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Karachi heatwave claims lives

The southern Pakistani city of Karachi is in the grip of an extreme heatwave. The head of the city's largest ambulance service says more than 800 people have died in the last two weeks, even as hundreds more are still receiving treatment for heat-related illnesses. According to Pakistan's Meteorological Department, the maximum temperature crossed the 40 degrees Celsius mark over the last three days, mainly due to the suspension of […]

1 July, 2024

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U.S. Supreme Court grants Trump official immunity, not for private acts

The U.S. Supreme Court found on Monday that Donald Trump cannot be prosecuted for any actions that were within his constitutional powers as president, but can for private acts, in a landmark ruling recognizing for the first time any form of presidential immunity from prosecution. Reuters reports that The justices, in a 6-3 ruling written by Chief Justice John Roberts, threw out a lower court's decision that had rejected Trump's claim […]

1 July, 2024

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India implements new criminal codes, replacing British era laws

India on Monday implemented three new criminal laws that replace archaic colonial-era legislation to significantly overhaul its criminal justice system. Sreoshi Mukherjee reports from New Delhi. India's opposition parties and lawyers have hit out at the new laws.

1 July, 2024

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Finland approves defence treaty with the United States

The Finnish Parliament on Monday unanimously approved a defence pact with the United States, which will allow enhanced US military presence and storage of defence material in Finland. The Defence Cooperation Agreement(DCA) had been signed by the Finnish government in December. Aimed to strengthen Finland's security and defence capabilities, the agreement comes after the Nordic country joined NATO in April 2023, following Russia's invasion […]

1 July, 2024

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Mauritania’s Ghazouani wins re-election with 56.12% of vote

Mauritania's incumbent President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani has comfortably won re-election, receiving 56.12 percent of the vote in the first round of the presidential poll, the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) said Monday. The victory gives the former army chief a second term as head of the vast desert country, seen as a rock of relative stability in Africa's volatile Sahel region and set to become […]

1 July, 2024

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Hong Kong marks 27 years since handover back to Chinese rule

Hong Kong marks 27 years since the former British colony was returned to Chinese rule. The city's leader John Lee said the enactment of the domestic security law was a major achievement and the city was going from strength to strength despite the US and Western countries "bullying" the city's development. Laura Westbrook has more.

1 July, 2024

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The far-right has surged to the lead in France’s elections. But forming a government remains a tall order

By Romain Fathi, Australian National University Exit polls after the first round of the French legislative elections indicate the far-right National Rally party leading with about 34% of the vote. The New Popular Front (a coalition of parties from the far left to the moderate left) was in second with about 28% and President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist coalition was a distant third with about […]

1 July, 2024

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Delhi airport terminal where roof collapsed to stay shut for a month

Days after the roof of a terminal at the Delhi airport collapsed, officials say operations will likely resume only next month. The roof collapsed last week killing one person and injuring eight others. The opposition has blamed the collapse on poor construction quality after reports suggested Prime Minister Modi inaugurated the recently renovated building. But the government maintains the terminal was not refurbished but built when the opposition was in […]

1 July, 2024

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NYTimes Editorial Board joins calls on Biden to abandon re-election quest

US President, Joseph Biden says he is staying in the country's presidential race, despite growing pressure on him to drop out following Thursday's lackluster performance in a television debate with former President Donald Trump. A growing number of Biden supporters are urging him to stand down, and Republicans in Congress say they believe Vice President Kamala Harris and members of the President's Cabinet should exercise the 25th Amendment to the […]

1 July, 2024