US, S Korea sign joint nuclear deterrence guidelines in face of N Korean threats
The US and South Korea signed joint nuclear deterrence guidelines for the first time, a basic yet important step in their efforts to improve deterrence toward North Korea’s evolving nuclear threats. Meeting Thursday on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Washington, President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon...
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Trump lawyers press judge to overturn hush money conviction after SC immunity ruling
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X’s blue checks deceptive, transparency falls short under social media law
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4 migrants die while attempting to cross English Channel
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Teen held after UK gurdwara attack with ‘bladed weapon’
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Hungary’s Orban faces backlash over his rogue ‘peace mission’ meetings
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Emergency crews recover bodies in Gaza City as negotiations continue
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‘Kamala Harris is qualified to be president’
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‘Determined to run in re-election, will defeat Trump’
A defiant US President Joe Biden has insisted that he is “determined” and fit to seek re-election and defeat his Republican rival Donald Trump in November, even as two excruciating gaffes marred his efforts to dismiss concerns over his age and fitness.During a high-stakes solo news conference on Thursday at...
In historic first, Lahore High Court swears in woman Chief Justice
Justice Aalia Neelum on Thursday took oath as the Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court (LHC) of Pakistan, making her the first woman to be elevated as the court’s top judge. Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider Khan administered the oath of office to her. Punjab province’s first woman Chief Minister...
Indonesia ex-minister sentenced to 10 years
Indonesia’s anti-graft court sentenced a former agriculture minister to 10 years in prison Thursday after finding him guilty of corruption-related extortion, abuse of power and bribery involving ministry contracts with private vendors. The case has tarnished President Joko Widodo’s credibility in fighting corruption. Five other members of Widodo’s Cabinet have been...
NC, CPN-UML ask lawmakers to vote against Prachanda’s trust motion
Ahead of a floor test for Nepal’s embattled Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ on Friday, the Nepali Congress and CPN-UML have issued whips requiring their lawmakers to vote against the confidence motion tabled by the former guerrilla leader. KP Sharma Oli-led CPN-UML, the largest party in the ruling coalition,...
Pakistan court says actions of Imran Khan similar to that of a ‘terrorist’
An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Thursday said the actions of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan were similar to that of a “terrorist” in a case linked to the May 9 violence and ruled that he had delegated the task of attacking military installations, government properties, and police officials...
Russia declares newspaper ‘undesirable’
(): The Russian prosecutor general’s office on Wednesday declared The Moscow Times, an online newspaper popular among Russia’s expatriate community, as an “undesirable organisation”. The designation comes amid a crackdown on critical news media and the opposition. It means the newspaper must stop any work in Russia and it subjects...
Don’t bring chaos to Asia: China to NATO
China on Thursday hit out at NATO for terming it as a “decisive enabler” of Russia’s war against Ukraine, lodging a diplomatic protest to the Western alliance for the “provocative” remarks and asking it not to bring the same “chaos” to Asia. The China-related paragraphs in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation’s...
