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House Democrats divided: Calls mount for Biden to step aside in 2024 campa
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The call saw a notable division among House Democrats, with a greater number of lawmakers advocating for Biden to step aside than those who voiced support for his candidacy.
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Pakistan: Opposition in Punjab Assembly holds its own session, pledge not
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Opposition lawmakers from the PTI (Sunni Ittehad Council) and ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) lawmakers have been at loggerheads after 11 opposition members were suspended for 15 sittings due to "rowdyism" during Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz's address on Friday.
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Pakistan: PML-N finds itself 'isolated' amid row over budget, faces flak f
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) faced an unprecedented backlash in the National Assembly on Friday, with even lawmakers from the treasury benches joining their opposition counterparts in lashing out at the government over the federal budget, Dawn reported.
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US: New law in Lousiana mandates displaying Ten Commandments in public sch
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
House Bill 71, approved by state lawmakers last month, mandates that a poster-size display of the Ten Commandments with "large, easily readable font" be in every classroom at schools that receive state funding, from kindergarten through the university level.
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More than 200 arrested in Kenya protests over proposed tax hikes
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Protesters wearing black T-shirts and blowing whistles and vuvuzelas marched towards the Parliament, adding to an outpouring of online anger trumpeted through hashtags and videos on TikTok.
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US Congressional delegation visits Tibetan parliament-in-exile in Dharamsh
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The US Congressional delegation visited the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile in Dharamshala on Tuesday. The top delegation, which includes former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, arrived in India earlier today.
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"Urge US side to fully recognize anti-China separatist nature of Dalai gro
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
In strong opposition to US lawmakers visiting Dharamshala to meet Tibetan spiritual leader, Dalai Lama, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that Beijing is gravely concerned over the relevant reports, and urge the US side to fully recognise the anti-China separatist nature of the Da
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Pakistan: Islamabad High Court bars poll tribunals from hearing PML-N lawm
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
After listening to arguments from all parties in the case, the Islamabad High Court barred the new election tribunals from continuing proceedings till the next hearing.
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Pakistan Election Commission approves transfer of PML-N lawmakers cases to
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The electoral watchdog approved three PML-N lawmakers' had filed a petition to transfer their cases to other election tribunals in which their election victory was challenged by opponents with allegations of vote rigging.
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US lawmakers demand probe into six Chinese state-owned companies for alleg
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Republican lawmakers who are members of the House of Representatives' China-focused committee on Friday urged the US to investigate six Chinese state-owned companies for allegedly helping Iran evade US sanctions, Nikkei Asia reported.
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Amid growing tensions with Beijing, Taiwan detects 13 Chinese military air
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The Ministry for National Defence of Taiwan detected 13 Chinese military aircraft, five naval vessels, and four coast guard ships around Taiwan. This comes amid island's growing tensions with Beijing in recent times.
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Firmly oppose military contact between the US, Taiwan: Chinese Foreign Min
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Amid the ongoing visit of US lawmakers to Taiwan, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning has said that Beijing strongly opposes military contact between the US and Taiwan, as well as any attempt of the nation to arm Taiwan.
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