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Pak security agency chief avoids questions on handing over Dawood, Hafiz Saeed to India
In a video grab, Director General of Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), Mohsin Butt, who is here as part of a two-member delegation from Islamabad to attend the 90th Interpol General Assembly, is seen putting his finger on his lips when asked by media persons whether the two wanted terrorists would be handed over to India.
Special attention given to Indian community: Malaysian PM
"Previously, Mitra came under the Ministry of National Unity, but it has since been moved to the Prime Minister's Department to be placed directly under the Prime Minister. This shows the importance of the development of Indians in Malaysia," Sabri Yaakob said at a tea session with the Indian community in the Bera parliamentary constituency.
Ready to buy fuel from Russia on India rate: Pak Finance Minister
Question by the media, the Minister on Monday said he hoped that the West would also have no objection to importing the discounted fuel in the wake of Pakistan's financial hardship due to unprecedented recent floods, which devastated large parts of the country, The News reported.
Hindu-American Tulsi Gabbard compares Joe Biden to Hitler
Speaking at a town hall event in a town outside Manchester recently, the former Hawaii Congressman and the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate stated she is "pretty confident" that both Biden and Hitler share a "mentality" of good intentions to be authoritarian, justify behaviour, according to audio obtained by The Daily Beast on Sunday.
Why these rare voices of dissent in China?
Foreign Policy was the first western media outlet to report that "banners featuring defiant political messages and sharp criticism of Chinese President Xi Jinping briefly dangled from an overpass in Beijing, in a rare and dangerous expression of dissent just days before China's 20th Party Congress on Sunday".
US voters expect mid-term polls to have significant impacts: Poll
More than eight in 10 registered voters consider voting in the upcoming elections to be extremely or very important, said the latest Associated Press-NORC poll released on Monday. While majorities of both Democrats and Republicans expect the outcome to impact the country overall and the economy, Democrats are more likely than Republicans to believe the same about abortion policy, reports Xinhua news agency citing the poll.
Russia releases 108 captive Ukrainian women
In a social media post on Monday, Andriy Yermak, head of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's staff, said that it was the first all-women exchange since the war began on February 24, reports Ukrayinska Pravda. "There were mothers and daughters in captivity, who were eagerly awaited by their relatives," he added.
Killer of Indian-American sheriff's deputy found guilty, could face death
A jury on Monday found former convict Robert Soli guilty of capital murder in the killing of Harris County Sheriff's Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal in September 2019 near Houston. Dhaliwal had made headlines when the obtained a religious exemption in 2015 to wear a turban as part of his uniform. Because Solis is convicted of capital murder, he can be sentenced to death.
US prosecutors recommend ex-Trump adviser be sentenced to 6 months in jail
The DOJ wrote in a court filing on Monday that it also wants Bannon to pay a fine of $200,000 for refusing to testify before the House select panel investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot, reports Xinhua news agency. The recommendation came ahead of a sentencing hearing for Bannon later this week.
US brokered Israel-Lebanon maritime agreement
Further, it has in a de-facto manner, forced Lebanon to accept Israel as a sovereign nation, which it has refused to do so till now, as it maintains no diplomatic relations with Israel. The disputed 860 sq.km area of the Mediterranean Sea potentially holds billions of dollars' worth of oil and gas. Tensions between Israel and Lebanon worsened earlier this year when, in June, a London-based vessel arrived to develop a gas field for Israel.
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