and wealthy individuals, have fallen about 30 per cent since Wednesday.
US CDC lifts Covid test requirements for travellers from China
The decision took effect for flights departing to the US from the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macau, and designated airports at or after 3 p.m. on Friday, Xinhua news agency quoted CDC as saying. This means that air passengers will no longer need to get tested and show a negative Covid-19 test result, or show documentation of recovery from Covid-19, prior to boarding a flight.
Is India a 'friend'? Bilawal chokes on the word
While admitting at a news conference here on Friday New Delhi's diplomatic success in preventing Islamabad's attempts to bring Kashmir to the centre of attention at the UN, Bilawal started by referring to India as "our friends within..."But he caught himself and on his second try stammered, "with our friend...", again stopped himself and stammered, "our our", before settling on our.
Perpetrator arrested after hostage-taking in Germany
The suspected perpetrator had taken several people hostage in a pharmacy at around 4:30 p.m., Xinhua news agency reported, citing German news agency dpa. A subsequent operation lasted several hours before police entered the pharmacy at around 9:10 p.m. and arrested a suspect, said Karlsruhe's police. The building is currently being searched, and no injuries has been reported, according to preliminary findings.
Iran says deal to purchase Su-35 jets from Russia finalised
"Following the end of the Iran-Iraq war in 1988, Iran asked a number of countries to consider the possibility of selling it fighter jets, and Russia said it was ready for the deal," the Iranian mission was quoted as telling Russia's Sputnik news agency, Xinhua news agency reported. The restrictions on Iran's purchase of conventional weapons were removed in October 2020.
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