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Serious defects in court’s judgment against Imran Khan, says Pak CJI

24 Aug 2023 09:59 AM IST

Pakistan’s Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial on Wednesday observed that there were prima facie “shortcomings” in the trial court’s judgment in the Toshakhana corruption case against Imran Khan and said that the Supreme Court would wait for the Islamabad High Court’s order on the former premier’s appeal against his conviction

18 bodies found in Greece as firefighters battle wildfires

24 Aug 2023 09:58 AM IST

Firefighters on Tuesday found the burnt bodies of 18 people believed to have been migrants who had crossed the Turkish border into an area of northeastern Greece where wildfires have raged for days. The discovery near the city of Alexandroupolis came as hundreds of firefighters battled dozens of wildfires across

Guatemala election winner is a highly qualified peace builder, says allies

24 Aug 2023 09:57 AM IST

Bernardo Arévalo’s experience in peacebuilding and diplomacy eminently qualify him to lead Guatemala as the conflict-riven country’s next president, those who know him say. But first he will have to overcome forces that could keep him from taking power. Guatemalans voted for Arévalo in a landslide Sunday, but his opponent,

Tropical Storm Franklin causes torrential rain in Dominican Republic and Haiti

24 Aug 2023 09:57 AM IST

Authorities in the Dominican Republic shut schools and government offices Tuesday as Tropical Storm Franklin took aim at the island of Hispaniola that it shares with Haiti and threatened to unleash landslides and heavy floods. The storm was expected to make landfall on the island Wednesday and drop up to

Polls open in Zimbabwe as the president seeks a second term

24 Aug 2023 09:24 AM IST

Polls opened in Zimbabwe on Wednesday as President Emmerson Mnangagwa seeks a second and final term in a country with a history of violent and disputed votes. These are the second general elections since the ouster of longtime repressive ruler Robert Mugabe in a coup in 2017. Twelve presidential candidates

South African Prez Ramaphosa says protectionism reduces global growth at BRICS

24 Aug 2023 09:23 AM IST

The new wave of protectionism and the subsequent impact of unilateral measures that are incompatible with WTO rules undermine global economic growth and development, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said as he opened the 15th BRICS Summit on Tuesday. Ramaphosa joined Brazilian President Lula Da Silva and China’s Commerce Minister

Thousands of migrants stranded in Niger due to border closures

24 Aug 2023 09:23 AM IST

After three months of crossing the desert and then watching other migrants die at sea in his failed attempt to reach Europe, Sahr John Yambasu gave up on getting across the Mediterranean and decided to go back home. The 29-year-old from Sierra Leone reached Niger in June on his return

Philippine supply boats breach China’s blockade in South China Sea

24 Aug 2023 09:21 AM IST

As a US Navy plane circled overhead, two Philippine boats breached a Chinese coast guard blockade in a dangerous confrontation in the disputed South China Sea to deliver food and other supplies to Filipino forces guarding a contested shoal. Two Philippine coast guard vessels escorting the supply boats, however, were

China-led port project in Peru to be ‘gateway from South America to Asia’

24 Aug 2023 09:20 AM IST

Dozens of cranes lift blocks weighing several tons and drop them to compact the soil of a roughly one-square-mile area on Peru’s Pacific coast, part of China’s most ambitious port project in Latin America designed to facilitate trade between the regions. The port of Chancay, 60 kilometers (37 miles) north

Pakistan won’t surrender to radicalism: Caretaker PM Kakar

24 Aug 2023 09:20 AM IST

Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Wednesday said the war on terror will continue and it will not surrender to radicalism, extremism and intolerance, a day after outlawed TTP militants killed six soldiers. Addressing a press conference in Karachi, he said, “Those who have misconceptions that such attacks

Russia launches 3 hr drone attack on Odesa after downing Ukraine’s drones

24 Aug 2023 09:19 AM IST

Russia and Ukraine traded drone attacks early Wednesday, officials said, with Kyiv apparently targeting Moscow again and the Kremlin’s forces launching another bombardment of Ukrainian grain storage depots in what have recently become signature tactics in the almost 18-month war. A three-hour nighttime Russian drone attack in Ukraine’s southern Odesa

PoK: Civil disobedience movement launched amid soaring inflation

23 Aug 2023 13:50 PM IST

The residents of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir have launched a civil disobedience movement in Kotli amid soaring inflation, ARY News reported. The protests started in PoK over the rising inflation and heavy electricity taxes. According to reports, protestors burned their electricity bills publicly at Abshaar Chowk. They said that people are forced