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Turkey okays Sweden’s NATO bid

January 25, 2024

The Turkish Parliament on Tuesday voted to approve Sweden’s NATO membership bid, bringing the Nordic country one step closer to joining the military alliance after months of delays, CNN reported. Out of the 346 MPs who voted, 287 were in favour of Sweden’s accession and 55 voted to reject it....

Russian plane with 76 PoWs crashes, all feared dead

January 25, 2024

A Russian military transport plane with 74 people on board, including 65 Ukrainian Prisoners of War (PoWs), crashed in Belgorod region of Russia on Wednesday, the country’s defence ministry said as reported by news agency TASS. The crash took place at about 8 am GMT and the Russian news agency...

Trump wins New Hampshire primary against Nikki Haley

January 25, 2024

As the counting begins in New Hampshire, early trends have projected former US President Donald Trump to win the New Hampshire GOP primary, The Hill reported, citing Decision Desk HQ. This comes as a major blow to his rival Nikki Haley and puts Trump one step closer to securing his...

Saudi Arabia prepares to open first alcohol store for Diplomats

January 25, 2024

Saudi Arabia is preparing to open its first alcohol store in the capital Riyadh which will serve exclusively non-Muslim diplomats, a source familiar with the plans and a document showed on Wednesday. Customers will have to register via a mobile app, get a clearance code from the foreign ministry, and...

China assures Pakistan of its support to defend sovereignty after Iran’s airstrikes

January 25, 2024

China has assured Islamabad of its support in defending its sovereignty and territorial integrity even while welcoming on Tuesday the restoration of diplomatic ties between Tehran and Islamabad after their recent air strikes against each other. As China’s Foreign Minister Sun Weidong visited Pakistan on a mediation mission, a statement...

Militants attack check post in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, three killed

January 25, 2024

Unidentified militants attacked a security check post in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, killing at least three persons and injuring two, police said. The attack took place on Tuesday. The militants attacked the Aba Shaheed check post in the Dikhan district bordering South Waziristan. Two labourers and one security personnel...

Pakistan: Imran Khan moves Islamabad HC for bail in Toshakhana, Al-Qadir cases

January 25, 2024

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan moved to the Islamabad High Court seeking bail in the Toshakhana and the Al-Qadir Trust cases, ARY News reported on Tuesday. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder, through his counsel, filed two separate pleas against an accountability court verdict that dismissed his post-arrest bail in...

Russian plane with 76 onboard crashes

January 25, 2024

A Russian military transport plane with 74 people on board, including 65 Ukrainian Prisoners of War (PoWs), crashed in Belgorod region of Russia on Wednesday, The crash took place at about 8 am GMT and TASS cited the governor of the region, stating on his Telegram channel that the incident...

Elon Musk advocates for India’s permanent UNSC membership

January 24, 2024

Tesla CEO and Twitter owner Elon Musk insisted on the revision of United Nations bodies and called India, as not a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council is ‘absurd’. The American entrepreneur highlighted the problem in the revision of the UN bodies on Sunday and said that the...

Trump’s defamation trial delayed until Wednesday over judge’s illness

January 24, 2024

The defamation trial by Jean Carroll against former US President Donald Trump was delayed until Wednesday after a juror fell ill, New York Times reported. The decision was announced by the federal court in Manhattan late Monday, however, no reason was given by Judge Lewis A Kaplan. The decision followed...

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