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August 29, 2024

U.S. President Joe Biden shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping as they meet on the sidelines of the G20 leaders’ summit in Bali, Indonesia, November 14, 2022. — Reuters BEIJING: US President Joe Biden is looking forward to talks with Xi Jinping in the “coming weeks”, top White House aide Jake Sullivan told the Chinese leader on Thursday as they met for rare talks in Beijing. Sullivan, the first US national security adviser to visit China since 2016, met Xi as he wrapped up three days of talks in Beijing, in which he also met with Foreign Minister Wang

August 21, 2024

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International

Kamala Harris breaks fundraising record with $500 million in just four weeks

CHICAGO: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign has raised about $500 million since she became the Democratic presidential nominee, according to Reuters sources. This significant fundraising achievement reflects strong donor support ahead of the November 5 election. That impressive amount was raised in just four weeks since Harris announced her candidacy on July 21, according to four sources familiar with the campaign. Funds are vital for campaign activities, such as advertising and voter mobilization, which are essential for influencing undecided voters and increasing voter turnout. Harris entered the race after President Joe Biden withdrew from the Democratic ticket, prompting a

July 12, 2024

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International

Israel bombs Gaza City in one of wildest weeks of war, kills 26

CAIRO/GAZA: Israel bombed Gaza City during a week residents described as comparable to the fiercest fighting of the war, while a Palestinian Islamic Jihad official said Thursday that a new round of peace talks had ended without any deals. Israel has been shelling the Gaza Strip for 10 months in a war that has devastated the land and killed more than 38,000 Palestinians, according to medical authorities in Gaza. On Thursday, Israeli airstrikes killed at least six people in Gaza City and 19 in the rest of the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian authorities. The civil emergency agency said the

July 2, 2024

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International

Trump’s conviction for silent fine delayed weeks before US election

Former US President Donald Trump. — AFP/File NEW YORK: Donald Trump’s sentencing on criminal charges stemming from hush money paid to porn stars was delayed on Tuesday to September 18, less than seven weeks before the US election. Judge Juan Mercan pushed back the sentencing date so he could weigh the former US president’s argument that he should be immune from prosecution under Monday’s landmark Supreme Court ruling that presidents cannot be prosecuted for official acts. The new timeline means Merchan could decide on the Republican presidential candidate’s punishment, including whether to jail him, during the campaign period before the

June 8, 2024

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Business

The NEC is finally taking shape ahead of next week’s meeting

Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday formed the National Economic Council with the aim of enabling the coalition government to approve the development budget and macroeconomic framework for the new financial year. The President of Pakistan is pleased to constitute the National Economic Council, according to a statement issued by the Cabinet on Friday. The federal government had convened the NEC meeting on June 3 without realizing that the NEC did not exist. The NEC meeting will now take place on Monday. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is also a member of the NEC, which will

May 17, 2024

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Entertainment

Four weeks is all you need to get over someone: Nadia Afgan

Can you be in love with two people at once? TV star Nadia Afgan reminisces about her favorite to-the-point Suno Bag The character Shahana, certainly believes so. And not only that, but Nadia is convinced that the painful memory of each breakup lasts no more than four weeks. “Four weeks is all it takes to get over someone,” Nadia decided sans airs and graces, dismissing the pain of youthful heartbreak. “Kids today who say they can’t live without someone – they don’t know anything.” Speaking as a guest on Imran Ashraf’s show Mazaq Raat, Nadia delivered her no-holds-barred, no-nonsense take

May 16, 2024

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International

Flooding in Brazil will take weeks to recede, experts warn

PORTO ALEGRE: The capital of Brazil’s southernmost state could face severe flooding for weeks to come, experts warn, exacerbating the struggles of half a million people who have been forced to flee their flooded homes. Parts of Rio Grande do Sul state have seen more than 630 mm (25 inches) of rain so far this month, national weather service INMET said – more than London’s average rainfall in a year. The waters of Lake Guaiba, which overflowed its banks and flooded the state capital of Porto Alegre, rose again this week to 5.22 meters (17.13 feet), well above the flood

May 8, 2024

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Russia’s biggest airstrike in weeks is piling pressure on Ukraine’s power grid

Kyiv: Russian missiles and drones hit nearly a dozen critical Ukrainian infrastructure facilities in a major airstrike early Wednesday, severely damaging three Soviet-era thermal power plants, Kiev officials said. The Air Force said it shot down 39 of the 55 missiles and 20 of the 21 attack drones used in the attack, piling more pressure on Ukraine’s beleaguered energy system in more than two years since Russia launched the full-scale invasion. her. “Another massive attack on our energy industry!” Energy Minister Germanus Galushchenko wrote on the Telegram app. Two people were injured in the Kyiv region and one was injured

April 25, 2024

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International

Israel is ready to attack Rafah. Mass airstrikes in Gaza end weeks of relative calm

CAIRO/JERUSALEM: Israeli warplanes pounded the northern Gaza Strip for a second day on Wednesday in a fierce offensive that shattered weeks of comparative calm, and Israel said it was moving ahead with plans for an all-out assault on Rafah in the south. After a sharp Israeli retreat earlier this month, Palestinians at both ends of the Gaza Strip again fled for their lives from what they described as some of the worst shelling of the war. A spokesman for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government said Israel was “moving forward” with its plans for a ground operation in Rafah, but did

April 23, 2024

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International

The boy spends weeks assembling shredded paper money

In a show of determination and patience, a young Japanese boy known as Tomo on the social platform X spent three weeks painstakingly assembling a 10,000 yen note that had been accidentally shredded into thousands of pieces. Oddity Central mentionted. 長らくお待たせ例のレラレラの1金分札の件おます無事に全額刻てててまたまた！Thank you to the people of the Japanese Bank in this state!(※4枚目タップ recommended) pic.twitter.com/cRon8ujOhN — Tomo (@C8kCGa5jT0LlbuA) April 12, 2024 The story began when Tomo’s father accidentally broke an old envelope at work, forgetting that it contained a 10,000 yen bill months ago. Instead of despairing over the mistake, the father saw an opportunity to turn it into a unique

Biden “looks forward” to talks with Xi in the coming weeks

Kamala Harris breaks fundraising record with $500 million in just four weeks

Israel bombs Gaza City in one of wildest weeks of war, kills 26

Trump’s conviction for silent fine delayed weeks before US election

The NEC is finally taking shape ahead of next week’s meeting

Four weeks is all you need to get over someone: Nadia Afgan

Flooding in Brazil will take weeks to recede, experts warn

Russia’s biggest airstrike in weeks is piling pressure on Ukraine’s power grid

Israel is ready to attack Rafah. Mass airstrikes in Gaza end weeks of relative calm

The boy spends weeks assembling shredded paper money

Asif Khaliq drives blue-eyed Chaiwala Arshad Khan’s London success

Munir and Naqvi Join Makkah Pact Talks in Tehran

Iran Says the Border Is Open as Pakistan Ships LPG by Sea