NDP’s Jagmeet Singh pulls out of deal with Trudeau government
Alleging that the Liberals are “too weak, too selfish and too beholden to corporate interests,” NDP leader Jagmeet Singh has said he is terminating the supply-and-confidence agreement his party made with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government in Canada. The deal entered into in March 2022 was scheduled to run until...
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Pope, mosque imam make joint call to fight violence, protect planet
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Suspect killed in Munich shootout was Austrian teen, police say
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Top poll officials resign amid political transition
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Hasina must stay silent in India till B’desh seeks her extradition: Yunus
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Netanyahu demands control of Gaza’s border with Egypt
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Macron names Barnier as France’s new PM
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Pope begins Asia tour, celebrating religious freedom
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Pakistan witnessed 59 terror attacks in August
In continued increase in terror attacks, a total of 59 terrorist attacks occurred across Pakistan in August 2024 killing 84 people compared to 38 such attacks in the previous month, a media report said on Tuesday. The August attacks take the total number of attacks in 2024 to 325, according...
N Korea shows new exploding drone crashing into target
(): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a demonstration of new exploding drones designed to crash into targets, state media said on Monday, as the US and South Korea engage in joint military drills. North Korean test photos showed a white drone with X-shaped tails and wings supposedly crashing into...
Bill approved to guarantee burial rights in Sri Lanka
(): A draft bill that would grant the right to every individual in Sri Lanka to decide whether that person’s body should be disposed of by burial or cremation has been approved, a cabinet note said on Tuesday. Forced cremations during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic had caused much heartburn among...
Imran Khan approaches HC to prevent his possible transfer to military for trial
Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday approached a high court to prevent his possible transfer to the military for trial in the cases concerning the violence on May 9 last year, two days after Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said a military trial of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party founder...
Pak’s veteran politician to hold talks with army to end political stalemate
Pakistan’s veteran politician Mehmood Khan Achakzai has stunned his foes and friends alike by saying that he is ready to hold talks with the powerful military establishment to end the current political stalemate in the country. Achakzai, the president of the Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP), made the announcement on Monday...
Kishida to visit S Korea for summit on improving ties
(): Japan’s prime minister will arrive on Friday in South Korea for what will likely be the last summit between the two leaders, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s office said on Tuesday.It said outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s two-day visit was arranged after he “actively expressed hope” to end...
Senior Balochistan leader resigns
Pakistan’s veteran politician and Balochistan National Party-Mengal chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal Tuesday resigned from Parliament, complaining that the restive province has consistently been marginalised and ignored by the House. The 61-year-old leader was elected as a member of the National Assembly in the February 8 general elections from his native...
