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Indian-Origin Anti-Brexit Campaigner Gina Miller Moves Court Over Parliament Suspension
Gina Miller branded as cowardly Johnson's announcement that Parliament would be suspended from the week of September 9 until October 14, giving MPs hardly any time to debate Brexit before the October 31 deadline for the UK to leave the 28-member economic...
In an Embarrassment to Imran Khan, Pak Electricity Dept Threatens to Snap Power at PM's Office Over Rs 41 Lakh Dues
According to reports in the Pakistani media, the Pakistan Prime Minister's Secretariat currently owes over 41 lakh rupees to IESCO. For the previous month, this amount was 35 lakh rupees.
China Rotates Troops in Hong Kong Ahead of Pro-Democracy Rally
Chinese state media described the troop movement in the early hours as routine, while Asian and Western diplomats watching PLA movements in the former British colony had been expecting it.
Amazon Nations to Meet in September To Discuss Region, Says Bolsonaro as Fires Ravage Brazil's Rain Forests
French President Emmanuel Macron and other European leaders argue the fires in the Amazon require a global response because of the ecosystem's critical role in draining heat-trapping carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
16-Year-Old Swedish Climate Change Activist Greta Thunberg Crosses Atlantic
Action against climate change has been a theme of protests she's led in Sweden that inspired student strikes in about 100 cities worldwide.
Donald Trump Denies Having 'Bedbugs' at Miami Resort He Offered for Next G7 Summit
Trump bed bugs trended on Twitter Monday with much of the commentary accusing the president of using his office to drum up business for his golf resorts.
'From Taking Srinagar to Defending Muzaffarabad': Bilawal Bhutto Slams Imran Khan Over 'Kashmir Failure'
Bilawal’s remarks come amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan over Kashmir issue after the Centre repealed J&K’s special status accorded to it by Article 370.
Pakistan President Gets Notice from Twitter After He Shares Video of Protest Over Kashmir
On Sunday, Minister for Communication Murad Saeed said he has also received a notice from the micro-blogging site that one of his tweets has violated Indian laws.
Israeli Court Bars 'Racist' Candidates of Extreme-right Party from September Poll
Jewish Power members are followers of late racist rabbi Meir Kahane, whose Kach movement wanted to chase Arabs from Israel.
Paris Celebrates its Liberation from Nazi Occupation, 75 Years On
Firefighters unfurled a huge French flag from the Eiffel Tower, recreating the moment when a French tricolor stitched together from sheets was hoisted atop the monument 75 years ago to replace the swastika flag that had flown for four years.
BM Kutty, Pakistani Politician of Kerala Origin, Passes Away at 89
Biyyathil Mohyuddin Kutty, popularly known as BM Kutty, was born in Kerala’s Tirur on July 15, 1930. He migrated to Pakistan in 1949 at the age of 19 and rose to prominence there.
Iran Blacklists US-based Think-tank Mark Dubowitz over 'Economic Terrorism'
They were accused of doing so through 'fabricating and spreading lies, encouraging, providing consultations, lobbying, and launching a smear campaign' against Iran.
'Genocide Day' : 200,000 Rohingya in Bangladesh Camp Commemorate Second Anniversary of Exodus
Around 200,000 children, hijab-wearing women, and men in long-skirt lungis marched at the heart of the world's largest refugee camp in Bangladesh to commemorate what they described as 'Genocide Day'.
Sudan Needs Up to $10 Billion in Aid to Rebuild Economy, Says Newly-elected PM Abdalla Hamdok
Sudan Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said up to another $2 billion of foreign reserves deposits were needed in the next three months to halt a fall in the currency.
Russian Spacecraft Carrying Humanoid Robot Fails to Dock With International Space Station
The FEDOR (Final Experimental Demonstration Object Research) robot on its way to the International Space Station on a planned two-week mission to support the crew and test its skills.
China Hits Out at 'Bullying' US Over New Tariffs, Denounces its 'Unilateral Trade Protectionism'
Trump on Friday increased existing and planned tariffs on a total of USD 550 billion in Chinese goods, in response to new tit-for-tat levy hikes announced earlier that day by Beijing on USD 75 billion of US imports.