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U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigns
“The process of choosing that new leader should begin now,” U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said after stepping down. “And today I have appointed a cabinet to serve, as I will, until a new leader is in place,” he added. Critics, however, say he should not be allowed to remain as caretaker PM and should be removed from office as soon as possible.
Jaishankar meets Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Bali, discusses boundary resolution, student visas and G-20
“EAM (External Affairs Minister) called for an early resolution of all the outstanding issues along the LAC in eastern Ladakh. Recalling the disengagement achieved in some friction areas, EAM reiterated the need to sustain the momentum to complete disengagement from all the remaining areas to restore peace and tranquillity in the border areas,“ a statement by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said, adding that the two Ministers agreed that they should continue regular contact at military and diplomatic meetings, and looked ahead to the next 16th round of Senior Commanders meeting at the Chushul-Moldo border point “at an early date”.
Zubair denied bail in U.P. case, sent to six days in police custody
A Sitapur court on Thursday denied bail to AltNews co-founder Mohammed Zubair in a case related to a May 2022 tweet of his, where he referred to hate speech accused Hindu seers as “hatemongers”, noting that the offences he was accused of were grave, cognizable and non-bailable in nature.
Eknath Shinde takes charge as Maharashtra CM at Mantralaya
Prosecutor says Trump tried 'to hoodwink voters' while defence attacks key witness in last arguments
Prosecutors accuse Trump of conspiracy in hush money trial, defense calls star witness "greatest liar of all time."