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Washington, (UNI) US President Joe Biden is not planning to hold an official meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi, the NBC broadcaster reported on Friday, citing US administration officials. On Thursday, Biden said he hoped to see Xi at the G20 summit in New…

Lahore, (UNI) The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday directed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to release PTI President Parvez Elahi. Justice Amjad Rafiq was hearing a petition of Elahi against his arrest in an alleged corruption case by the NAB. Announcing the verdict, the judge barred authorities from arresting the former chief minister of…

Los Angeles, Sep 1 (UNI) NASA’s Mars helicopter has completed 56 flights on the Red Planet, the agency said on Thursday. The helicopter had its 56th flight on Aug 25, in which it reached an altitude of 12 meters and traveled 410 meters for 141 seconds, according to NASA. The helicopter, named Ingenuity, arrived at…

Doha, Sep 1 (UNI) Qatar has detected the country’s first case of the coronavirus variant EG.5, the country’s Ministry of Public Health said on Thursday. The ministry said the cases showed minor symptoms and required no hospitalization, without revealing the exact number of infections. It added that the ministry “was closely monitoring the epidemiological situation…

Dhaka, (UNI) Seventeen dengue patients died and 2,308 were hospitalised in the last 24 hours in Bangladesh. With the latest death, a total of 593 people have died of dengue to date this year, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said on Thursday. Currently, 8,378 people diagnosed with the mosquito-borne disease are taking…

Kuala Lampur, (UNI) Malaysia celebrated the 66th anniversary of its independence with parades, fireworks and large scale gatherings on Thursday under the theme of unifying ties between its diverse groups. Shortly after midnight Wednesday, thousands of Malaysians marked the occasion through the singing of patriotic songs and other activities, with the festivities culminating in a…

Washington, Aug 31 (UNI) US social media company Meta admitted that its censorship policies were too rigid and will allow greater discussion of controversial topics and groups moving forward, The Intercept reported on Wednesday. Meta is updating its policies on Dangerous Organizations and Individuals (DOI) to allow social and political discourse on them, but not…

Pyongyang, Aug 31 (UNI) North Korea, in response to the US-South Korea drills, has carried out a tactical nuclear strike drill simulating nuclear strikes at the territory of South Korea, the General Staff of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) said Wednesday. “On August 30 the U.S. imperialists let a formation of B-1B nuclear strategic bombers…

Washington, Aug 31 (UNI) US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul applauded the Biden administration announcing aid for Taiwan that for the first time ever will come through Foreign Military Financing (FMF), a program usually reserved for sovereign states or international organizations. “I am glad the administration is further implementing our bipartisan Taiwan Enhanced…

United Nations, (UNI) The Gabonese Mission to the United Nations is continuing its work in context of Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba house arrest, a UN source said on Wednesday. “The mission is working normally,” the source told Sputnik. Earlier today, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that Moscow is concerned with the situation in Gabon…