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Imran called for questioning over attack on Lahore Corps Commander House

Reading Time: < 1 minute Lahore, May 30 (IANS) A Joint Investigation Team (JIT) probing the May 9 attack on the Lahore Corps Commander House, or Jinnah House, has summoned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday. Khan has been asked to appear before the JIT at 4 p.m. at the Qilla Gujjar police headquarters, Dawn reported. He has […]

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Defence International Politics Security

NATO troops clash with Serbs in Kosovo, over 90 injured

Reading Time: 2 minutes Belgrade, May 30 (IANS) Over 50 civilians and more than 40 NATO soldiers were injured in a clash between the military alliance’s Kosovo Force (KFOR) and Serb protesters in front of the Zvecan municipality building in northern Kosovo on Monday. On Monday, KFOR units were trying to disperse a group of Serbs who protested after […]

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International Politics

Spanish PM calls for early general election

Reading Time: < 1 minute Madrid, May 30 (IANS) Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has called for an general election scheduled to be held on July 23. Sanchez announced his decision on Monday from his official residence following the defeat of his Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) to the People’s Party (PP) in the elections for 12 of the country’s regional […]

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International Politics

Bulgarian President asks coalition to form govt

Reading Time: < 1 minute Sofia, May 30 (IANS) Bulgarian President Rumen Radev asked the We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria (PP-DB) coalition, the country’s second largest force in Parliament, to form a government. Radev handed the exploratory mandate to Nikolai Denkov, the PP-DB’s nominee for Prime Minister, reports Xinhua news agency. “In the coming days, we will be negotiating with […]

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International Politics

N.Korea says to will launch 1st military spy satellite in June

Reading Time: 2 minutes Seoul, May 30 (IANS) North Korea on Tuesday said it will launch its first military spy satellite in June in a bid to monitor “dangerous military activity” by the US and South Korea in real time. The North disclosed the timing of its planned launch through state media, a day after it notified Japan of […]

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Human Interest International Society

Shanghai records highest May temperature in over 100 years

Reading Time: < 1 minute Shanghai, May 30 (IANS) The Chinese city of Shanghai has recorded its highest temperature in May after more than 100 years, state media reported. On Monday, the maximum temperature stood at 36.1 degrees Celsius, beating the previous record of 35.7 degrees Celsius which was first recorded in May 1876 and had been reached just three […]

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International Politics

Brazil’s Lula welcomes back Venezuelan Prez for 1st time after ban

Reading Time: < 1 minute Brasilia, May 30 (IANS) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva welcomed back his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro for the first time in the country since the latter was banned in 2019 by former leader Jair Bolsonaro. Describing Maduro’s return to Brazil “a historic moment”, Lula said in a tweet on Monday: “After 8 years, […]

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Defence International Security

Kiev struck by Russian airstrikes for 3rd straight night

Reading Time: < 1 minute Kiev, May 30 (IANS) For a third consecutive night, Kiev has has been struck by Russian airstrikes, setting several buildings ablaze. According to the Ukrainian capital’s military administration, three buildings were on fire as a result of the latest air assault on Monday night, reports the BBC. In the city’s southern Holosiivskyi district, one person […]

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Diaspora INDIA ABROAD International

Indian-origin woman in Singapore slammed for ‘discriminatory’ post on housing

Reading Time: 2 minutes Singapore, May 30 (IANS) An Indian-origin woman in Singapore was forced to delete her LinkedIn account after she was slammed for a post on “House and Development Board (HDB) people” and “private residence people”. Satwant Kaur, who has been living in Singapore since 1981 according to her LinkedIn profile, wrote that it was difficult to […]

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Crime Disaster International

9 injured in mass shooting in Florida’s Hollywood Broadwalk

Reading Time: < 1 minute Maimi, May 30 (IANS) Nine people, including minors, were injured after a mass shooting at the Hollywood Broadwalk in Florida, a media report said. The shooting incident happened on Monday evening in the 1200 block of N. Broadwalk. At least 3 of those shooting victims, who were transported to area hospitals, are minors, CBS News […]